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Why are there four gospels?

And to kick off this Christ-centered part of the Bible, the New Testament begins with four gospels, each of which presents Jesus Christ from a different angle, and each portraying a different side of Him.

The Gospel of Matthew testifies that He is the King, the Christ of God prophesied in the Old Testament, who brings the kingdom of the heavens to the earth. The Gospel of Mark tells us that He is the Servant of God, laboring for God faithfully. Mark’s account is most simple, for a servant does not warrant a detailed record. The Gospel of Luke presents a full picture of Him as the only proper and normal man who ever lived on this earth; as such a man, He is the Savior of mankind. The Gospel of John unveils Him as the Son of God, the very God Himself, who is life to God’s people.
–“Recovery Version of the New Testament,?pages 5-6, footnote 1:1¹ (Living Stream Ministry)

The genealogy in Matthew shows that Jesus is the King, as prophesied in the Old Testament. By giving an account of all Christ’s ancestors, the genealogy proves that He is the proper successor to the throne of King David. The genealogy in Luke shows that Jesus is a proper and normal man, proving his qualification to be to be the Savior of mankind. The gospel of Mark does not include a genealogy because the book details Christ’s life as a servant. The same is true for the gospel of John, which unveils that Jesus is God. (Recomposed from paragraph three of footnote 1:1¹ on page 6 of the Recovery Version of the New Testament.)