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“NEVER HAS ANOTHER MAN SPOKEN LIKE THIS” 117
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˘ How might Jesus’ comments help you to choose your words
when you are giving talks in the congregation?—Matthew
11:25.
˘ In what ways can public speakers imitate Jesus’ use of this
type of question?—Matthew 11:7-9.
˘ How might you make discreet use of hyperbole in your
teaching?—Matthew 7:3; 19:24.
˘ How could we, like Jesus, use object lessons in teaching others?—John
13:5, 14.
the congregation, we can also use the “how much more
so” line of reasoning to highlight Jehovah’s qualities and
ways. For example, to show that the doctrine of eternal
torment in hellfire actually dishonors Jehovah, we
might say: “What loving father would punish his child
by holding his child’s hand in a fire? How much more
must the very idea of hellfire be repugnant to our loving
heavenly Father!” (Jeremiah 7:31) To assure a depressed
fellow believer of Jehovah’s love for him, we could say:
“If Jehovah considers even a tiny sparrow to be of value,
how much more must he care about and love each of his
earthly worshippers, including you!” (Matthew 10:29-
31) Such reasoning can help us to reach the hearts of
others.
21 After examining just three of the teaching methods
that Jesus used, we can easily see that those officers who
failed to arrest him were not overstating matters when
they said: “Never has another man spoken like this.” In
the next chapter, we will discuss the teaching method for
which Jesus is perhaps best known, that of using illustrations.