The Gospels Are The Start Of The New Testament - 1305 Words

The Gospels are the start of the New Testament that is the story of Jesus Christ and how though him he saved us all by dying on the cross. In the Old Testament were the laws which before Jesus they had to be followed in order to go to heaven. The coming of Jesus resulted in the passing of the time of the Laws. The Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each had a different author in which they each had a different audience placed in different time periods for different reasons. In this case one writer may include certain details that the other writers did not include. The four gospels flow together without any discrepancies but the first three gospels are referred to as the synoptic gospels. This means they look alike. In each book†¦show more content†¦Jews are Gods chosen people; Israel becomes the keepers of the Old testament, the recipients of the covenants, and the channel of Messiah (Rom. 3:2; 9:1-5). The Law is the dos and don’ts of moral behavior. The law w as a guild that God gave his people so they would have a guide to live their life’s by which they might realize how bad they are and how great God is. There are 613 commandments in the Old Testament. They oversee moral, judicial, and religious behavior. The law comes from Gods heart and is a reflection of his character. The Bible says the heart out of abundance speaks thought the mouth. (Matt. 12:34). As the law was given from God, he spoke though the abundance of His heart. He spoke from what came from inside him. Therefore, the Law is good, pure, right, and holy. It is wrong to lie because it is against God’s nature to lie. It is wrong to steal because it is against God’s nature to steal. This Law, then, by its very nature of coming out of the heart of God and being spoken to men, is a standard for human conduct a perfect standard. Because we are not perfect, and it is for sinful people it makes it impossible to keep. The law became a broken bridge for this re ason. For the nature of it being a perfect standard it became a hurdle for man that was too high. Then the law shows what you shouldn’t do. The Law says to be perfect but shows you where you are not. It says to be holy but condemns you when you are not. Since it