Summary of the Books of the New Testament Books

Summary of the books of the New Testament Books

Gospel of John

The Gospel of John is one of four gospels in the Bible. The book begins with the foundational truth about God. The book is about Christ's life. The book gives account for years of seeing Jesus here on earth. It identifies Jesus as the son of God and confirms the prophecy of John the Baptist. It gives account to the miracles Jesus preformed. The book shows lessons and instruction on how Jesus lived according to God's will for Him. It speaks of the importance of the relationship with Him. The gospel gives us many important lessons on how to live. The book began by confirming that Jesus is the Messiah. Then it brought clarity to what Jesus' purpose on earth was. It also gave us clarity on the truth about God, the truth about eternity and about making the choice of accepting Jesus as our personal Savior. John focused more on the spiritual, not like the other gospels that focused more on events.

Acts

The book of Acts is a narrative. The book focuses on Jesus expressing to the Apostles to spread the Gospel throughout the whole world. It speaks about Peter being a leader of congregation. It gives account to when the Holy Spirit descended upon them during Pentecost and they all started speaking in tongues. The book talks about how Peter and John cured a cripple. It shows us how Peter preached the Gospel fearlessly and gives us instruction on how to do it also. The story goes on to when he was thrown into jail. The church was divided into two and Stephen was stoned to death. It tells how they went around preaching the Gospel and starting churches. The book also talks and shows how Paul reached out to Rome. The book focuses on telling the story of Peter and Paul's journey to fulfill the great commission of spreading the truth of God.

Romans

The book of Romans is an epistle. The book focuses on the grace of God. It was a letter to Rome. The letter was written to bring Christian understanding and encouragement. The book starts by showing the bad of the world and how we need Jesus. Then it shared the Gospel with them. He talks about how living by the law and works does not make them righteous before God. He explains how righteousness comes from faith to the ones who believe in the Lord. The book gives us the contrast of living in bondage to the world and living free in the Lord. It goes on to show how to live by the spirit and letting God rule in our lives. It tells us that we are to be in the Word of God, so we can renew our minds. He goes on to tell us to love one another. And to always be on the lookout for false doctrines, teaching and division among us.

1 Corinthians

The book of 1 Corinthians is also an epistle. The focus was on Paul