Luke is inspired, literally, to write an orderly account for you, that would add to the many other attempts to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us. As someone who has followed all things closely for some time past, Luke feels obligated to weigh in with his perspective.
He does this so that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught. There’s a hint of concern here about those other narratives. Luke seems to be trying to fill in some gaps.
To put it bluntly, Luke realized that he knew some things that he hadn’t seen covered in the other accounts and he felt compelled to get that knowledge out there where it could do some good.
Thank God he did. Imagine the Bible without the book of Acts.
We don’t know who this book was written to. Theophilus is Greek for “lover of God.” There were real people with that name in the first century, so it may refer to one of them.
But it seems more likely that Theophilus just refers to anyone who loves God.
It’s addressed to you.
Luke, Week 1: Gabriel Announce the Christ
Luke, Week 3: The Baby Messiah
Luke, Week 7: Jesus Does Things Differently
Luke, Week 9: Surprised by Justice
Luke, Week 10: The Incarnation Mission
Luke, Week 14: Behold the Kingdom of God
Luke, Week 15: Seeing Is Believing
Luke, Week 16: What’s Important
Luke, Week 18: Patience and Humility
Luke, Week 19: The Classic Parables
Luke, Week 20: The Difficult Parables
Luke, Week 21: The Kingdom Is Here
Luke, Week 22: How to Enter the Kingdom
Luke, Week 23: The Road to Jerusalem
Luke, Week 24: Jesus Arrives and Cleans Up
Luke, Week 25: Jesus Stumps the Experts
Luke, Week 26: The Olivet Discourse
Luke, Week 27: The Last Supper
