Matthew, Mark, And Luke all have a way of complementing each other, yet they are all quite different.
Matthew directs his writing more to the Jewish audience. He is found trying to compare Old Testament Messianic prophesy to our Messiah, Jesus Christ. Do to a Jewish outlook he gives only the royal genealogy of Jesus. Matthew connects King David with Christ in order to show his Messianic Kingship.You'll find he also only writes of Christ's teaching.
With a Gentile point of view, Mark focuses upon Jesus's actions, such as miracles, Christ's suffering, and his ultimate sacrifice. Through Mark's words we see how Jesus' actions, came to have a meaning and teach us something. So in Mark,we are shown to show Christs' love through our actions.
Luke did his best to take what Christ taught and the things that he did and turn them around to show the world all that there was to know about the Messiah. Luke gives us a universal point of view, one that isn't directed to one group of people but to all. As we go along we come to the genealogy of Jesus once more, but instead of the Royal Lineage (like Matthew), we find the physical genealogy of Joseph (Christ's suspected father). And if you look closely, you'll find that instead of Josephs father, Jacob being listed it is actually Mary's father Heli, this being listed due to Jewish Tradition.
With Matthew's writings about Jesus's teaching and Mark's writings about Christ's actions, we find Luke intertwined the two. Matthew, Mark, and Luke each differ in the way they begin their writings. You'll find that Matthew and Luke begin their gospels with Christ's Birth, while Mark begins his with Christ's Baptism.
After reading each Gospel and learning a bit more about each one, I've found Luke to be more thorough in showing the life of Christ. He gives you both teaching & actions and I enjoy that about Luke. Because he doesn't really direct his Gospel towards anyone specifically, I feel most at home with Luke. I like that he just tries to tell the story and tell the world about Christ.This is something that all of us should strive to do as well, so his writing in my opinion is an excellent example for us all.
Matthew, Mark, and Luke gives us a glimpse into our Savior's life. Seeing His life played out in front of us, gives us a more intimate look into the role He would eventually play in each of our lives. We learn more about Him so we feel closer to Him. I'm grateful that these men took it upon themselves to show us this view of Him.
