The Pharisees loved to question Jesus and try to wrong foot him. But He was well able to ask questions Himself. ‘Who do men say that I am?’ He wanted to know who considered Him to be the Promised Messiah. Were they ready ready to accept His divinity? ‘Why are you afraid?’ We read so many times in the Bible not to fear. Fear is a very human weakness, there is so much to be afraid of but repeatedly He reminds us that He is the Comforter. ‘Do you believe?’ Jesus encouraged people to think for themselves what they actually thought the truth was.
Jesus asks us questions today. ‘What do we believe about God?’ ‘Why are we afraid and not trusting?’