Jesus Christ: The Four Gospels Of Jesus

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The four Gospels of Jesus Christ is an excellent master plan of identifying His life, and purpose in who Jesus is. In the scripture, Matthew 16:13-16, New International Version, Jesus challenged his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” When the disciple answered Jesus’ question, they only replied to what they observed; however, the people sincerely did not know. With the observation of the disciples, “Some says John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” (Matthew 16:14) Jesus perceived the people’ lack of knowledge of who He is; however, what does His disciples understood Him to be? As a result of Jesus' discernment, Jesus directed the question to His disciples, knowing that Simon Peter

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