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... We can be grateful that Luther took a stand of conviction and worked tirelessly to bring the word of God to common people, so that they could develop deeper faith in Jesus Christ. ... “We are saved by the grace of God, through faith in Jesus Christ,” he proclaimed. ... Faith is best defined as “trust,” he said; it is a willingness to rely on Jesus through all the challenges of life. ... He hears that Jesus is coming, and cries out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! ...
Bartimaeus believes that Jesus has power to make him whole, and he trusts him to work for good in his life. Jesus stops, and asks him, “What do you want me to do for you? ... ” Jesus restores his sight, and he gives Bartimaeus credit by saying, “Your faith has made you well.” The beggar gets up, and begins his new life not by going home, but by following Jesus on the way to Jerusalem (vv. ...
Jesus asked questions more frequently than he gave answers. ... In 67 of those dialogues, Jesus asks 58 questions. In fact, in the four gospels, Jesus asks almost four times as many questions than he gives answers. ... People were quick to raise their hands in Jesus’ day, seemingly knowing the answers.
Only more often than not, Jesus didn’t ask questions to see how much people knew. ... Jesus usually plied the questions he asked other for than the acquisition of knowledge. ...
Apparently if you met Jesus on the street, he was more likely to ask you something than to tell you something:
Why do you call me good? ...
Jesus was perceptive enough to know Bartimaeus was blind, and he was perceptive enough to work out people’s motivations before they spoke.
The question Jesus asked of the listener was like a sharp stick poked into the backside of a fence sitter. ...
Jesus wanted people to stand and make a decision. ...
Jesus’ questions are like the “handshaking” that you hear when you go online and connect a computer to a provider using an old fashioned modem. ...
It is almost as if Jesus spoke Modem Language. ... ”
As I said, the questions and parables Jesus used were like sharp sticks, which provoked people to take a stand. The surprise is that Jesus didn’t exert undue pressure on you to land on his side of the fence. ...
Jesus wanted people to choose—he refused to talk them into following him; he refused to prove who or what he was.
Approximate Word count = 2058
Approximate Pages = 8.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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