Thursday, July 22, 2021 The Core Issue "'Sir,' the woman said, 'you must be a prophet. So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped?'" (John 4:19-20 NLT). Sometimes when we share our faith, people want us to go off on a tangent. When we start talking to them about their need for God, they'll come back with questions like, "Well, if God is good, why does He allow suffering? And what about a person who has never heard the gospel? What will God do with them?" While you're answering one question, they're moving on to another. It's a diversionary tactic. That's what happened as Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman by the well. She was getting uncomfortable, so she tried to get Him off the subject. She said, "So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped?" (John 4:20 NLT). The Jews and the Samaritans had an ongoing debate about where they were to worship God. The Jews, of course, believed they should worship God in the temple that He had established in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, the Samaritans had their own temple and their own views. |
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