Jesus communicated from the vantage points of both God and man. Read through the Gospels and you will find the following aspects of Christ-like communication:
awareness
available
approachable
attentive
authentic
adaptable
applicational
Many accounts in the Gospels show Jesus addressing people’s concerns before they spoke. In other situations, Jesus was a step ahead of what they were saying, ready to take the conversation to the next level. He had an awareness of people’s needs that enabled Him to communicate in ways that truly spoke to the moment. He was aware of their thoughts and what was in their hearts. Consider Luke 5:17-26 —
“When Jesus saw their faith, he said, ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven.'” (Lk. 5:20)
Notice that Jesus “saw” their faith. Friends of a paralytic man went to great effort to bring this man to Jesus. Scripture does not record the paralytic lowered through the roof saying a word, nor his friends. Jesus didn’t have to be God to know they had faith. He observed their actions.
“The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, ‘Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?’ Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked …” (Lk. 5:21-22)
How did Jesus know what they were thinking? Certainly the God-factor enabled Jesus to know people’s thoughts. They might have had stern looks on their faces and arms folded tightly in front of them. Scripture does not say. Or, maybe He noticed who was before Him — Pharisees and teachers of the law. Aware of their backgrounds, Jesus would know the kind of reaction His comment would evoke within them.
The Christ-like Communication Guide for Church Leaders contains the content on this page along with implications of this specific aspect of Christ-likeness for church leaders.
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