{"id":8587,"date":"2012-05-16T13:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=8587"},"modified":"2026-07-11T13:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:29:58","slug":"authenticity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/authenticity.htm","title":{"rendered":"Christ-like Communication: Authentic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jesus'How Jesus spoke flowed out of who Jesus was.\u00a0 Read through the Gospels and you will find the following aspects of Christ-like communication:<\/p>\n

authoritative<\/a>
\nawareness<\/a>
\navailable<\/a>
\napproachable<\/a>
\nattentive<\/a>
\nauthentic (topic of this post)<\/em>
\nadaptable<\/a>
\napplicational<\/a><\/div>\n
Authentic communication starts in the heart.\u00a0 Jesus Himself said,<\/div>\n
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The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. (Lk. 6:45)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

How We See Authenticity in Jesus Out of What’s In His Heart<\/h2>\n

Because Jesus was pure and sincere (Heb. 7:26)<\/span>, He did not use manipulative tactics in His communication.\u00a0 He refused to use flattery to get the religious leaders to follow Him.\u00a0 Jesus didn’t candy-coat what it would be like to be His disciple when people asked about it just to bump up the number of followers.<\/p>\n

Because Jesus was true, truth itself (Jn. 14:6)<\/span>, He could not be deceptive in His communication.\u00a0 He told the disciples what to expect.\u00a0 Jesus even told them how He genuinely felt (i.e., grieved in spirit).\u00a0 He said what was hard for people to hear rather than try to smooth it over to make them feel better.<\/p>\n

Because Jesus was humble, gentle, and meek (Matt. 11:29)<\/span>, He was not pretentious or pompous in His communication.\u00a0 He spoke in ways people would understand, not using high and lofty words just so people would realize how great He was.<\/p>\n

\"Christ-like<\/a>
\nThe Christ-like Communication Guide for Church Leaders<\/strong><\/a> contains this content along with some implications for church leaders about communicating authentically.<\/p>\n

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How Jesus spoke flowed out of who Jesus was.\u00a0 Read through the Gospels and you will find the following aspects of Christ-like communication: . . . authentic . . . Continue reading Christ-like Communication: Authentic<\/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":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","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