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A Gentile-oriented "orderly account" of the ministry of Jesus attributed to Luke the physician as the "former book" mentioned in Acts of the Apostles.

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What does "...bring them here and kill them in front of me" in Luke 19:27 mean?

The verse is part of a parable that Jesus taught. The parable seems intended to teach about the judgment of God at this point. It does not suggest that human governance should even follow this examp …
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Luke 12 and going to work everyday

In Genesis, God gives Adam work to do before He even gives Him a wife. The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. Genesis 2:15 ESV Then the Lord God said, “I …
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Who are the "little ones" in Luke 17:2?

Matthew 18 also cites Jesus' words regarding little ones, and does so more frequently: At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And cal …
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What did Jesus mean by "not peace but division"?

Following Christ in many countries carries a significant price to pay in many places of the world. In fact, the decision to become a Christian often results in being ostracized from one's family and …
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Why did God only cure Naaman?

There are many accounts of people being healed in the Scriptures. It seems that God sometimes used this to authenticate His message or His messenger. Other times, it seems to be just an act of compa …
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What do the verses in Luke 5:20-25 teach us?

In this story, it is important to note that people in that culture often associated illness with God's judgment. In John 9, the disciples ask Jesus "Who sinned?" when they see a man who was blind fro …
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Why is it said that the Gospel of Luke presents Jesus as "the Son of Man"?

It is said that the Gospel of Luke presents Jesus as "the Son of Man"--not the Christ or King or God Incarnate, but distinctively the Son of Man. What is it in the Gospel of Luke that gives rise to …
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Why was Zachariah punished while Mary was not?

It should be noted that the entire Jewish race began with a miraculous birth of an old man and woman who was "past the age of childbearing". Additionally, women who were barren became mothers through …
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What about the story of the "Rich Man and Lazarus" indicates whether it is a parable or not?

One thing that seems to distinguish parables from accounts of actual events is the absence of specific names for the people in the parables. In the parables we read, "A sower" (Luke 8), "A rich man" …
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Is Heaven up and Hell down?

We do not know exactly where heaven or hell is. However, in Scripture, the word "up" is commonly used in association with the location of heaven and "down" is typically associated with the location o …
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If Christ is considered the 'Son of God' then how is He a part of a Trinity?

An important thing to remember is that God is spirit and, as Creator of the physical universe of time, space, and matter, existed and exists outside of that. So, when the Father refers to Jesus as th …
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