The Inquisitive Christ: 12 Engaging Questions

by Cara L. T. Murphy

Overview

In this inspiring book, learn to know Jesus more deeply by exploring twelve questions He uses to bring us closer to Him.
 
There is an incredible truth about the nature of Christ: the Son of God is a curious God who asks. And His questions are life changing. The answer to your need for connection, to your spiritual doubt and restlessness, can be found by examining God's questions.
 
Scripture reveals that Jesus asked over 300 questions to teach, engage, and invite us closer. Now, experience an intimate and transformative conversation with the Son of God by exploring twelve of the most powerful questions from the Gospels. Through Christ's questions, you'll be captivated by the truth of His love and desire to walk in union with you, His Kingdom preparations for you, and the relevance of His promises in your life. Let Jesus ask and He'll ignite your imagination, intellect, heart, and soul.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781546038375
Publisher:	FaithWords
Publication date:	03/24/2020
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	1,078,524
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Cara L. T. Murphy is an American-born, Irish-bred writer and teacher. An instructor with Liberty University's School of Divinity, Cara trains students toward a passion for knowing the God of the Scriptures. With her husband and two daughters, she lives in Virginia and adventures in County Kerry, Ireland, seeking more of God in all the unveiled places. Cara is a pilgrim who reads constantly, cultivates both conversations and her roses, and in all things desires journeying deeper into the wild country of the Living Word. Cara holds a Master of Arts in Religious Studies, specializing in biblical languages. Cara lives with her family in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Part I Breaching the Barricade of Doubt

Chapter 1 "Where Is Your Faith?" 9

Drowning in the Current of Mistrust

Chapter 2 "Do You Not Yet Understand?" 28

Recognizing the Soul's Need for Questions

Part II Pushing Against the Natural

Chapter 3 "Why Are You Sleeping?" 49

Struggling with Spiritual Narcolepsy

Chapter 4 "What Do You Want Me to Do for You?" 71

Pursuing the Nature of True Desire

Chapter 5 "Why Are You Trying to Kill Me?" 92

Demanding Guarantees from Jesus

Part III Joining the Intimate Conversation

Chapter 6 "Still You Do Not Know Me?" 115

Avoiding Intimacy with Jesus

Chapter 7 "How Can You Ask-Where Is the Father?" 138

Introducing the Orphan to Family

Chapter 8 "Have You Anything Here to Eat?" 159

Exposing the Belief in an Irrelevant God

Part IV Entering a Deeper Commitment

Chapter 9 "Do You Want to Be Well?" 179

Considering the Offer of Healing

Chapter 10 "How Many Loaves Do You Have?" 198

Investing in Kingdom Life

Chapter 11 "Do You See These Great Buildings?" 223

Choosing Against Self-Promotion

Chapter 12 "What If Salt Loses Its Saltiness?" 246

Tasting the Everlasting Covenant

Appendix: 100 Questions Jesus Asked 263

Notes 269

About the Author 276

Editorial Reviews

"[A] call to a vital and powerful relationship with Jesus...delivered with a prophetic power that will bring many readers to a point of decision."—-Dr. Donald Fowler, former book review editor, Grace Theological Review

"Jesus used two disarming methods to lovingly lay bare the human heart: question and story. In THE INQUISITIVE CHRIST, Cara Murphy, by way of Scripture and strikingly honest personal stories, leads us deep into the questions Jesus asked—and still asks. The Master, we learn, never uses questions to shame or accuse but always to invite and illuminate and usher us, if we're willing, into freedom and life."—-Brian Morykon, director of communications, Renovaré

"It's been a long time since I've read a book with such lovely prose. It's been a long time since I've read a book that asks such probing questions. THE INQUISITIVE CHRIST is an exquisite work, one for those who seek not only truth, but goodness and beauty, too."—-Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well and Fierce Convictions

"Cara L. T. Murphy offers an exquisitely unique and refreshing look at the spacious questions of Jesus Christ. As she skillfully guides you into their rich and powerful complexity, you will find yourself on an adventure with God that is profoundly intimate and real."—-Dr. Lisa Sosin, psychotherapist, professor, Ph.D program director

"A journey with THE INQUISITIVE CHRIST through our failures, confusion, and suffering to the authentic and intimate relationship with the God our restless hearts long for."—-Dr. Mark D. Allen, executive director, Center for Apologetics and Cultural Engagement, Liberty University, and coauthor of Apologetics at the Cross

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