“Since many have undertaken to set in order a declaration of those things that are most surely believed among us, even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus, that you might know the certainty of those things in which you have been instructed.” Luke 1:1-4
Why did Luke write to Theophilus? To give him an orderly account regarding the life and work of Jesus Christ from His birth to His death, resurrection, and ascension — an account based on the eye-witness testimony of those who were there and could attest to the facts related to Jesus and His fulfillment of what the Scriptures had foretold. Luke wrote so that Theophilus could know, with certainty, the truthfulness of what he had been taught. Luke’s Gospel and all of the Scriptures give us certainty of the truthfulness of what we have been taught regarding our Lord Jesus Christ.
Grant that I read and study Your inspired Word, O Lord, that I may know the truth and place my faith in You and what You have accomplished for me on the cross. Amen.
[Scripture quotations are taken from the Barbour Simplified KJV, copyright 2022, 2025. Used by permission of Barbour Publishing, Inc. Uhrichsville, Ohio 44683. All rights reserved.]