What is the right way to answer a question during an interview? The goal is to give an answer that advances the opportunity for employment. A proper answer requires discernment. Is the interviewer asking to determine compatibility with the company’s environment or suitability to perform required tasks? Or is the interviewer looking for reasons to eliminate the applicant from a long list of potentials. The right way to answer a question requires an understanding of the person asking.
Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” (Luke 13:22–23).
The unidentified questioner asks Jesus what appears to be a well-prepared question. It’s direct, but the context fails to reveal the motive of the inquirer. Instead of giving a direct response, Jesus looks to the crowd and gives a dire warning: make every effort to enter through the narrow door. Jesus is the only Door to salvation.
Thought for Today: Knowledge of Jesus is not the same as having a personal relationship with Him.
Quicklook: Luke 13:22–27
