{"id":8475,"date":"2012-04-30T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=8475"},"modified":"2026-07-11T13:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:38:48","slug":"authoritative-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/authoritative-communication.htm","title":{"rendered":"Christ-like Communication: Authoritative"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JesusNo other person spoke like Jesus.\u00a0 Read through the Gospels and you will find the following aspects of Christ-like communication<\/a>:<\/p>\n

authoritative\u00a0(topic of this post)<\/em>
\naware<\/a>
\navailable<\/a>
\napproachable<\/a>
\nattentive<\/a>
\nauthentic<\/a>
\nadaptable<\/a>
\napplicational<\/a><\/div>\n

Jesus would speak with authority, like He knew the heart and ways of the Father.<\/p>\n

“When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.”\u00a0 (Matt. 7:28-29)\u00a0\u00a0 “They were amazed at his teaching, because his message had authority.”\u00a0 (Lk. 4:31-32, 36)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jesus’ Communication Was Authoritative<\/h2>\n

Notice how the way Jesus communicated:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. caused a reaction within the people<\/li>\n
  2. stood in contrast to others<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    While Jesus spoke with authority, He was not an authoritarian forcing people to accept His words.\u00a0 Though all authority belongs to Jesus (Matt. 28:18)<\/span>, He did not merely “tell” people what He knew they needed to hear.\u00a0 Rather, . . .<\/p>\n

    He asked questions.
    \nHe listened.
    \nHe responded.<\/div>\n

    \"Christ-like<\/a><\/p>\n

    In addition to the content on this page, the Christ-like Communication Guide for Church Leaders<\/strong><\/a> considers implications of this specific aspect of Christlikeness for leaders.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    No other person spoke like Jesus. Read through the Gospels and you will find . . . Jesus would speak like He knew the heart and ways of the Father. . . . Continue reading Christ-like Communication: Authoritative<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ministry-process-results","category-traits-ministry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t