4 Books, 1 Story

    4 Books, 1 Story from 4 very different points of view. Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John all tell the story of Jesus. Each book was written for a special group of
people. One tells the story from the point of view of the Jewish people with all
their laws and traditions, one from the point of view of  a tell it like it is straight
talker, no holds bared, one from a doctors point of view, one strictly  from the
view of love and compassion.
    Each book from a different perspective, one takes Jesus's story and continues
it in Acts of the Apostles.
    Matthew writes his Gospel like a Rabbi slowly tearing apart Jewish religion
and tradition. Matthew is very specific about Jesus's relationship with the
Pharisees and Sadducees. This relationship can only be described as contentious.
    Mark is thought to have been Peter's dictation to John Mark, the same John
Mark that you read about on Paul's missionary journey. John Mark played a
major role in the Jerusalem church, where Peter took him under his wing, and
tutored John Mark in Jesus's teachings.
    Luke deals with Jesus's ministry from the point of view of a Physician. This
book is all about the people, their illnesses, their healing. Luke writes to a friend
about not only about Jesus, but the building of the church. Luke, pardon the
pun, dissects the ministry of Jesus, Peter, and Paul.
    John, written strictly from the point of love. John, more than any other
gospel, proves Jesus ministry by showing us the emotion of The Master. There
are stories in John that are not in any other gospel. As John takes us into the
inner circle of Jesus and His disciples.
    All 4 books tell us the story of Jesus, do you need a loving version, read John,
if you need an, in your face version, read Mark. Do you need it broken down
like a lawyer, read Matthew. If you need the Gospel and the church, laid out
for you in an easy to understand story form, read Luke and Acts.
    4 Books, 4 perspectives, 1 Divine Story about Jesus Christ.