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1 | WHy four gospels not one? | NT general Archive 1 | Owl90 | 95348 | ||
Ok so why are there four gospels instead of just one? |
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2 | WHy four gospels not one? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 95349 | ||
Dear Owl90 -- The short answer, not intented to be pert, is that the Holy Spirit inspired the writing of four Gospels. .... A close inspection of the four Gospels shows that each has a specific theme and purpose. ...... Matthew portrays Christ the King, the Messiah who fulfilled the promises of the Old Testament. ...... Mark wrote to an audience of Roman Christians a fast-paced Gospel that paints Christ as the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53. ..... Luke, in the longest of the Gospels, presents Christ, the Man, the Savior of all. ..... And in the fourth Gospel, by the Apostle John, the central theme is to prove Christ's Deity, that Jesus Christ is the unique Son of God. No other Gospel has quite the same explicit and precise purpose as this. Toward the end of his Gospel, John states in beautiful language his purpose for writing it: "But these things are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing, ye might have life through his name." (20:31) --Hank | ||||||
3 | WHy four gospels not one? | NT general Archive 1 | Ken hepting | 100825 | ||
All of the gospels are referred to in the OT and in Revelation. By their being mentioned as such I would think that God sought to give addition "proofs" of their inspirations. Ezekiel 1:5-10 (NASB) And within it there were figures resembling four living beings. And this was their appearance: they had human form. [6] Each of them had four faces and four wings. [7] And their legs were straight and their feet were like a calf's hoof, and they gleamed like burnished bronze. [8] Under their wings on their four sides were human hands. As for the faces and wings of the four of them, [9] their wings touched one another; their faces did not turn when they moved, each went straight forward. [10] As for the form of their faces, each had the face of a man, all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and all four had the face of an eagle. Rev. 4:7 (NASB) And the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. All of this is represented by the four gospels. |
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4 | WHy four gospels not one? | NT general Archive 1 | EdB | 100843 | ||
Ken You may be right that the four faces represent the Gospels but there is little evidence of it. Most theologians view this as representative of God's creation. Lion the king of the wild beast. Ox the chief of the domesticated animals. Eagle the king of the birds. Man created in the image of God. Thus all of God' creation is represented by these creatures. EdB |
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5 | WHy four gospels not one? | NT general Archive 1 | Ken hepting | 100860 | ||
Most theologians view this as representative of God's creation. Most!, Ed? I don't think so. Here's why.... Lion of the tribe Judah.....Matthew Ox, the servant, beast of burden....Mark Man, Jesus...Luke. Eagle, Son of God, Christ...John "Thus all of God' creation is represented by these creatures"....In this I can see where you can right, EdB. |
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6 | WHy four gospels not one? | NT general Archive 1 | EdB | 100873 | ||
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