How do we know luke was a physician

Perhaps Luke was fascinated by the ambiguity and the subtlety of the word sozo. He recognised that in the ministry of Jesus physical healing and spiritual salvation went hand-in-hand. As an intelligent and thoughtful man Dr Luke must have reflected on his own medical practice in the light of his research into the story of Jesus. There's certainly no hint from the New Testament that Luke gave up his medical activities as a result of his conversion to Christianity.

It was probably Luke who was the source of Paul's advice to the young man Timothy to 'use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses' 1 Tim Paul refers to him elsewhere as the 'beloved physician' and it seems that he had a prominent role in the early church. But what can we, as modern health professionals, learn from Dr Luke's writings?

How should they affect us as we reflect about our own calling in the medical world. The aim of the next article is to look through the eyes of Dr Luke at Jesus, the Great Physician, and ask how we can learn to imitate him more effectively in our own professional lives. Student conference Healthcare Sunday. Join one of our. Facebook Groups. Draw strength and encouragement by meeting up with like-minded members in your church, community, region, workplace, specialty or via social media.

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Disputed points that have been used against Luke have in recent years been found to have been verified. Souter suggests from the references in 2 Corinthians and that Luke may well have been the brother of Titus. There are stronger arguments for the Jewish origens of Luke, than the tradition of him being a gentile.

Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. Luke himself writes an aside in Acts For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple. In the days before the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, Antioch was considered part of Israel by the Jews.

The local tradition attributes this to Luke, a wealthy Jewish Levite, who was involved in the beginnings of the Christian congregation there c, AD Barnabas brought Saul, now called Paul of Tarsus, to help plant the congregation, and Paul preached from that cave meeting place, as did Peter, on his visit to Antioch.

This explains the rendevous in Troy, when Paul and Luke join forces, to preach to the Macedonions, in Europe Acts This disease is still a problem in Malta and has many times been fatal there. When Paul wrote to the saints in the Lycus Valley, he sent greetings from Luke. Luke was known in Colosse and by Philemon who also lived in Colosse. This has raised some interesting questions. When did they meet Luke? Had he been to the Lycus Valley?

If so, when? I would like to suggest that Luke had been through the Lycus Valley on his way to Philippi. Luke go to Philippi in Macedonia. Luke travelled through the Lycus Valley and gave greetings from Peter and told them about Paul. While in Rome, Paul had daily prayer meetings in a rented apartment. These meetings included those who were ministering with him and to him Col.

Luke considered prayer important. When he wrote his gospel, he recorded a number of instances where Jesus prayed or talked about prayer. However, he recorded eight instances that were unique to his gospel, and not in the other three gospels. Luke was a man of prayer and thought the subject matter important. This was a group of people who knew Luke well and he knew them. I found it odd that Paul does not send greetings from Luke back to the church at Philippi. One can only conjecture what happened.

Perhaps Paul had sent him back to Philippi with the news of his imprisonment and the church sent Epaphroditus to Rome with the financial gift for Paul. If this is the case, more than likely Luke stayed in Philippi and was there when the letter arrived. This journey lasted for about five years AD Luke apparently met Paul again when he traveled through Philippi and joined him in his travels.

Paul was eventually arrested, probably at Nicopolis, and imprisoned in Rome again AD While there, he wrote to his son in the faith, Timothy, and asked him to come to Rome and to bring John Mark with him. He mentioned his loneliness because only Luke was with him 2 Tim. Demas had deserted him, and Titus and Crescens were off on an apostolic mission.

Yes, the Great Physician and the beloved physician stuck closer to him than a brother Prov. Luke was probably at the beheading of Paul, perhaps at a distance. More than likely it was the good doctor who buried the body of his friend, co-worker, and fellow traveler on the road of life. Church tradition has said that after the death of Paul AD 67 , Dr. Luke went and ministered in the region of Boiotia in central Greece today, and particularly in Thebes of Boiotia.

Tradition also stated that he wrote to Theophilus who was the governor of Achaia. Church tradition also stated that a mob arrested Luke in Thebes at the age of 84, flayed him alive and crucified him on an olive tree which some say is still there today. This ended the earthly life and ministry of the beloved physician, Dr. The story of his bones will be recounted elsewhere! There are at least five lessons we can learn from the life of Dr. Luke, the beloved physician.

The first lesson is that Dr. Luke showed humility. God lists seven things that He hates and considers an abomination. The opposite of pride is humility. Luke exemplified that by not calling attention to himself or his family, but rather the person of the Lord Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit.

Second, Dr. Luke used his medical training and ability as a mission field and a tool to further the gospel. Medicine, if one follows the Hippocratic philosophy, is patient centered and ideal for Christian involvement.

Luke was a personal physician who was patient oriented. The medical field could be a great missionary field for individual Christians. He acknowledged that he used medical treatments, but it was the Lord Jesus who was the Great Physician and ultimate Healer. A young lady who was in fellowship at Valley Bible Chapel graduated from nursing school and had to decide what area of nursing she wanted to go in.

She chose the cancer ward. Folks, people who go there are terminal! They are about to check out of this life and into Eternity. Some people who go there may be in denial, but most people realize they are about to hit the end of the road. She chose this field because she wanted to show Christian love and compassion towards those who were in pain and about to die.

It was also a great opportunity to share the gospel of the Lord Jesus because people want to know where they are going to spend eternity when they died: Heaven or Hell. Nancy made it clear that they could be assured of a home in Heaven when they died, also the forgiveness of sins, and the righteousness of God freely given to them, if they put their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior Eph.

All a person has to do, the only thing a person can do, is to trust the Lord Jesus as his or her Savior. Third, Dr. Luke demonstrated loyalty to his friend the Apostle Paul. Luke stuck close to Paul in his darkest hour when everybody else had left him for another task, or even deserted him completely. But to put the shoe on the other foot, how many people will we be loyal to when they are going through rough times?

Do we stick closer to them than a brother? Fourth, Dr. Luke was a man of prayer. He did it and he wrote about it. How is your prayer life? Is it a priority in your life? Do you set a specific time apart for this spiritual exercise? Do you rejoice when you see God answer your prayers, sometimes in the most unexpected ways?

Fifth, Dr. Luke ministered, by his life and writings, to the whole person.