I didn’t mean to take this long of a break from posting, but it has been nice to have a break. I intend to resume more frequent posting. I hope you have continued to read regularly even though I haven’t been commenting, and have been enjoying the New Testament.
The purpose of the Gospels is to tell us about the work of Messiah. Hopefully every time we read them we gain new understanding and appreciation for Jesus and what He has done. That’s a lot to ask of a simple reading, because the work of Messiah is “more than we could ask or imagine,” standing out in contrast to life in a sin-cursed world as light is to darkness. It requires more than reading; it requires study and contemplation. Hopefully our background in the Old Testament helps us understand.
Why four Gospels? Sometimes it gets monotonous reading the same story; sometimes the details of the stories don’t always seem identical, presenting a dilemma of apparent questionable reliability. I can think of several good reasons why there should be four Gospels, which I will share at another time, because I want to give you time to think about it. The answers revealed to you will be more meaningful to you than anything I could say, and it should be meaningful to you. So what do you think: why are there four Gospels?