Four-Gospels Stephen Altrogge in his blog last week wrote a short post on the perspective of the Gospels.  In it, he made the point that “we’re not the main point of the Gospels”, Jesus is. 

All too often we read the Gospels looking for something in us or for us, rather than desiring to learn more about who Jesus is.  “The Gospels portray Jesus in order to elicit our faith and worship, not primarily in order to show us how he can meet our needs.”

He suggests asking three questions (courtesy of Jeff Purswell):

  • What is there in these verses that causes me to stand in awe of Christ?
  • What is there in these verses that causes me to love Christ more?
  • What is there in these verses that demonstrates the all-sufficiency of Christ for a particular area in my life?

This is an excellent reminder for me to “reposition” both my heart and perspective as I study God’s Word.

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