Gospel vs Bible
There are many books of importance when it comes to finding meaning of life and dealing with its problems, but none comes even close to the Bible. People have loved the religious book of the Christians, and there have also been people who differ from the views of the bible though all accept that it is the cornerstone of civilization and a leading light for hundreds of millions of Christians around the world. There is another term Gospel that confuses some of the faithful adherents because of the literal meaning of the word good news or god spell. This article attempts to highlight the differences between gospel and bible for the readers.
Bible
Bible is the religious book of the Christians just as Quran is for the Muslims, or Gita is for the Hindus. It is believed to be the word of god and the entire scripture that contains both the Old Testament, as well as the New Testament. The book contains texts that are sacred to both the Christians as well as Jews. In fact, there are in total 66 books contained in Bible. Bible has been written by different authors in different times spanning a long period of around 1600 years.
Bible is all about God and the message he wanted to give us humans. Bible is the story of Jesus, his life, his actions, and his sacrifice for the salvation of mankind. The stories and anecdotes recounted in Bible were not written when they occurred. They were handed down to many generations before they were finally written. The fact that these stories were written by different authors make their versions different, but there is also a remarkable unity in this difference.
Gospel
Bible makes mention of the word Gospel a number of times. The literal meaning of the word in Greek is good news. Thus, it is the message of the god to the mankind. However, there are 4 different books by the name of Gospel inside bible that tell us all about the life and sacrifice of Jesus such as the gospel of Matthews etc. The central message of the bible remains the fact that God loved mankind so much that he gave away his only son for the salvation of human beings.
What is the difference between Gospel and Bible?
• Bible is the sacred book of the Christians that contains the gospels.
• Gospel is a word that literally means good news or God Spell.
• Gospels are believed to be the message of Jesus.
• There are 4 main gospels such as the gospel of Matthews.
• The word gospel has been mentioned 75 times in the New Testament.
• Some believe gospels to be the cornerstone of bible.
• The core of bible is contained in the gospels.
• The authors of the 4 gospels are called the evangelists.
“The stories and anecdotes recounted in Bible were not written when they occurred. They were handed down to many generations before they were finally written.”
The New Testament was written during the time of the Apostles and by some of the Apostles or their scribe.