Introducing the Gospels for the first time

[spiritualwrrior]

Hello all;

I’m Catholic. For several weeks now, I’ve had the desire of reading Scripture with my wife. She has attended a Protestant Bible study group a couple of times but usually she comes home with many questions. They are usually reading from St. Paul’s letters. I’m thinking she should start with knowing who Christ is and his purpose for coming to Earth for our sake so that she can get a better understanding of the rest of Sacred Scripture. Specifically I’m thinking she should start with the Gospels.

Which one or two of the 4 gospels should she start with? Do you recommend any complementary books for Bible study on those gospels?

Thank you and God bless you!

 

[PJM]

Hello all;
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I’m Catholic. For several weeks now, I’ve had the desire of reading Scripture with my wife. She has attended a Protestant Bible study group a couple of times but usually she comes home with many questions. They are usually reading from St. Paul’s letters. I’m thinking she should start with knowing who Christ is and his purpose for coming to Earth for our sake so that she can get a better understanding of the rest of Sacred Scripture. Specifically I’m thinking she should start with the Gospels.

Which one or two of the 4 gospels should she start with? Do you recommend any complementary books for Bible study on those gospels?

Thank you and God bless you!

GREAT QUESTION:thumbsup:

1st Matthew, then John’s

God Bless you both!

And I suggest staying out of the OT until you have read ALL of the NT.

Here are two teaching that may help your wife understand my recommendations:

2nd. Peter 3: 14-17 “Therefore, beloved, since you wait for these, be zealous to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. And count the forbearance of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures. You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, beware lest you be carried away with the error of lawless men and lose your own stability

2nd. Peter 1: 16-21 “You will do well to pay attention to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.”

PLEASE let me know if I can be of further assistance

Patrick

 

[newcalling]

Luke and John. I think that Luke is the clearer of the synoptic gospels, and John is clear about salvation and has a certain fire to it. I also really like a lot that Matthew has which isn’t in Luke though. Matthew is my favorite, but I think that beginners do better with Luke and John. Mark is short and to the point, but most of it is also in Matthew and Luke. As to companion books, I’m not sure. I’ll leave that to others. I used to be protestant, and there was always too much emphasis on Paul. I think it is because Paul is at times confusing and can be twisted to say a number of things I don’t think he ever meant to say (like once saved always saved, and no need for works. ) Peter warned us that Paul’s words would be twisted by people.

 

[Christbearer03]

I would start with Mark or John. I believe Mark is the shortest, which might be a good introduction. John’s Gospel, however, contains many beautiful passages, such as the Bread of Life Discourse.

 

[Micosil]

Mark, and then John. The prologue to John is just… I have no words for it.