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As founder and developer of The 4 Gospels I have felt led for sometime to do something more than what I was doing to help spread the gospel. It is my hope that in some way this website will help lead someone to Christ or help those of us that are in His Grace to grow in the Word and praise for Christ Jesus. This is not my site it belongs to Jesus. The Internet is a very powerful tool to reach people around the world.

The 4 Gospels has a Christian forum and also a Christian chat room. We would like to emphasize the word "Christian"; We also offer information such as a daily Bible question and answer that is discussed each night at 8:00 p.m. EST in the chat area. Please join us sometime for true Christian fellowship. (Acts 2:42; 1 Cor 1:9; 2 Cor 6:14, Eph 3:9, 1 John 1:3, 1 John 1:6-7) We are here for one reason and that is to rejoice in the "Good News" of Jesus Christ our Lord. We will continiue to strive to add value to your Christian experience while you are here.

The four Gospels record the eternal being, human ancestry, birth, life and ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus the Christ. Son of God and Son of man. Taken together, they set forth not a biography but a Person.

The fact that the four Gospels present a Person rather than a complete biography indicates the spirit in which they should beapproached. What is most important is to see and know through the writings it is He that they reveal. It is of less importance to endeavor to piece together a full account of His life from these inspired records (John 21:25). For some reason it was not the will of God to lead men to write a full biography of His Son. The years up to the beginning of His ministry are passed over in a silence that is broken only once, and that is in a few verses in Luke (Luke 2:40-52). It is wise to respect this.

The four Gospels, though incomplete as a story, are complete as a revelation. We may not know everything that Jesus did, but we know Him, in four great narratives, each of which in some respects supplements the other three, through these four Gospels we know Jesus Christ.

Author - Matthew-------------Written A.D. 50

Matthew, also called Levi, was the writer of the first Gospel listed in the New Testament. His name appears either 7th or 8th in the New Testament lists of the apostles (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15). Matthew was a Jew who collected taxes for the Roman government. He was thus despised by loyal Jews.

Written originally for the Jews, the Gospel of Matthew presents Christ as the Son of David and the Son of Abraham. Because He is portrayed as King, His genealogy is is traced to King David. The place of His birth, Bethlehem, the home of David, is emphasized. Seven times in this Gospel, Christ is spoken of as the 'Son of David' ( Matthew 1:1, 9:27, 12:23, 15:22, 20:30, 21:9, 22:42). Only in Matthew does Christ speak of 'the throne of His glory' (Matthew 19:28; compare 25:31). Only in this Gospel is Jerusalem refered to as the 'holy city'. Since it is the Gospel of the King, Matthew is also the Gospel of the Kingdom. In Matthew the word 'kingdom appears more than fifty times. The expression 'kingdom of heaven', which appears nowhere else in the New Testament, appears about thirty times.

• The King introduced. -- 1:1 - 4:25
  • Genealogy of Joseph (the throne)-- 1:1-17
  • Birth Of Jesus -- 1:18-25
  • Early Life of Jesus -- 2:1-23
  • Ministry of John the Baptist --3:1-12
  • Baptism of Jesus -- 3:13-17
  • Temptation of Jesus -- 4:1-11
  • Early Ministry of Jesus --4:12-25
• The Sermon on the Mount -- 5:1-7:29
• Jesus manifested and rejected. -- 8:1-12:50
• The Mysteries of the Kingdom -- 13:1-58
• The Ministry of the Jesus. -- 14:1-23-39
• The Predicted return of Jesus. -- 24:1 - 25:46
• The death and resurrection Jesus. -- 26:1-28:2

Author - Mark----------Written A.D. 68

Mark is the credited author of the second Gospel, he was a native of Jerusalem. His mother's name was Mary (Acts 12:12). His father is not known to us. John Mark is not named in the Gospels but appears in Acts when, with his uncle, Barnabas, he accompanied Paul on his missionary journey as far as Perga, where he turned back for reasons that are not given. (Acts 13:13). Rejected by Paul he went with Barnabas to Cyprus (Acts 15:38-40). During Paul's later years Mark was at his side (Col 4:10) and was sent by Paul shortly before the apostle's execution (2 Tim 4:11). Peter referred to Mark as 'my son' (1 peter 5:13). From the early days of the church, Mark's Gospel has been thought to reflect Peter's view of Christ.

• The introduction of the Servant to His public Ministry -- 1:1 - 13
  • Ministry of John the Baptist -- 1:1-8
  • Baptism of Jesus -- 1:9-11
  • Temptation of Jesus -- 1:12-13
• The work Accomplished by the Servant -- 1:14 - 13:37
  • Public Ministry of Jesus-- 1:14-9:1
  • The Transfiguration -- 9:2-13
  • Further Ministry of Jesus-- 9:14-10:1- 52
  • The Triumphal Entry --11:1-11
  • Jesus in Jerusalem -- 11:12-12:44
  • The Ovilet Discourse -- 13:1-37
• The Jesus' obediance unto Death -- 14:1 -15:47
• The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus -- 16:1-20

Author - Luke------------Written A.D. 60

Luke. who is credited for writing the third Gospel and Acts, was known as 'the beloved physician' (Col 4:14). He was a companion and fellow worker with Paul.

This book, the longest of the Gospels, was written principally for the Greeks. Its emphasis is upon the perfect humanity of Christ, whom he presents as the Son of man, the human-devine Person, and whose genealogy the book traces to Adam. Luke's narrative of the birth and infancy of the Lord is from the point of view of the virgin mother. He alone tells of Christ's boyhood and reveals more of His prayer life than the others. The parables found in the Gospel show Christ's concern for the lost humanity. In the accounts of certain miracle, the trained observation of a physician is evident.

• Introduction. -- 1:1-4
• The Birth, Baptism, Geneology, and Temptation of Christ. --1:5-4:13
  • Annoucing Birth of John the Baptist -- 1:5-25
  • Annoucing Birth of Jesus -- 1:26-33
  • Jesus' Conception -- 1:34-56
  • Birth of John the Baptist --1:57-80
  • Birth of Jesus -- 2:1-38
  • Growth of Jesus -- 2:39-52
  • Ministry of John the Baptist --3:1-20
  • Baptisim of Jesus -- 3:21-22
  • Genealogy of Mary, (the seed) -- 3:23-38
  • Temptation of Jesus -- 4:1-13
• The Public Ministry Of Jesus to the Triumphal Entry -- 4:14-19:27
• The Rejection of Christ and His Death -- 19:28-23:56
• Jesus' Resurrection, Commision to the Dissiples, and Ascention -- 24:1-53

Author - John------------Written A.D. 85-90

John, the credited writer of the fourth Gospel, was the son of Zebedee and one of the Twelve. Along with his brother, James, and with Peter. He belonged to the inner circle of disciples, a group that was near to Christ on such occasions as the transfiguration and the agony in Gethsemane. It was John that our Lord on the cross commended His mother. John appears with Peter in the first part of Acts and is reffered to by Paul as one of the three 'pillars' of the chuch (Gal 2:9). His other writings are the Episttles bearing his name and Revelation.

• The Prologue -- 1:1-14
• Witness of John the Baptist --1:15-34
• The Son of God Manifesting His Power in Public Ministry --1:35-12:50
  • First Disciples -- 1:35-51
  • Changing Water into Wine -- 2:1-12
  • The First Passover, Purification of the Temple -- 2:13-25
  • Jesus with Nicodemus --3:1-21
  • Last Testamony of John the Baptist -- 3:22-36
  • Jesus and the Samaritan Women -- 4:1-45
  • Christ Heals the Official's son. -- 4:46-54
  • Healing at the Pool of Bethesda -- 5:1-15
  • Assertions of Deity -- 5:16-47
  • Feeding of the Five Thousand -- 6:1-15
  • Walking on the Water -- 6:16-21
  • Jesus is the Bread of Life -- 6:22-71
  • Feast of Tabernacles -- 7:1-8:1
  • Women Accused of Adultery -- 8:2-11
  • The Light of the World -- 8:12-59
  • Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind --9:1-41
  • The Good shepard --10:1-42
  • Raising of Lazarus -- 11:1-44
  • Conflict and Conversion -- 11:45-57
  • Anointing by Mary of Bethany -- 12:1-11
  • Jesus enters Jerusalem -- 12:12-50
• The Private Ministry of Jesus -- 13:1-17:26
• The Sacrifice of the Lamb of God -- 18:1-19:42
• The Manisfestation of Christ and Resurrection --20:1-31
• The Risen Son of God-- 21:1-25

The 4 Gospels Christian Network is a Christian, Bible-based Internet ministry which is not a part of any one church group or denomination.

• We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the inspired Word of God (Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16-17). We hold the Bible to be inerrant in the original writings, infallible, God-breathed, the complete and final authority for faith and practice (2 Timothy 3:16-17). The Holy Spirit was the divine author of Scripture (2 Peter 1:21). Their are no errors or contradictions.
• We believe in one Triune God, who is Creator of all (Deuteronomy 6:4; Colossians 1:16), eternally existing in three distinct Persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14), yet one in being, essence, power and glory, having the same attributes and perfections (John 10:30). God is our creator (Genesis 1:1), is eternal (Psalm 90:2), infinite (1 Timothy 1:17), sovereign (Psalm 93:1) and unsearchable (Romans 11:33-34). God is omniscient (Psalm 139:1-6), omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-13), omnipotent (Revelation 19:6), and unchanging (Malachi 3:6). God is holy (Isaiah 6:3), just (Deuteronomy 32:4), and righteous (Exodus 9:27). God is love (1 John 4:8), gracious (Ephesians 2:8), merciful (1 Peter 1:3), and good (Romans 8:28).
• We believe the substitutionary and redemptive sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ for the sin of the world, through His literal physical death, burial, and bodily resurrection followed by His ascension into Heaven. And that because this sacrifice all that believe in Him shall have eternal life, (John 3:16; John 14:6).
• We believe in the regeneration by the Holy Spirit as absolutely essential for the salvation of lost and sinful men.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, (John 14:16; John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7 ) by Whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live the Godly life.
• We believe in our Lord Jesus Christ as being the one mediator between man and God (1 Titus 2:5)
• We believe in personal salvation from the eternal penalty of sin, provided exclusively by the grace of God on the basis of the atoning death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, to be received only through individual faith in His Person and redemptive work on the cross, and to be followed with a life characterized by the empowering grace of the Holy Spirit, giving evidence in loving service and adherence to the principles and practices of the Christian Faith as set forth in the New Testament.
• We believe in the future personal, return of the Lord Jesus Christ to the earth to judge and establish His eternal kingdom and to consummate and fulfill all His purposes, the works of creation, and redemption, with eternal reward for believers and eternal punishments for the unsaved.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in Christ, and the evidence of that unity being shown by how we love one another and conduct our ministry.