In the Gospels, Jesus was asked around 180 questions and He almost never gave a straight answer.
Instead he asked over 300 questions of His own. When we considered these facts last month we applied the lessons to situations in which we are on the receiving end. This month I want to consider the power of questions and how we can be proactive in asking them.
Questions foster curiosity
Recently I heard evangelicalism described by someone from the outside. We are, apparently, ‘people who don’t have any questions.’ There are many ways we could respond to that accusation, but it might be wise if one response was to ask some searching questions of ourselves. Do we position ourselves as Answer People rather than Questioning People? If so, what message does that send about the truth we have found? It might well communicate that we are satisfied with ‘answers on a postcard’ – that we’re content to keep our doctrine to that which can fit within an evangelistic tract. And how attractive is that for our questioning friends?
