The Lord often uses the mode of questioning to reach people. Most of the questions God asks are not rhetorical , He does want an answer from us . He does this to draw us out into the open so that we will defend our answer. And in this process we get to see our own heart, we get to see our own motives and evaluate our actions in light of God’s Word.
One of the classic questions God has ever asked is found near the beginning of the human race.
If a man dies, shall he live again ?
In the midst of his suffering , Job answers one of the most profound questions ever asked.
Job 14:13 “Oh, that You would hide me in the grave, That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past,
That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me! 14 If a man dies, shall he live again?
“What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”
Matt 27:15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished. 16 And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17 Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” 18 For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy.
What must I do to be saved?
The word save, or saved, in the original text is “ Sozo” or Diasozo which means: salvation unto eternal life, deliverance from bondage, deliverance from danger and suffering, plus healing from sickness and disease.
Paul and Silas and the Jailer
How Shall We Escape, If We Neglect So Great Salvation?
Heb 2:1 So we must listen very carefully to the truths we have heard, or we may drift away from them. 2 For since the messages from angels have always proved true and people have always been punished for disobeying them, 3 what makes us think that we can escape if we are indifferent to this great salvation announced by the Lord Jesus himself and passed on to us by those who heard him speak? TLB
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“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
Acts 19:1 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
So they said to him,”We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?”
So they said,”Into John’s baptism.”
4 Then Paul said,”John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. 7 Now the men were about twelve in all. NKJV
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Gen 3:1 “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” NKJV
This question posed by Satan to the woman is the classic deception of questioning God’s commandment and His authority to enforce it. Satan used this same tactic on Jesus of Nazareth at the beginning of His ministry. He has used it against every human ever born. The purpose of the question or sometimes a subtle inference is to stir up doubt and confusion concerning God’s Word. It is the old bate and trap method used to bind men in sin and darkness.
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