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1 | word of God or Word? | Luke 1:2 | Lionstrong | 32624 | ||
Well Ray, I've yet to see any convincing argument that the word "word" refers to Jesus as it clearly does in John 1. And I've seen no argument that would militate against understanding this term in one of its usual dictionary definitions, that is, a message. In this context, the message is the Gospel. I never saw verse three as an affirmation of Luke being an eyewitness to the risen Lord. Still don't. But it's not important. Luke's account is inerrant, reliable, faithful and infallible history nonetheless, even though the Bible does not call him an apostle. Incidentally, an eyewitness does not exclude what is heard. One can be a witness of what is seen and also of what is heard. (Acts 22:15 'For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.) Peace, brother Lionstrong |
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2 | word of God or Word? | Luke 1:2 | Ray | 32683 | ||
Hi, Thanks for catching my mistake about Luke being listed with the apostles. May I say however, that a witness can testify of things seen and heard but an eyewitness would be just that, telling what has appeared and occured before his eyes. There are some other discussions going on in the forum about the word "word" and I think that it is good that people consider them. I love and respect the Scriptures, but I have always talked about the word of God simply because it allows a differentiation between the message and the Man. Incidentally, I didn't find the word message in the dictionary under word. From the heart, Ray |
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3 | word of God or Word? | Luke 1:2 | Lionstrong | 32690 | ||
3 : ORDER, COMMAND -don't move till I give the word 4 often capitalized a : LOGOS b : GOSPEL 1a c : the expressed or manifested mind and will of God 5 a : NEWS, INFORMATION -sent word that he would be late b : RUMOR From Webster's on-line dictionary. Notice "news." In our case, the Good News. Peace, Ray Lionstrong |
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4 | word of God or Word? | Luke 1:2 | Ray | 32832 | ||
Hi Lionstrong, Thanks for the dictionary information. It had more than my daughter's Intermediate Dictionary did. ORDER,COMMAND-don't move till I give the word. That sounds like the order of Jesus to the disciples, Luke 24:49, "And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." The idea of the Gospel (often capitalized) gives the idea that it is the word of God that we are speaking of here in Luke 1:2. I know that the New English Bible reads, "...following the traditions handed down to us by the original eyewitnesses and servants of the Gospel". I was comparing Luke 1:2 today with Acts 1:1 written by the same author, "The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach..." I am about talked out about this verse I guess. We might go to another verse that you would dispute with me even more. The verse in Acts that I am thinking about is suggested by Luke 1:4 here, "so that you might know the exact truth about the things ["words" in the Greek] you have been taught." He seems to say that there is the truth and there is the exact truth. Here is another verse that we can talk about if we want to leave this verse of Luke. Acts 18:24, "Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures. This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John; and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way [I would suggest Way] of God more accurately." This is in comparison with Acts 19:9, "But when some were becoming hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he withdrew from them..." Have we rested our cases here in Luke? Thanks for the conversation we've had so far. From the heart, Ray |
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