Christians should never ever allow any doubts to enter their heads that the Bible isn’t God’s Word. Not only did the Holy Spirt inspire the 40 writers of the Bible to write down every word God intended but God also made sure the Old Testament and New Testament canons have only the books authorized by God. The Old Testament can be summed up in two words, Christ promised. The New Testament can also be summed up in two words, Christ delivered. This theme is woven throughout both Testaments and binds them together as the unerring Word of God. Todays focus will be on the New Testament and God’s progressive revelation from the Gospels to Acts to the epistles and to Revelation. In the New Testament God reveals that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Savior of fallen mankind. Every Christian owes it to himself, and to God, to read the entire New Testament until they know it like the back of their hand.
Every story, every act of Jesus and every spiritual truth spoken or revealed should be absorbed into your soul so it becomes a part of you. Of primary importance is knowing the gospels. The New Testament is not arranged in chronological order. Instead, God has arranged the New Testament so His truth is revealed to us progressively which is why I personally like to read the New Testament in the order presented in the Bible. Let’s review the four most important books in the New Testament and the entire Bible, the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. the first three gospels are referred to as the synoptic gospels because they chronicle the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. The synoptic gospels give us the visible aspects of Christ’s person and ministry. The gospel of John was written much later than the other gospels and focuses on Jesus’ divinity as the Messiah, God in the flesh.