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| Thoughts Across the Garden Gate
Another Inspirational - from Parson Don Ca�on City, Colorado - U.S.A |
| Updated: 29-April-2006
� 2006 -"Thoughts Across the Garden Gate from Parson Don" Donald R. "Don" Brown, Ca�on City, Colorado - U.S.A This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without permission Each devotional was written by Parson Don Website design by Marv |
| The Source Of Our Knowledge (Continued from Pg 1)
Matthew's subject is the discourses of Christ. After a brief introduction he strikes into the middle of this ministry and gives the Sermon on the Mount. Ch. 5 - 7. The Ch. 10 is Jesus' discourse to the 12; Ch. 11 the discourse on John the Baptist; the Ch. 12 He addresses the Pharisees; the seven parables in Ch. 13. etc. Mark's subject is the works of Christ. Mark omits all the introduction and begins with the public career of Jesus in Galilee. He compresses the Sermon on the Mount into a few sentences, and dwells far more on what Christ did, than on what He said. Luke's Gospel account is the life of Christ. This is a biography of Jesus, being the only one of the four that begins with His family, places the events of His life in general systematic order and records the ascension. John presents the conversations of Christ. John omits almost all that the others cover and supplements their writings. He occupies himself primarily with conversations or talks Jesus has with people. Notice the conversations in Chapter 1. Chapter 3 records the talk at Jerusalem; chapter 4 at Jacobs's well; Chapter 5 at Bethesda; Chapter 6 is the notable discussion at the synagogue at Capernaum. And so it is through John's account of the Gospel. If my count is correct, there are 19 conversations in the book of John. It is to be noted that each of the four Gospel accounts gives a different aspect of Christ; yet, there is no discord, not even a contrast. Now for a light recap of this Devotional. Matthew presents Jesus Christ as the Messiah of Israel, starting with the Royal Lineage in Matt. 1:1. Mark presents Jesus as the Son of God. Notice that he gets right to the point, Mark. 1:1. Luke represents Jesus Christ as the Son of Man. His is the gospel of the humanity of Jesus; relating his history as a man, from his birth to his ascension. Luke traces Jesus' ancestry to Adam, as a man, while Matthew begins with Abraham, as an Israelite. Luke shows the love of Jesus for all men. John presents Jesus as the God-man. John unites all the other conceptions and sublimes them all. To him Jesus is the Eternal Word, existing from the beginning, yet made flesh, and born on the earth. See John 1:1, 2, 14. John often speaks of Jesus as dwelling in heaven yet coming to earth. John 3:13, 17; 6:38, 51. Jesus is "very God" yet "very man". _______________________________________________________________________________ |
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