Pondering Questions God Asks in The Bible?


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Escape the judgement of God?

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Romans 2:3–4
The Context: Through Paul, God is challenging the self-righteous who judge sin in others while sinning themselves. Do they actually think their superficial religion will keep them from God’s judgement? Do they think that just because they haven’t been judged yet that God is pleased with their self-righteousness? The truth is that God is patiently waiting for them to wake up and repent.

God Asks Us: "Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?"

JNE: Spotting sin in other people’s lives is pretty easy. Admitting sin in my own life is much more difficult. It helps if I focus my attention on God’s amazing kindness and patience toward me. Do I realize that the richest thing in my life is God’s kindness to me? It is a very dangerous thing to think I have earned or deserve God’s love. What is something in my life with which God is being very patient? What is keeping me from repenting right now?

WHY GOD ASKS QUESTIONS?

It is easy to read the Bible and see only stories and rules. Even if a person can see the Bible as a revelation of Who God is and what He is like it can be difficult to fully realize that in the Bible God invites us to the amazing adventure of an eternal and perfect relationship with Him.

How often do we wish we could ask God questions and have Him give us a plain answer? God, why did You let my father die? God, why am I not getting well? God, why aren’t my plans working? And the questions go on and on and on. The questions aren’t always doubting or complaining, but sometimes simply curiosity. I assume that it is a surprise to most of us that in the Bible God asks us more than 500 questions.

Why does God ask us questions? Surely if God is GOD He knows the answer to all His questions. God does not need us to inform Him of our circumstances, thoughts or motives. God’s questions are always in a context and the reason for them is to prompt us to think more seriously about our lives. So really, the reason God asks us questions is because He cares so much about us.

More than just seeking to probe what we know or think, God's questions can:
>> motivate our curiosity.
>> prompt us to reevaluate the way we think and behave.
>> help us see things from a different perspective.
>> help us dig deeper into really important issues.
>> help us discover what we truly believe.
>> demonstrate that God is dynamically interested in us.
God asks us questions because He wants us to grow.
How important are God’s questions to you?

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