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Jun 18, 2012 · Jesus used simple, short questions to create a connection and draw people in. In the Gospel of Matthew, for example, he frequently asks his disciples “What do you think?”
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Jan 24, 2020 · Jesus asked a variety of questions. Here are a few examples. Questions to make a human connection: When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman.
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Jesus asks questions that can be easily answered (Matthew 5:13) and questions with no obvious answer (Luke 18:19). And he answers questions with questions of his own, either to drive home a point (Luke 7:42) or to expose duplicity (Mark 12:14–15), or to get people thinking.
- “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:3). This passage is part of the Beatitudes, (The Sermon on the Mount) which encompass the greater part of Matthew 5-7).
- “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” (Matthew 8:26). We can imagine the Lord Jesus may have become sinlessly impatient with His disciples. After spending so much time under His holy tutelage, it’s easy for us to think, “Why are these guys so dull?”
- “For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?” (Matthew 9:5). Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees after they admonished Him for healing on the Sabbath.
- “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?” (Mark 4:21). Jesus was explaining the purpose and importance of the parables to His disciples.
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We LOVE answers in our culture. Answers mean that we have knowledge and most people would much rather give an answer than ask a question. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 8:1-3that knowledge puffs us up. It makes us feel better about ourselves, superior to those around us. And we eat that up. We love having knowledge and showing others what we know. ...
It would take quite some time to go through each individual question that Jesus asked. So what we are going to do instead is look at the categories, or kinds, of questions asked and see what we can learn. This isn’t going to be an exhaustive list. The purpose of this isn’t to catalog each question, but rather to help us grow in our faith. If you ar...
Jesus preferred asking questions over giving answers. These questions continue to teach us incredible lessons today and can help us grow in our faith. And they also teach us an important lesson about how we interact with those around us. We should be quick to ask questions and slower to give answers. The biggest life change happens when we give peo...
Nov 12, 2021 · To determine why Jesus frequently used questions in His teaching, first consider the types of questions He asked. Jesus didn’t limit His questions to those that elicited what people knew. He went beyond mere recall of information to causing people to reflect or evaluate.
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Aug 11, 2015 · When Jesus taught one of the most important things in the Bible, he chose to ask a question first. Why? All the great Sunday school lessons , small group discussions, and Bible study meetings have something in common: they involve engaging questions.
