Understanding the Four Gospels
June 04 & 11
Many people have asked, “Do we really need four gospels in the Bible? That seems redundant. Shouldn’t one do the trick?”
Maybe that would be the case if Jesus were a regular person who just did regular things. But he isn’t, and he didn’t.
John says that the world itself couldn’t hold all the books that could be written about Jesus’ ministry (Jn 21:25). If there’s that much to say about Jesus, then we shouldn’t be surprised that we have multiple accounts of Him in our Bible. If the world couldn’t hold His whole story, then surely a 16-chapter pamphlet like Mark couldn’t!
We have four gospels because, during the early church period, four people found it necessary to tell the story of Jesus from four different perspectives. Each gospel was written for a different (original) group of people by a different author who was trying to accomplish a different purpose.
This class is designed to take a closer look at each one. We hope you can join us!
Childcare is available upon registration.
