Historic New London Academy. Bedford County, Virginia. New London, prior to the Revolutionary War was a town of considerable importance and for many years continued to be the foremost trading center in frontier Virginia. Here in the old courthouse, Patrick Henry made the second most famous of his speeches.
Jesus is so important to humanity, because salvation and the forgiveness of our sins can only be obtained through accepting Him as your Savior, in Matthew 1:21, and Collossi â¦ ans 1:15-22, which reconciles us to Father God.
Once he becomes everyoneâs neighbor, then everyone he meets will be his neighbor. C. Eerdman, The Gospel of Luke, p. 126, concluded, âThus Jesus indicated that our neighbor is not only one who âlives nearâ but one who needs our help, as well as one who helps our need. hallmark of Jesusâ ministry was meeting the needs of those around Him. Being a physician Luke was especially sensitive to this. In fact, he was the only gospel writer to reproduce all of Isaiah 61:1, which Jesus read when He announced the start of his ministry (Lk. 4:18).