Easy Overview of the New Testament

[339 words] It isn’t uncommon today to hear someone say that it is impossible to understand the Bible. It seems to me that this is a reflection on God. Is God not powerful enough, smart enough, and loving enough to give us a Book we can understand? Certainly, He is. The problem, therefore, when it comes to understanding the Bible, lies with men, not with God. We shouldn’t make the Bible harder to understand than it is. Here is a simple, easy-to-remember overview of the New Testament: Think of Matthew through John as the “Belief Section.” These four books were written to inform us of the life of Christ and to produce faith in our hearts (John 3:16; 8:24; 20:30-31). Think of the Book of Acts as the “Unique Section.” Acts is unique in that it is the only book of the Bible that gives an example of a person…