Jesus encouraged questions. He answered thought provoking questions with His own questions that made the disciples think deeply. His parables illustrate application long after a reading of the story. A curious mind seeks out answers and applications for life. I’ve spent too much time protecting myself from being overly questioning, fearing I might have to eliminate assumptions about faith that do not match Scripture. Relationships grow as we question together, learning to understand the complexities of life. I shrink away from someone shouting that he / she is right all the time on every issue.
“ Jesus and Questions:
Jesus asked 307 questions.
He answered very few.
He rarely offered bullet points.
He never handed out a fill-in-the-blank worksheet.
And no one ever sat silently while he talked for 30 minutes and then dismissed the crowd with a song.
Jesus didn’t preach like we do.
He disrupted.
He invited.
He unsettled.
He engaged.
He created what Dan White Jr. calls “curiosity-creating events”, spiritual openings that required response, not just reception.” - Paul Dazet
“The Kingdom is where everything is turned upside down. Those who are marginal, those considered not respectable, are suddenly proclaimed as the people who are called to the Kingdom. The part of us that is weak, broken, or poor suddenly becomes the place where something new can begin. Jesus says, “Be in touch with your brokenness. Be in touch with your sinfulness. Turn to God because the Kingdom is close at hand. If you are ready to listen from your brokenness then something new can come forth in you.” - Henri Nouwen
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