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Do You Teach as Jesus Did?The Watchtower—1994 | October 15
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But the miracles were not the only things that drew them; large crowds came also for the spiritual healing provided when Jesus was teaching. Note their response, for example, after hearing his famous Sermon on the Mount: “When Jesus finished these sayings, the effect was that the crowds were astounded at his way of teaching;
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Do You Teach as Jesus Did?The Watchtower—1994 | October 15
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His Teaching Reached the Heart
3. How did Jesus’ delivery of his message differ from that of the scribes and the Pharisees?
3 The difference between Jesus’ teaching and that of the scribes and the Pharisees was not only the content—truths from God in contrast with burdensome oral traditions from men—but also the way it was delivered. The scribes and the Pharisees were arrogant and harsh, haughtily demanding exalting titles and sneeringly dismissing the crowds as “accursed people.” Jesus, though, was meek, mild, kind, sympathetic, and often yielding, and he was moved with pity for them. Jesus taught not only with correct words but also with winsome words from his heart, which went directly to the hearts of his hearers. His joyful message drew people to him, brought them early to the temple to hear him, and caused them to hang onto him and listen to him with pleasure. They turned out in droves to hear him, declaring: “Never has another man spoken like this.”—John 7:46-49; Mark 12:37; Luke 4:22; 19:48; 21:38.
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