Jesus is the Savior of all people.
Gospel, According to Luke
He was a gentile and he was a physician
20:05 – Doctrines regarding Jesus’s person and purpose.
Jesus is a Servant of Divine Purpose. The first recorded words of Jesus underscore this prominently. Jesus’s responsibility in God’s house was that He was obligated. This indicates His commitment to God even as a twelve-year-old boy. The same sense of obligation to the Father’s will is also seen in His commitment to the cross.
Jesus is the Redeemer. The account of Gabriel’s appearance to Mary offers evidence of Jesus’s work as Redeemer. His name was to be called, Jesus. This is when Luke is telling about the birth of Christ. The meaning of what Gabriel was talking about is “the Lord saves.”
God’s love is intended for all persons. Jesus was the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham and his seed, but, yet, He was more. He came to earth to offer Himself as Savior of all people. Luke’s genealogy of Jesus does not end with Abraham but continues back to Adam, the first human. A rather lengthy genealogy of Christ can be found in Mark 3:23–38. Matthew revealed Jesus as messiah of the OT. What Luke does is more interesting in showing Jesus to be the Redeemer of the whole world. Therefore, Luke fervently stressed that the kingdom is available to Samaritans, pagans, Jews, publicans, senators, and even people of ill repute. People automatically respected this because of their identities and positions in life.
Jesus also revealed God’s concern for women. The record of the angel’s visit to Mary suggested a place of honor which God gave to young Jewish maidens. Luke tells us of the experience of Elizabeth and Anna of Jesus raising the son of the widow Nain and of the woman who anointed Jesus’s feet in the house of Simeon, the Pharisee. He further recorded a great vividness on account of Mary Magdalene, Mary, and Martha. Women first experienced the resurrection and reported it to the apostles in Luke 24:1–10.
Jesus also leads His followers to praise the Father. The expression, “praise God” occurs more frequently in Luke’s gospel than in the remainder of all NT books combined. The gospel begins with an emphasis on Mary’s hymn of praise known as the “magnificent,” Zechariah’s benediction, and the praise of Simeon.
Jesus showed the central place of the home. He shows the centrality of the home and God’s provision and love of humanity of Jesus’s experiences and homes in which they occur. John often depicted Jesus in public ceremony but Luke more frequently revealed Jesus activities within the homes. He was a guest in the home of Mary and Martha. Following the cause of Levi, Jesus shared His love with a multitude of publicans whom Levi wishes to introduce to Jesus. One of the closing accounts of Luke’s record is the recalling of Jesus’s breaking of bread with the disciples of Emmaus. This emphasizes how often overlooked how of great significance the breaking of the bread in the home. Jesus prepared for and pointed to the work of the holy Spirit. The working and significance of the holy Spirit within an individual’s life appears tedious in this gospel. From the work of the holy Spirit in Mary’s conception was Jesus’s reference to what “my Father has promised.” Numerous references to or implications concerning the holy Spirit and His work are recorded in the gospel of Luke. The holy Spirit descended upon Jesus at the time of His baptism. It tells about the appearance of the holy Spirit when Jesus was baptized. Jesus was full of the holy Spirit and was led by Spirit in the desert to be tempted in Luke 4:1 and following.
Jesus was a man of prayer. Luke also revealed the emphasis Jesus placed upon prayer. On several different occasions, Luke is the only gospel writer who indicated that Jesus prayed. Of all the gospels, Luke is the only one who emphasized that Jesus placed importance on prayer and the fact that Jesus actually prayed Himself.
Jesus brings joy to His followers. Luke’s gospel is characterized by joy. The three parables of the lost sheep, coin, and son in Luke 15 reflect the joy that comes from God’s deep love for mankind. God’s love was reflected and was for all people. He was concerned about the needs of Jews, Samaritans, the poor and rich, the lost, the successful and unsuccessful, and even the self-righteous. Jesus offers the joy of salvation to everyone.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16).