Luke's Significance in the Scriptures.
If I were lucky enough to lecture students on Luke's Gospel, simply discussing .
the factual aspect of his writings would not do him, nor Jesus, any justice. Along with it .
being a great depiction of Jesus" life from his conception until his resurrection, Luke's .
Gospel teaches lessons Jesus used through His teachings to better educate His followers .
of what it takes to eventually be a part of God's kingdom. Such information would be .
seemingly too broad to understand within the confines of a book, however Luke .
masterfully combines all of these facts into one story with numerous lessons, leaving it as .
a difficult task for an educator to select which aspects of it to cover.
The third Gospel, written by Luke, presents The Son of Man through a human .
form as Jesus. Jesus" life on Earth could be broken down into three parts: Jesus" birth, .
Jesus" preaching, and Jesus" death and resurrection. These three aspects of His life are the .
vocal points for what modern day Theologians seem to focus on in their own teaching, so .
it would be nonsensical for me to refrain from using them within my own. It must .
also be acknowledged that much of what Jesus endured through His lifetime teaches a .
point so after discussing the actual happenings of a particular event, it is necessary to .
discuss its intentions for us. .
Concerning Jesus" birth, I would teach students how His birth had both simil-.
rities and differences to our own. Mary went through pregnancy carrying a fetus for nine .
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months, as women always have, though she was never actually impregnated. The Angel .
Gabriel visited Mary to bear some unexpected news, telling her that, " you have found .
favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son" (CSB 99). .
Mary was a virgin, although God gave her the power to conceive a child. This amazing .
occurrence was only the beginning of what would become a storied lifetime of miracles, .