“…the things that have been accomplished among us….”

Luke begins his gospel by recognizing that others have compiled accounts of what had been accomplished among them, and that after careful research he too had written of that which had been accomplished among them.

His gospel begins with the gospel – the good news.  It is not about what we accomplish, but about what has been accomplished among us.  It is not about what we do, but about what has been done for us.  It is about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and because of what he has accomplished for us, we can know salvation in him.

(Luke 1:1-4)