What is the purpose of the 4 Gospels?

Question:

What is the purpose of the 4 Gospels?

Answer:

First, the Lord inspired four writers to write the account of the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. He wanted the four accounts to be written. 

We need all four Gospels to give us an understanding of the life and teachings of the Lord.  The four Gospels present the Lord in four different aspects.

Matthew portrays Him as the King.

Mark portrays Him as a Servant.

Luke portrays Him as a Man.

John portrays Him as the Son of God.

When discussing this question, I placed my Bible case in front of some young ones and asked them to describe it. I then asked those who could see the other side of the case to describe what they saw. Both witnesses had different viewpoints and had different descriptions of the case. All were correct, but it took all to get a complete description of the Bible case.  We get a complete description of the life of Christ in the four Gospels the Lord has given us.