Devotionals

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May 27, 2006
Paging Dr Luke

Luke 1:3,4; Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. -NIV

We call Luke the beloved doctor, why is that? All of us know that Luke was a doctor, that he wasn’t actually one of the original twelve disciples, but that instead he came to a saving faith later on, after Jesus died and was resurrected. Why is it so important that we know that Luke was a Doctor?


The other day I was watching the History Channel and they had a show about another ancient doctor. His name was Galen and he is probably the third most famous Doctor in history. Galen wrote most of the famous medical texts of Roman times. He was a pioneer, doing brain surgery and removing cataracts about 60 years after the writings of Luke. Why do I mention him (especially as he was a pagan) well the reason is because one of the most famous things about Galen is that he was a writer. He wrote so many books that he had to employ twenty scribes to copy down everything he had to say. Galen’s works were written over the course of fifty years and Many copies are still in existence. As a medical transcriptionist (a scribe for our modern doctors) I have learned exactly how demanding it is to transcribe the work of a doctor. They are a demanding lot and they are VERY precise. The scribe for Galen would have had his work scrutinized for any errors. Now as for Luke I do not know if he had a scribe taking down what he said or if he wrote himself but either way you can be sure he was meticulous.


With the recent books and movies trying to discredit Jesus and the Bible, I feel it is important we remember that God made every effort to help us believe in the love letter he has written to us. You can trust Luke and all the other writers of the Bible and more importantly you can trust the Lord who inspired them in what they wrote.

By Gethsemene Rose
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