Tuesday, April 1, 2008

The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John


The gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ who has been depicted as the Son of Man, the Son of God, the King of Jews, and the Messiah. However, each gospel presents its own version of Jesus Christ which is slightly different from one another (each gospel tells us different details about the life of Jesus).

I understand that it is because each gospel is written by a different author who had a different purpose and opinion about Jesus. However, I wonder, if the vast majority of Christians actually believe that the gospels were written by people (not by God or by the inspiration of God) that the gospels (the words of God) even contain numerous errors made by those authors.
I personally believe that the bible, the gospels were written by the inspiration of God through those authors. However, I realized that the majority of Christians are not willing to admit that the holy scriptures were actually written by humans (they tend not to think about the origin of the bible).

Do you think that the fact that the bible was written by humans, (or the fact that those gospels were written by mysterious people) can affect one’s belief in Jesus Christ?

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