Luke clearly documented in Acts of the Apostles Jesus’ own words where He said verbatim that Paul “is a chosen instrument of Mine to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings and the children of Israel.”
Originally Posted by Hastings
Did Luke hear the Lord say that? Or did someone report that to him?
Luke was a historian who knew Jesus’ disciples and had conversations with Jesus’ disciples and with James, the brother of Jesus. Luke was a historian who actually knew the men and women who played key roles in the life story of Jesus. And he not only lived during the time of the people he was writing about…as did ‘all’ of the New Testament authors…he carefully investigated everything from the beginning. What Luke tells us, he got from the eyewitnesses. He talked to the people who were there. He knew Peter, he knew John, he knew James, the brother of Jesus. He said he interviewed everybody he could because he wanted to make sure there's at least one account that covers everything. With this in mind, he carefully investigated the events and wrote an orderly account for us all.
