by Adam Johnson
And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions. Matthew 22:46
Each of Jesus' opponents came to trap Him with His own words. Every question that they asked related specifically to beliefs they held strongly. The Herodians and Pharisees asked Him a political question, the Sadducees asked Him a resurrection question, and the scribes asked Him a law question. Jesus knew they maliciously brought these questions to Him to make Him fail before the people. However the word and wisdom of God brought these events to nothing. Man makes his own principles based on flawed premises, but Gods' word always brings these malicious attacks to futility.
How does this apply to our lives today? People have not changed in the ages since Jesus answered these questions, nor has God changed His responses to people. When we encounter the difficult questions and difficult people in life, it should not make us shrink in fear. It should challenge us to love them enough to give them straight Truth answers regardless of their motive.
Our goal is not simply to be "right" - rather it is to show the Love of God. People know their questions have been answered by God when it confronts them with their sin.God's Word stopped these men in their tracks, as it will stop all men one day. "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." - Philippians 2:10-11
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