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The Author
Luke was a Gentile and a physician (Col 4:14). He was writing to a Greek audience
and detailing the moral perfections of the Son of Man. If we add the book of Acts to
his authorship, we discover that Luke penned more of the New Testament than any
other writer.
The Attributes

• The Perfect Man and the Godly Remnant – In Matthew, we have Gentiles coming, but
in Luke (the Gospel to Gentiles), the spotlight is on a godly remnant of Jews and their
faithfulness.
• The Perfect Man and His Growth – Only Luke gives us the particulars of His birth
and then of His growth and appearance at age 12. He stresses that “the child grew ...”
It could only be said of Him that He grew “in grace.”
• The Perfect Man and His Goodness – He is seen doing good; Luke summarizes it in
the Acts by saying He went about doing good.
• The Perfect Man and His Gentleness – He touches the bier and raises the widow’s son.
He cares for a thief on a cross and the women on the via dolorosa. He is seen gentle in
all His ways throughout the book.
• The Perfect Man as a Guest – He is a guest at the tables of men (5:29; 7:36; 10:38ff.;
11:37; 14:1; 19:7; 24:30).
• The Perfect Man and Gladness – Luke is the Gospel of songs (Matthew of sayings,
Mark of sighs, John of signs and shouts).
• The Perfect Man and His Grief – Luke records His tears (19:41) and His agony (22:44)
with tears in the garden. We see His heart and His grief, a Man of Sorrows.
• The Perfect Man and His Glory – We have glory introduced in 2:9,14,32 and 9:32 (they
saw His glory); we read of His coming glory in 21:27; people ascribe glory to Him in
19:38. He must enter into His glory in 24:26; He is the Son of the Highest.
• The Perfect Man and His Greatness – He shall be great (1:32); Levi makes Him a great
feast (5:29); He is called a great prophet (7:16); He does great things (8:39); He provides a
gospel likened to a great feast (14:16); He will come with power and great glory (21:27);
and He gives great joy to His own (24:52).
• The Perfect Man and His Graces – Each chapter of Luke seems to highlight a differ-
ent beauty of this perfect Man (ch.7 His appreciation, ch.14 His faithfulness, ch.15 His
joy in grace, etc.). In Matthew, as I gaze at Him, it should touch my will; in Mark, as I
see the Perfect Servant, it should affect my work; in John, as I see the Son of God in His
glory, it should increase my worship; but in Luke, as I gaze on His perfections, it should

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