The Gospels - Understanding The Bible

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Reading Luke: The Gospel of the Savior for Lost People Everywhere

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ave you ever walked out of a movie or finished a book and said, “There has to be a sequel!” Something about the story just wasn’t quite finished; there were loose ends to tie up, more angles to explore, a conflict yet to be resolved. One of the most important keys to understanding Luke’s Gospel is to realize that when we get to the end of the Gospel the story is not yet finished.

Luke-Acts, a Two-Volume Work. Luke was the only one of the four Gospel writers to include a second volume that answers the question, “What happened next?” While Luke’s Gospel tells the story of Jesus from his conception by the Holy Spirit to his ascension to Reading Mark

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