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˘ Whyshouldwebecarefulnevertolethuman opinion or
tradition come ahead of God’s Word?—Matthew 15:2-11.
˘ When we are answering questions, why is it wise to direct
attention to the Bible?—Luke 10:25-28.
˘ How can we imitate Jesus in his willingness to let God’s
prophetic Word guide his life course and decisions?—Luke
18:31-34; 22:37.
˘ Whenever our beliefs come under attack, why should
we base any defense we make on God’s Word?—John 10:
31-39.
4:16, 17) Is that not a marvelous explanation of God’s
Word? No wonder “the crowds were astounded”!—Matthew
22:33.
22 Christians today have the privilege of imitating Jesus’
way of explaining God’s Word. Granted, we do not have a
perfect mind. Nonetheless, we often get to share with others
a scripture they already know and explain to them aspects
of it they may never even have considered. For instance,
they may have repeated “Hallowed be thy name”
and “Thy kingdom come” for a lifetime without ever
learning God’s name or what his Kingdom is. (Matthew
6:9, 10, King James Version) What a wonderful opportunity
we have when someone allows us to offer clear, simple
explanations of such Bible truths!
23 Quoting from God’s Word, defending it, and explaining
it are keys to imitating Jesus’ way of sharing the truth.
Let us next consider some of the effective methods Jesus
used to reach the hearts of his listeners with Bible truths.
22, 23. (a) How may we imitate Jesus in explaining God’s Word?
(b) What will we consider in the next chapter?