神給我們四個福音而非一個的原因。
給出基督更完整的描述。整個聖經是神所默示（提摩太后書3:16），但他假以人類擁有不同背景和個性的作者來實現他的目的。每個福音書的作者都有一個不同的目的，為實現這些目的，他們每個人強調的是耶穌基督本人及其事工的不同方面。
馬太是寫給希伯來讀者的
馬可為異教徒而寫
路加福音為非猶太讀者而寫
約翰福音強調基督的神性，“耶穌在他的門徒面前另行了許多神跡，沒有記在這書上。但記這些事，要叫你們信耶穌是基督，是神的兒子，並且叫你們信了他，就可以因他的名得生命”（20:30-31）
新約聖經的第一卷書，四福音書(馬太福音、馬可福音、路加福音、約翰福音)之一，共28章。記載了耶穌的生平與職事，其中包括耶穌的家譜、耶穌神奇的出生、童年、受浸與受試探、講道、上十字架、復活，最後，復活的耶穌向使徒頒布大使命。
救主的到臨（1:1 – 2:23）祂的名字已顯明了祂的使命：
「耶穌」的意思是「耶和華施行拯救」；祂是「亞伯拉罕的後裔」（1:1），祂來是要成就神在遠古的時候給猶太人和外邦人所作的應許（創12:1-3）；祂是「大衛的子孫」，是「基督」（即彌賽亞，1:1），祂應驗了舊約的預言，出生在伯利恆（2:1-6），在以色列彌賽亞之星的帶領下（民24:17），外邦人到來敬拜祂（2:1-12），希律意圖消滅祂，祂卻在外邦之地受到庇護；耶穌（大衛的苖裔）在最卑微的環境下出生了，來到小城拿撒勒居住（2:21-23）。
傳道工作的開始（3:1- 4:25）像以色列人出埃及的時候一樣，耶穌也被引領至曠野，受魔鬼的試探（4:1）。魔鬼試圖引誘祂離棄神和祂的使命，耶穌卻倚靠神和神的話而得勝。並開始出來傳道（像約翰一樣，面臨新國度的來臨，祂呼召人悔改），教導人（祂呼召了第一批門徒）和醫病（4:17-25）。
山上寶訓（5:1- 7:29）朝著這目標而行，門徒必須在罪惡的社會上，發揮防腐（鹽）和見證（光）的作用（13-16）主禱文（6:9-13）門徒要有洞察力，卻不要論斷（7:1-6），要靠著神所賜的能力去愛人（7-12）。耶穌解釋律法完畢（5:21- 7:12），就呼召這些有可能成為門徒的人以這嚴格卻自由的方法來守律法（7:13 - 14），警告那些引誘人不守律法的假教師（15-20），並強調真信徒必遵行神的旨意（21-23）。建基於耶穌的教導的生命，才是真正穩妥的生命（24-27）。
耶穌的權柄（8:1 - 9:38）以一連串的醫治神蹟，使人親眼看見祂的權能，祂用口裏所出的話語，就潔淨一個長大痳瘋的人，治好百夫長的僕人和一個患血漏的婦人（8:1-13，9:20-22）；祂撫摸病人，熱病就退了，死人也復活過來（8:14 - 15，9:23-25）。祂用言語，也用動作醫治瞎子（九27-31）；作為一個與人同在的神，祂要求門徒無條件地盡忠（8:18-22）；雖然祂連動物所享有的天然保障也缺乏（20），但卻藉著平靜風浪（23-27）顯示祂在自然界內的主權，也顯出祂的神性；與魔鬼正面衝突時，耶穌顯然比他們高超（28-34，9:32、33）；祂行使神本身的主權，宣佈罪得赦免（9:1-8），並呼召罪人悔改，作祂的門徒（9-13）
Reflection
The
Healing Messiah (8:14~17)
Jesus’ healing
of Peter’s mother-in-law reveals His compassionate character. Jesus visits
Peter’s home and sees that his mother-in-law is sick with a fever. Her
condition does not appear life-threatening, and no one expressly asks Jesus to
heal her, but He tenderly reaches out to touch her hand and she is healed. She
responds to Jesus’ kindness by getting up to serve Him immediately. In the
evening, people gather to meet Jesus, and He drives out spirits and heals all
the sick. In this incredible display of His power, Jesus proves that He is the
promised healer about whom Isaiah had prophesied. But Jesus did not come only
to heal our physical infirmities; He came to bear our spiritual infirmities on
the cross so that we could be freed from sin and saved by His grace.
- Jesus is
faithful to love and powerful to heal. Do you believe that He is the promised
Messiah who can bring both physical and spiritual healing into your life?
Turning
Away Disciples (8:18~22)
Jesus is
approached by an expert in Jewish law who claims he is willing to follow Jesus
wherever He goes. But Jesus sees into this man’s heart and knows that he does
not fully understand the implications of what he is saying. Jesus’ response
shatters the teacher’s illusions by honestly revealing what the humble and
often uncomfortable path of discipleship really looks like. The next disciple
who wants to follow Jesus is only willing to do so after he fulfills his
familial obligations. Of course Jesus wants us to respect and care for our
parents, but His response shows us that if we want to follow Him, we must love
Him more than anyone else in the world, including our family.
- Do you
want to follow Jesus on your own terms, or will you follow Him the way He calls
you to? Do you love Jesus more than anything and anyone else in your life?
