1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, 4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed (Luke 1:1-4).
The Gospel of Luke opens with these profound words, “that thou mightest know the certainty of those things…”. God desires us to be sure of the truth of the Gospel. The Gospel is truth first and foremost because of the fact that it is based on the authority of God. We realize it as truth in part though because of the litany of witnesses to its’ veracity. There were a multitude of eyewitnesses to the facts of the Gospel. These eyewitnesses testify in the pages of scripture so that we can know with certainty that Christ is the Son of the Living God, born of the Virgin, suffered under Pontius Pilate, crucified, dead and buried, and risen on the third day. Christ is the author and perfector of our faith.
The Gospel of Luke opens with these profound words, “that thou mightest know the certainty of those things…”. God desires us to be sure of the truth of the Gospel. The Gospel is truth first and foremost because of the fact that it is based on the authority of God. We realize it as truth in part though because of the litany of witnesses to its’ veracity. There were a multitude of eyewitnesses to the facts of the Gospel. These eyewitnesses testify in the pages of scripture so that we can know with certainty that Christ is the Son of the Living God, born of the Virgin, suffered under Pontius Pilate, crucified, dead and buried, and risen on the third day. Christ is the author and perfector of our faith.
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