The length and tone of the book encourage completion and frequent re-visiting.
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All tagged Compassion
"You serve a savior whose heart was broken by the needs of people. And whose body was broken for their good. Something is broken in your heart if you say you are passionate about the truth while being uncompassionate towards people." - Joshua Mack
Placed at the front of his gospel, Luke actively sets the precedent — the Gentiles shall be blessed.
Christ's message and purpose is no different then any of the other gospels – the gospel remains the same. However, there are noticeable alteration to the details of Christ's audience that are worth noting.
Perhaps this explains how we can know certain things but not be moved (or broken) until we see. Perhaps this teaches us the importance of seeing in ministry.