Third Quarter 2018Luke is the only non-Jewish author of a New Testament book. This seems to explain one of his main themes: the universality of salvation. God has no favorites. The church is called to witness to all people, irrespective of their race, social class, or gender (Acts 1:8; 2:21, 39, 40; 3:25; 10:28, 34, 35). A failure to do so, whether by prejudice or convenience, is a distortion of the gospel and contrary to the most basic truths of God's Word. We are, before God, all the same: sinners in need of the redemption found in Christ Jesus.
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