Bible Question:
Ok so why are there four gospels instead of just one? |
Bible Answer: 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 |