"There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God." --Psalm 46:4
- Mark Sumpter
- Serving God with His people at Faith OPC has been a great joy and blessing. When I grow up, I want to umpire Little League Baseball. I will revel on that day when I can say to a 10-year-old boy after four pitched balls, "Take a walk in the sunshine." My wife of 30+ years, Peggy, consistently demonstrates the love of Christ and remains my very best friend. Our six children, our four lovely, sweetie-pie daughters-in-law, and our four grandchildren serve as resident theologians.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Two Witnesses of Luke
Luke uses two witnesses to prove the facts of the historical account of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. One might argue that Luke and Acts make up his two-part testimony as a faithful historian (Luke 1:1-4 and Acts 1:1). Doublets can be found in his writing: there are two birth announcements (Luke 1-2), two commissions of the disciples (Luke 9 and 10), and two ascensions (Luke 24:50-53 and Acts 1:9-10), to name three. The prologue of Luke 1:1-4 is the first witness of 1) fact, 2) explanation and 3) fulfillment. And then in the post-resurrection appearence of Jesus, in Luke 24:13-ff., with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, Luke presents the second witness of the same triad: fact, explanation and fulfillment. Look at the language of Luke 1:1-4, things fulfilled, things explained, and things in which to be catechized. Then it's republished in Luke 24:25-27 and Luke 24:44-45, with the same triad: things fulfilled, things explained, and things written.
G. Mark Sumpter
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