Many people
will resist believing in Jesus because it seems so uncertain that such a person
ever lived. Others may acknowledge the possibility of a First Century
Palestinian Jew named Jesus gathering a following, but they cannot accept he
was who he claimed to be. Doctor Luke seems to anticipate this skepticism. All
through these first three chapters of his gospel and on through the rest of the
gospel and the Book of Acts, Luke brings up evidence again and again that Jesus
was and that he was who he claimed to be.
His
introduction culminates with this genealogy. It contains real names of real
people who really lived. Contemporary readers were invited to check out its
validity. Notice, though, Luke gives credence to the virgin birth story he
recorded a few pages ago: Jesus was “supposed” to be the son of Joseph. Enomizeto in Greek has two major ideas
that both relate here: The first is thinking and considering – in other words,
people “thought” Jesus was the son of Joseph. The second is the fact that the root
of enomizeto is the root of the word
that means law. In other words, Joseph was Jesus’ legal father. In both cases,
Luke provides solid evidence of Jesus’ reality without denying his virgin birth
and divinity.
Jesus was.
He was a real person. However, he was unlike any other person who ever lived.
In fact, he still lives. He still works. He still changes lives. If you have
not yet come to trust him, I encourage you to do so. He will change your life.
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