At the end of our Monday night biblestudy, Jeff threw out there that John paints a picture of who he needs / wants Jesus to be. The Logos, the infinite, the creator bound up in a man. Matthew paints a Jesus that is the fulfillment of Jewish prophecy. Mark gives us a Jesus that moves and shakes and makes things happen. Luke, a Jesus that flips the power structures on their head.
Each of the gospel writers hone in on and tell a story of a different facet of Jesus. They give us the Jesus they understood or sought.
It made me wonder, who do we want or need Jesus to be? How do we read those verses to pull out the aspects of Jesus that suit our understanding of the world? Do I blind myself to truth by not taking in the parts of Jesus's story that confuse or offend me?
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