Pondering Questions God Asks in The Bible?


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Why Do You Seek to Get Rid of Me?

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John 7:19
The Context: Some religious leaders were questioning Jesus’ teaching, ridiculing him because he didn’t have their “learning.” Jesus responded that while they sought their own glory, he was seeking the glory of God, who sent him. Then Jesus, as he so often did, cut to the core of the issue saying: (I paraphrase)

God Asks Us: “you claim to have the Law of Moses, but none of your keep it. And, you don’t simply wish to silence me, why do you seek to kill and get rid of me?”

JNE: There are three common stages of opposing Jesus’ words. 1. Belittle their knowledge and intelligence. 2. Think our superior understanding has dealt effectively with the issue. 3. Get ready for the coup-de-grace (conquer Him and all His followers). If we really think this is effective we only: 1: Reveal our own misunderstanding of the real issues of life. 2. Blindly reveal that we do not live the way we claim to live (our own hypocrisy). 3. Reveal our own real motives (seek our own glory). Such thinking is grounded in prideful arrogance. God’s perspective is the one we should always seek. All other perspectives have awful endings.

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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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