THREE WALKED WITH JESUS

Three walked with Jesus, being of the chosen twelve disciples. The fourth would become a disciple later. Who are these men and why do their stories differ so? Is it as past and present man try to make it, stories that were made up, invented, myths. If anything the differences that do in fact draw them together is one of the reasons they should be believed as truth.

Matthew was a Jewish tax collector (Matthew 9:9). His relationship with Jesus was close, he had an inside view of the coming and goings of the Christ. Because of his Jewish background he wrote as such and portrays Jesus as a teacher.

Mark did not walk with Jesus, his knowledge came from sources that included his mother and Peter, of whom he was a disciple (Acts 12:12). His mother had a house in Jerusalem where Jesus followers met in the early days of the church. Mark wrote with action, how Jesus suffered, and how the disciples must be prepared to do the same.

Luke the much loved doctor (Col. 4:14). He stressed Salvation, the signs of Jesus, and brings out the grace of God revealed in Jesus.

John is the disciple that was the beloved of Jesus (John 13:23). He was a fisherman. He shows Jesus as the Savior, and the significance of God becoming man.

With Jesus we have disciples from varies backgrounds, a doctor, tax collector, fisherman and a son who grew up hearing the Words of Jesus told by his mother and friends. And just as they varied in their backgrounds and personalities, so to does their writing. None was wrong, they were all right.

Then just as now each of us is attracted at different times to differing aspects of Jesus life and ministry. If sick, we seek out healing scriptures. Heartbroken we seek out His compassion and peace. Our personality will show in how we ourselves describe Jesus when we witness and share with others. Does it make our story untrue because we focus and express our story on what stood out to us? Of course not, who we are, which is who God created us to be, is as diversified as the snowflakes that appear in the sky, no two alike. Therefore no two people will write a story the same way.

God Bless
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