The Book of Luke
New Testament Survey: Big Paper
27, November 2013
My Paper on the Book of Luke When interviewed about the book of Luke Pastor Joe Wagner of First Baptist Church in Du Quoin had lots of wisdom to share. “The book of Luke in my eyes is one of if not the most important book in the Bible (Joe Wagner Interview).” Wagner proceeded to tell about how the book of Luke truly shows the most important events in the life and death of our savior especially concerning the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. “Picture this Jesus Christ looked like just any ordinary dude but with a sick beard give him a camo shirt and a hat and he could be a part of the Duck Dynasty family but the power of this man was surreal this man had the power to take away illnesses that no other man can heal and could defy every law of Gravity he is because he was completely pure and knew in his heart what his purpose on the earth was (Joe Wagner Interview).” After talking with Brother Joe about the events of the Bible I then realized that it was the book of Luke that was always playing on Easter day when I was a kid but instead of being scripture they used television shows.
Don’t you remember how when you were a kid growing up in the church, your parents would tell you stories of a man who had somewhat supernatural powers as if he were a comic book super hero he was resurrected from his death. If that’s not hard enough to believe that same man brought a bird back to life, walked on water, and transformed water to whine which in the world today could have made him a very wealthy man.
The Gospel of Luke is one of the three Synoptic Gospels along with Matthew and Mark. These three books were very important to the bible and do tie together however I believe that Luke is the most important. My opinion is that the events in Luke are the most detrimental to all of Christianity. According to Wikipedia the Gospel according to “Luke is the third and longest of the four Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an
27, November 2013
My Paper on the Book of Luke When interviewed about the book of Luke Pastor Joe Wagner of First Baptist Church in Du Quoin had lots of wisdom to share. “The book of Luke in my eyes is one of if not the most important book in the Bible (Joe Wagner Interview).” Wagner proceeded to tell about how the book of Luke truly shows the most important events in the life and death of our savior especially concerning the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. “Picture this Jesus Christ looked like just any ordinary dude but with a sick beard give him a camo shirt and a hat and he could be a part of the Duck Dynasty family but the power of this man was surreal this man had the power to take away illnesses that no other man can heal and could defy every law of Gravity he is because he was completely pure and knew in his heart what his purpose on the earth was (Joe Wagner Interview).” After talking with Brother Joe about the events of the Bible I then realized that it was the book of Luke that was always playing on Easter day when I was a kid but instead of being scripture they used television shows.
Don’t you remember how when you were a kid growing up in the church, your parents would tell you stories of a man who had somewhat supernatural powers as if he were a comic book super hero he was resurrected from his death. If that’s not hard enough to believe that same man brought a bird back to life, walked on water, and transformed water to whine which in the world today could have made him a very wealthy man.
The Gospel of Luke is one of the three Synoptic Gospels along with Matthew and Mark. These three books were very important to the bible and do tie together however I believe that Luke is the most important. My opinion is that the events in Luke are the most detrimental to all of Christianity. According to Wikipedia the Gospel according to “Luke is the third and longest of the four Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an
Bibliography: "Gospel of Luke Summary." Shmoop. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2013. "Gospel of Luke." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Dec. 2013. Web. 11 Dec. 2013. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments. New York: American Bible Society, 1962. Print. Interview with Joe Wagner Preacher at First Baptist Church in Du Quoin Illinois, Date of Interview 12/09/13