Was Luke a physician in the Bible?
According to tradition, St. Luke was a physician and possibly a Gentile. He was not one of the original 12 Apostles but may have been one of the 70 disciples appointed by Jesus (Luke 10). He also may have accompanied St.
Where in the Bible does it say physician?
From the Bible, Luke 4:23 (King James Version): And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
What God say about physicians?
He replied, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick‘ (Matthew 9:12). Jesus recognised that sick people need doctors. He did not condemn using doctors and ‘earthly’ remedies.
Who wrote the great physician?
The author of this hymn was William Hunter who was born near Ballymoney, Country Antrim, Ireland in 1811. He, later on, moved to America in 1817.