Tag: Wrong Questions

Luke 1:34 “How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”  The rhetorical question is an expression of disbelief, confusion and astonishment. It is a statement of surprise that reechoes doubts. Mary’s response was not necessarily a wrong question but a rhetorical communication of the numerous logical discourses that bombarded her...

Psalm 89:46 How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire? Exasperating questions intensify confusion rather than bringing relief or solutions. Exasperation is a state of intense annoyance, frustration, or anger after a period of unanswered prayers or unresolved problems. It is when someone feels that they are...

John 11:39 “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” Scientific reasoning will destroy scriptural reassurance. The power of God cannot be explained by science but science can be fully understood only...

Mark 16:3 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb. They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb? Anxious questions magnify fear, create mental exhaustion, weakens our faith and confidence and distorts perspectives. Anxiety can...

Judges 6:13 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.” Questions of doubt...

Luke 1:18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” Asking the right questions is a niche skillset that is incredibly important for growth and progress. Right questions bring clarity but wrong questions add to the confusion. Right questions shape...

Deuteronomy 6:16 Do not put the LORD your God to the test as you did at Massah. Asking the right questions is not just a communication skill but a “thinking advantage” that deepens understanding and improves decision making. If the head is thinking in the right direction, our lips will resound with wise questions. The mind directs the...