Comments on: Your Favorite Gospel

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:52:01 +0000

Mark, because of the original (shorter) ending.

By: Amy Boone

Amy Boone — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:19:21 +0000

Hey there… I went to look at the Marketplace pics (since there was a very cute five year old with braids in the video Sunday!!!) and I couldn’t get the video to play. The picture slideshow worked, but not the video. I just tried to look at it again and the whole site is gone! Do you know what happened?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:48:39 +0000

Same as my favorite Beatle. (No, not St. Ringo.)

By: Gitlman

Gitlman — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:07:12 +0000

Easy. John. Dramatic.
“I always do what pleases the Father” — Jesus

By: tlhanger

tlhanger — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:56:46 +0000

Favorite is hard to define for me. I like them all.

By: Jeremy Houck

Jeremy Houck — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:04:35 +0000

John is my favorite. Let’s get to the cross as quickly as possible and then just camp out there for a while.

By: Keith Brenton

Keith Brenton — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:55:49 +0000

I like Luke, Part II.

Oh, I know; technically “Acts of the Apostles” is not a gospel. But the parallels with Luke are too cool to overlook … and you can’t miss the hint that there is gospel deep within when Luke begins Part II with the line:

“In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach …”

By: Paul W

Paul W — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:54:18 +0000

Mark….primarily for the exchange in chapter 9 re: “whoever is not against us is for us”!

Also Mike…wouldn’t it also be healthy to wonder what % of sermons got you in the most trouble? I’m sure most are thinking about the recent ones on the role of women, unity, etc., etc. I’m still laughing thinking about the Noah’s Ark one from the College days where each day more rabbits were introduced. Bet some of the more “mature” member probably weren’t amused.

By: David Johnson

David Johnson — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:37:16 +0000

qb,

It isn’t necessary to abandon a conservative understanding of Scripture (inerrancy, God-breathed, etc.) in order to affirm that the authors of the New Testament appropriated OT prophetic material in a way that is profoundly inconsistent with historical-grammatical exegesis.

By: Joel Maners

Joel Maners — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:58:37 +0000

I mostly relate to John. In the synoptic gospels, Jesus is teaching things and everyone seems to nod their heads and say, “Oh, now I get it.” But in John, everytime Jesus teaches something, people walk away confused or angry. The message seems to be this, now that you are thoroughly confused by Jesus, you have a question to ask yourself, “Am I going to follow Jesus because I understand him or am I going to follow him because I trust him?” That’s not an easy answer. If we follow because he makes sense to us, then we are really worshiping our ability to figure it out.

John 6:44

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:50:16 +0000

JOHN

I’ve always loved the amazing ‘little’ details he throws in to flesh the stories out. How great to have the benefit of his witness as a young man during Jesus’s ministry, and then later, with his letters, the wisdom of his many years!

(NT Wright is brilliant in ‘John for Everyone’, Parts I and 2)

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:49:24 +0000

Chris, I also fell in love with the Gospel of John in Ross’ class. His passion really wore off on me.

By: Adam G.

Adam G. — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:47:28 +0000

John was always my favorite Gospel, but now with N.T. Wright I’m discovering an interest in the synoptics. It’s too soon to say which one, though.

By: David U

David U — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:10:46 +0000

I don’t know if I have a “favorite”, because I appreciate them all so very much……..BUT, if I was pushed to the wall at gun point, I think I would have to go with John. It’s an adventure every time I read it!

By: Jeff W

Jeff W — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:04:41 +0000

I like how Matthew grounds me and Luke provokes me.

Matthew drives me back to the OT to find the Kingdom of Heaven there. In that way, for me, it serves as a recommendation of the radical behavior of Jesus in Luke. It’s as if Matthew says “Jesus is a totally legit prophet, because he preaches the word of God as faithfully as anyone before.” Then Luke comes along and says “‘Totally legit’ will blow your mind.”