Some denominations will rise for the Gospel reading as a mark of respect for and signifying the significance of the Gospel messages to Christians.
The Gospel according to John
Gospel means "The Good News".
"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.
Luke
Yes, see the beginning of the Gospel of John.
The field-holler
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.
the issacs
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;
The book in the Bible that marks the beginning of the New Testament is the Gospel of Matthew.
There are 17 occurrences of the exact phrase "In the beginning" in the KJV starting with the first book of Genesis.Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."