I read what Ines Velasquez-McBryde had to say about the questions Jesus asked. Jesus was prone to ask many questions of his disciples and others, such as, “Who do people say that I am?” While teaching he said to the crowd, “Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye and do not notice the log in your own eye?” The interesting thing is that throughout the gospels Jesus asked 309 questions and was asked only 183 questions in return, but he directly answered only three of them. He often answered questions with another question, and sometimes the answers were really found in the questions themselves.
Of course, the Pharisees and Sadducees didn’t ask honest questions because they were out to trick Jesus. Just note how Jesus handled their question so wisely when asked if it was right to pay taxes to Ceaser by the Herodians and Pharisees. He responded by asking to see a denarius and then quizzed them of whose likeness and inscription was on it. When they said Caesar’s, Jesus told them, “Render to Caesar’s the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” (Mark 12:17) They marveled for He did not get tripped up, for He read their motive.
Jesus invites us to ask Him our questions. We all have them, and why not go to Him who is all-wise and all-knowing. We may also sense Him asking us questions: maybe if our motive is right, or if we believe something is from His hand rather than a coincidence.
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