Biblical Museum Luke 1:1-4 For as much as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,… I. HUMAN TITLES HAVE A PECULIAR SIGNIFICANCE WHEN APPLIED TO RELIGIOUS MEN. Many called "excellent"; this "friend of God" was "most excellent." II. RELIGIOUS MEN MAY BE ILLUSTRIOUS, YET LITTLE KNOWN. III. TITLED BELIEVERS FEW IN NUMBER — one Theophilus. IV. WELL TO HAVE A GOOD NAME — "Theophilus"; better to deserve it — "most excellent." V. Such EXCELLENCE HAS ITS MARKS. 1. Anxious to know things of Christ from beginning. 2. To know their certainty. VI. SUCH EXCELLENCE HAS ITS ADVANTAGES. 1. Approved of God — such friendship is not one-sided. 2. Approval of the highest order of men — Luke. 3. The honour of having an authentic and inspired history of Christ dedicated to him. 4. His name thus rescued from utter oblivion (Biblical Museum.) Parallel Verses KJV: Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, |
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