Luke
The main purpose of writing John's Gospel was to present Jesus as the divine Son of God and to strengthen the faith of believers in his identity and teachings. John also aimed to show how Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and to invite readers to believe in him for eternal life.
The Gospel according to John
"In the beginning"
A:The closest to this would be Mark's Gospel, beginning (KJV), "The beginning of the gospel [good news] of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." However, scholars suspect that the words "the Son of God" were not in the original version of this gospel.
Some denominations will rise for the Gospel reading as a mark of respect for and signifying the significance of the Gospel messages to Christians.
They wrote that we might believe in Jesus; as John said in the end of his gospel. But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. (John 20.31)
A:It is traditionally assumed that the apostles decided to put the words and deeds of Jesus into writing when they were beginning to become too old to pass those messages on reliably by word of mouth. This view assumes the gospels were probably written some time around the fifties of the first century. It is now recognised by biblical scholars that the first gospel to be put in writing was Mark's Gospel and that it was written approximately 70 CE, around forty years after the traditional date of the crucifixion of Jesus. The other gospels were written later in the first century and into the second century. Clearly, the original disciples would never have anticipated living this long, so the reason for putting the gospels into writing must be found elsewhere.As the authorship of the first gospel coincided with the destruction of the Temple at the end of the First Roman-Jewish War, it would seem likely that that event triggered the reason for writing Mark's Gospel. The Jews were in cultural shock, they could no longer perform their traditional sacrifices in the Temple, the priesthood without a purpose, and the Sadducees would soon disappear from history. It could be that Mark's Gospel was intended to show that Christianity was the natural successor to Judaism. The Gospel also showed that the Christians were loyal to the Roman Empire and that the Romans had nothing to fear from them.
The field-holler
Yes, see the beginning of the Gospel of John.
To spread the gospel to the sinners of the world.
A:The Gospel of Mark opens with the verse, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." however, there is reason to believe that this verse was not in the earliest copies of Mark.
Because Mark's gospel is the word of God which is truth and his gospel states: Mark 1.1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;