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Love Your Enemies Book Report

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The Gospel of Luke has a lot of valuable information that can be applied to real life. One passage in particular that catches my eye is 6:27-36. The title of this section is “Love Your Enemies”. Luke was the author of both Luke and Acts. He was a “well-educated Gentile, physician, missionary, and co-worker of Paul. Also, Luke was a very skilled linguist. He wasn’t an eyewitness of Jesus’s ministry, but did research and interview many people” (Hays, 2011, pg. 604).
Luke makes whom he is talking to very clear in 1:3-4 that “it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught” (ESV). …show more content…

Overall, explains a grand plan of Jesus Christ and Church. He emphasizes this Gospel is for all people” (Hays, 2011, pg. 605). Some other reasons Luke wrote his book include: evangelism; encouraging people to share the good news, confirmation of the factual basis for faith, showing that Christianity should have the same rights as other religious sects, solution of a theological problem; assuring Christians that Christ will come at the appointed time, defense against heresy, instruction, and dealing with social problems; these include wealth and poverty (Liefeld, 1984, pg. …show more content…

Luke has interpreted the events he presents, and ‘ordered’ them carefully to portray his own worldview” (Brindle, 2000, pg. 141). Luke likes to “use the device of chiasm (a sequence of topics repeated in reverse order) as a major structural means of presenting his message” (Liefeld, 1984, pg. 803). In this book, “Luke has a physical, social focus that Jesus cares about physical and spiritual needs” (Hays, 2011, pg. 616). Also, Luke “stresses importance of Holy Spirit, prayer and joy” (Hays, 2011, pg. 605).
Significant topics in Luke include, Christology; recounting the birth to death of Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit. Also, doxology meaning glory and praise while engaging in prayer which is important in all aspects of life, but especially during transition and crisis. Soteriology; understanding salvation and centrality of cross, salvation; to all people it is offered. Others include: miracles, sense of destiny, prophecy and fulfillment, Israel and the people of God, eschatology, and discipleship and the Christian in the world (Liefeld, 1984, pg.

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