In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over the course of forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. While staying with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise of the Father. ‘This’, he said, ‘is what you have heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.’ (Acts 1:1-5, NRSV)
In the first book?
And just who is Theophilus?
Well we have to remember that Acts was written by Luke. So the first book is the Gospel according to Luke.
You see Luke and Acts actually are a series. They should be read together or one after the other. If you read Acts before Luke you will understand it, but it would make more sense to read Luke then to read Acts. We miss this though with the Gospel according to John being smacked in between them in the scripture…
So the first book is Luke, and Luke begins to Theophilus…
Are we ease dropping on a private conversation?
Yes and no…
You see we are all Theophilus!
That is right. You are Theophilus!
You see philus is one of the Greek words for love. and Theo is the Greek word for God. So Theophilus is lover of God. So if you love God and want to know more about Him and become closer to Him, Luke and Acts were written for you!
So read on God Lover and learn more about who you are in relationship to the creator who loves you.
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