Sunday, June 17, 2012

Answering Questions With A Question!



‘Answering Questions With A Question.’
Matthew 21:23-27.
a)       Matthew 21:23. Jesus went into the Temple and was Teaching.
b)       Matthew 21:23. The Jewish Priests asked Jesus about His Authority, who had given Him Authority to Teach in the Temple?
c)       Matthew 21:24. Jesus was to ask them a question, if the Jewish Priests could answer His question, He would answer theirs.
d)       Matthew 21:25-26. The question was about the Baptism Ministry of John the Baptist.
e)       Matthew 21:27. The Jewish Priests could not answer Jesus so He would not answer them.
(Through this QT I know that often it is good to be Answering Questions With A Question)
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‘Do Not Be Impressed By The World.’
a)       Matthew 4:8. To be impressed by the World system is a temptation from Satan.
b)       1 Corinthians 1:20. God makes foolishness of the wisdom of the World system.
c)       Revelation 11:15. The Kingdom of the World system will become the Kingdom of our Lord.
d)       1 John 2:15-16. We are not to love the things of the World system.
(This Second one is a strong and timely reminder for me: Do Not Be Impressed By The World)
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Chris.
Sometimes we attempt to make relationships through asking questions. Sometimes we try to have conversations with our loved ones through asking questions. Jesus was very cautious about answering people’s questions. He would sometimes answer their question with His own question. There are many better ways to build fellowship and friendship than asking questions.

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