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Ry REV. P. B. FITZwATER, D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute Of ChicaSo.) m
90 1873. Western Newspaper Uuion.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 1e
LUKE, THE BELOVED PHYSICIAN

LESSON TEXT-Luke 1:l-l; Acts /:
I; Acts l6:s-l5: Col. 4:l4; II Tim. All.
GOLDEN TEXT-"A friend loveth at
all times and a brother is born for
adversity."-Prov. 17:17.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Luke's Story of
the Great Physician.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Luke. Pauls Friend.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
1C-How Luke Helped Paul.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Luke's Contribution to Christianity.
!. Luke the Historian (Luke 1:15;
Ct. Acts 1:1).
Luke was a writer Of great dlstincs
tion. His style Is clear and pic
turesque. The pieces Of writing left
us are the Gospel Of Luke and the
Acts. According to Acts IL, the Cos
pei was written to set down in order
the things which Jesus began to do
and to teach, and Acts 1:3 to show
what the risen and ascended Lord
was continuing to do and to teach.
While here on earth He only began to
do and to show certain things, but
from His place Of glorious exaltation.
He is continuing His mighty work by
the Holy Spirit through the disciples.
Concerning the contents Of the gos-
pei, he asserts first, that the source
of his information was recorded state
ments Of eye witnesses. He assures
US that these statements have been
verified by him. Second, that he had
made systematic statement Of these
facts in order to strengthen the faith
Of his friend. Theophllus.
III. Luke the Beloved Physician
(Col. 4:14. ..a~
He evidently was skilled physician
as his descriptions Of the diseases
which Jesus cured shows. His de-
scriptlon of the symptoms Of the dis
eases shows his capabllIty. II was left
to the physician to portray with vivid
exactness the virgin birth by means
of which the Eternal Son became In
carnate. He was not only skillful but
tenderly sympathetic. This sympathy
Is shown In his portrayal Of the
Great Physician In His compassion for
the poor, helpless and suffering peo-
pie. What untold good skillful and
sympathetic Christian physician can
dol No one gets so closely Into touch
with human life as a doctor. b.
III. Luke the Companion Of Paul
(Acts IS :9-15). ..4a8
/. Paul's Need Of a Physician. There
Is clear evidence that Paul had some
physical ailment which made the serv-
Ice Of a skillful physician most desir-
able. When the call came to 60 to
Europe with the gospel, Luke Joined
Paul and became one of his most help
full companions. This Is one example
of what faithful Christian physician
can do ..., ..
2. Luke's Fidelity. "Only Luke is
with me-" He was no mere far
away friend. He stood by Paul in
storm and calm. Paul was now In the
cold jail awaiting execution. What a
great comfort 1t must have been to
know that this faithful physician was
with him. He was with him at Philip
pl, Mlletus, Jerusalem, Caesarea, be-
fore Felix and Festus, on the voyage
to Rome, with him In the Roman jail,
through the Roman trial, and perhaps
a spectator Of his execution. 1t cost
Luke great deal to do this, but he
no doubt considered 1t labor Of love,
even feeling the call of God as really
as Paul. Nothing is known Of Luke
after Paul's death. Tradition has some
interesting things to say, but no word
Of certainty.