Why jesus asked questions

It was this that Jesus hated the most with the Pharisees and leaders of Israel and unfortunately it hasn't disappeared in the centuries since that day. Polls tell us grossly inflated percentages of those that claim to be Christians in the Western world.

And yet, unfortunately, much of it is in name only and doesn't result in a changed life. Jesus said that we are not only to hear His words but also to act on them.

Question 6. Do you believe this? The Bible says that without faith it is impossible to please God. We must believe. It is not an optional extra. Here was a story that involved great sadness but also great hope. Lazarus, Mary and Martha's brother had died. Yet Jesus said that He is the resurrection and the life and that everyone who lives and believes will never die! Then He adds the personal penetrating question This question is obviously not just directed at Mary or Martha.

It is a question that all must answer for their own life. Yes, without faith it is impossible to please God but with faith in the Lord Jesus we have everlasting life.

Faith is not just a one-off event either but is required continually as we walk through this life. Jesus once asked this question of some blind men who wanted to see again: "Do you believe that I am able to do this? Then He touched their eyes, saying, "It shall be done to you according to your faith. Question 7. Those that were healed Where are they? And he was a Samaritan.

But the nine--where are they? Here, I believe, is a story that again shows the heart of man. Ten lepers cry out to Jesus for healing and instead of healing them straight away, Jesus asks them to go show yourselves to the Priests. This of course was what a leper had to do according to Lev to be declared clean. So it took faith on the part of the lepers to start the journey to the Priests without yet having been healed and this is commendable on their part. As they went on their journey they where miraculously healed and made clean!

You can only imagine the joy that went through the hearts of those lepers to be finally free from this dreadful disease! And yet we are told that only one leper went back to thank and praise Jesus for what He had done! So Jesus asks the question of the others - 'Where are they?

Sin is a disease that has affected the every man and every woman on this planet. Yet Jesus paid the price so that all could be free from this disease of sin! And yet how many truly thank and praise Him for that? This story reminds us to have thankful hearts. The Psalmist said 'Bless the Lord oh my soul and forget not any of His benefits! Question 8. Are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?

Luke While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him. Did they want a hand-out or did they truly believe Who He was and what He could do? This seemed like an odd question for Jesus to ask a man who had been an invalid for 38 years. The man had been lying by the pool of Bethesda waiting to be cured by a Spirit that would occasionally stir up the waters. Jesus wanted to know if the man knew what he wanted.

When we complain to God about our circumstances or give Him excuses as to why we are still in the same place, spiritually or emotionally, year after year, perhaps the question He still aims at our hearts is Do you want to get well?

Do you want to move forward, spiritually? Do you want to make progress emotionally? Do you want to go to a new place where God can be your all-in-all, not the situation that you have let define you? Open my eyes to see You for Who You are. Open my ears to hear Your voice. Heal my legs so I can follow You. Heal my heart so I can love You more. In Matthew , Jesus asked His followers why they were so afraid their boat would overturn on account of some wind and waves, especially since He was right there in the boat with them.

Certainly, if the Son of God was in their midst, they would safely get to the other side of the lake. You and I have Jesus with us in every circumstance we encounter. Furthermore, He has promised to never leave us or desert us. Hebrews So, what are we so afraid of? I want my answer to be Forgive me, Lord, for fearing that anything is stronger than You or outside of Your control.

If Jesus can walk on the water, turn water into wine, and give you living water, surely He can keep you from the waters that threaten to rock your boat. Jesus likely asked this question in Mark out of frustration.

Jesus had just fed four thousand people with seven loaves of bread and a few fish. Prior to that, he had fed another 5, with just five loaves of bread and two fish, healed a deaf and mute man, cast a demon out of a young girl just by saying the words, and walked on water in front of them while they watched from a storm-tossed boat! What more did they need to see to understand that He was the Son of God? He came to liberate us.

He came to encourage us to ask what we think about God. He presented parables to get us to stop and think, to question our own perception of God, to draw us into questioning what our own beliefs about God's nature and plans are. Jesus showed us that not only is it okay to question who God is -- what his nature is, how he operates, and how he thinks of us -- it is actually the only way to truly step out of the prison of belief-by-indoctrination that religion binds us to.

The further away you travel from religion and the know-it-all mindset you inherit with it, the more freedom you find in asking questions about your faith. You no longer feel obligated to pledge undivided allegiance to your doctrines. You become pleased to put them on trial, to examine then, and to discard them if they are found to be without substance. You begin to enjoy the engagement of such questions with others; whether they agree or disagree is no longer the point. The point is to have an honest, respectful and open conversation.

You get used to being uncomfortable with new questions. More than that, you begin to expect them to arise and for your next rabbit-hole experience to begin where you follow questions wherever they take you, and discover truth in strange and wonderful ways. The starting point of organized religion is answers. When you enter into it you are stuffed full, and over time you get into the habit of stuffing newcomers with the same answers. This is in essence what the parable of the Good Samaritan is Luke Jesus was asked a question of what is needed for eternal life.

Why tell a story and ask a question? Jesus was trying to show the lawyer who asked the question that he was going about it the wrong way.

His intent was wrong. He was trying to get the lawyer to evaluate his life and his heart and see that his intentions were off. The questions Jesus asked of intent helped those on the receiving end evaluate their life and see where their hearts were truly at. First, Jesus cares about the problems we are facing and wants to bring healing. BUT- He will only do it if we allow it. Permission is sacred. The questions are an invitation to a better life. For more about why permission is sacred, check out: What Revelation Really Means.

Second, Jesus wants his followers to have the same compassion he has. Jesus is using a question to help them see their compassion is lacking. Many of the questions Jesus asked centered around life and faith. These questions reveal that we are often focused on the wrong thing. We get distracted so easily by something less important.

These questions Jesus asked help us see what we have made most important and correct the priorities in our life. I choose to end with these questions because I think they are the most incredible questions Jesus asked. He lays his heart on the line in moments of incredible vulnerability and shows his humanity. If they actually want to be with him.