Why are there four Gospels—and why don’t they all tell the story of Jesus the same way?

In this episode of Faith Explained, we explore the background, intent, and theological purpose behind each of the Gospel accounts—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—as well as the book of Acts. Rather than flattening them into four interchangeable biographies, this episode shows how each Gospel offers a distinct portrait of Jesus shaped by audience, historical context, and theological focus.

We’ll look at why Matthew emphasizes fulfillment and Torah, why Mark centers the suffering Messiah, why Luke highlights compassion and inclusion, why John presses deeply into Jesus’ divine identity, and how Acts continues the story through the work of the Holy Spirit and the early Church.

This episode is for anyone who has wondered why the Gospels feel different, how to read them faithfully, and how their diversity actually strengthens Christian theology rather than weakening it.

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Do feelings matter in the Christian life, or are they something we’re supposed to ignore?

In this episode of Faith Explained, we take a deeper theological look at experience and its role in Christian faith. Rather than treating feelings as either the enemy of faith or its highest authority, this episode explores why experience must be interpreted, formed, and discerned.

We examine how modern Christianity often mistakes emotional intensity for spiritual encounter, why feelings are real but unreliable as guides to truth, and how Scripture, tradition, and formation help us understand where experience fits and where it doesn’t. This episode also addresses why seasons of dryness, silence, or emotional absence are not signs of spiritual failure, but are often part of deepening faith.

This conversation is for anyone who has felt pressure to feel God in order to trust Him, or who has been confused by an emotionalized version of Christianity that equates faith with intensity rather than faithfulness.

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