The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
(Mark 1:1)
When it comes to
the four gospel accounts (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John), we have a fourfold
witness to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ unlike anything
that comes out of ancient times. As various witnesses of an event will have
differences because of what stood out to them, or where they were standing when
it happened, but they all describe the same scene unfolding, so the four gospel
accounts have differences that show they are looking at the history from
different viewpoints, and yet tell the same story of the same person.
Jesus Christ is the
greatest person who has ever lived among us as a human being. He fulfills all
the prophecies about the Messiah (Christ) that applied to his first coming, and
he will fulfill all the prophecies that apply to his second coming.
But he also lived
among us as the Son of God. He stands supreme over all gods, idols,
philosophies, religions, mindsets, worldviews, or governments.
Yes, it fascinates
me to learn the differences between the gospel accounts. When something stands
out, I want to know why God wants me to see it both ways. In this case, through
Matthew’s opening sentence, God tells me to look at the way Jesus fulfilled
prophecy, satisfying every requirement of the coming Messiah. Through Mark’s
opening declaration, God calls me to look at Jesus as supreme over every “lord”
of the world, including the worst of all, my “self”!
I often feel like
the men God used to write down his words become my mentors along my journey
through their books and letters. So it is that I add Mark to my tutelage from
Matthew and listen for the distinct things that stand out for my Gentile mind
after loving my journey with Matthew regarding my spiritual heritage that goes
back to Abraham and David as much as was the case for the Jews.
My hope for you is
that you will see God’s grace and truth in the Lord Jesus Christ as revealed
for different minds in the distinctions of each of the gospel accounts. I
heartily encourage you to make your own journey through the gospel of Mark (you
can get started here[1]),
but I hope you will join me in my journey as we get to know “Jesus Christ, the
Son of God” as our Creator, Savior, and Lord exactly as our stories intersect
with his.
© 2024
Monte Vigh ~ Box 517, Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8
Email: in2freedom@gmail.com
Unless otherwise noted, Scriptures are from the English Standard Version (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.)
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