Why was my brother killed in a tragic car accident at the age of 16? My parents were never the same, even though their faith never wavered. Some questions are personal, doubtless with a history behind them: How did You part the Red Sea, get water from a rock, form a baby in the womb, and raise the dead? How did You create something out of nothing? Why did you accept half of Zaccheus’ possessions but required the rich young ruler to give his all? What would You have done had the Pharisees and Jewish leaders repented as You asked them to? Why didn’t You destroy Lucifer before he messed up Adam and Eve? Why did you tell the Syro-Phoenician woman that she was so unworthy and do it so sharply? When did You appear to James, your half-brother? Others posed their favorite scriptural question: Several would ask variations of the same question: Some thought we were talking about the Last Day when we will all stand before Him. Their answers ranged from “We will know as we are known at that time” and “We won’t be asking Him anything we’ll drop to our knees in worship.” The answers were all over the map, as we might expect. So, I put the question to Facebook friends: “If you could ask Jesus one question…” It was self-centered, but the Lord honored it with a serious answer. Peter said to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore, what shall we have?” ( Matthew 19:27). Great question and a good discussion to follow. However, once again, the questioner did not care for the Lord’s answer. The Pharisees came, testing Him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?” ( Matthew 19:3).Ī young man came to Him and said, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” ( Matthew 19:16). Little did they know the Lord had every intention of offending these hypocrites. We smile at the naivete of the disciples. His disciples said, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard (Jesus’ teachings about hypocrisy)?” ( Matthew 15:12). It’s not a bad question, although they didn’t care for the Lord’s answer. The tricksters asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” that they might accuse Him ( Matthew 12:10). The disciples of John asked why they had to fast, but Jesus’ disciples were not required to ( Matthew 9:14).
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