"15 ¶ Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way." (Matthew 22: 15-22)
"59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven." (Matthew 26: 59-54)
"37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him." (John 10: 37-38)
"15 ¶ Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother." (Matthew 18: 15)
"31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you." (Ephesians 4: 31-32)
"12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." (2 Timothy 3: 12)
"19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:" (James 1: 19)
And here's the end part of the commentary entitled: "The Spirit will guide me as I proclaim the Savior’s gospel." :
"In addition to studying section 71, you might also explore how the Savior responded to His critics during His mortal ministry. Here are some examples: Matthew 22:15–22; 26:59–64; John 10:37–38. What do you learn from Him? What additional insights do you gain from Matthew 18:15; Ephesians 4:31–32; 2 Timothy 3:12; James 1:19?
How might His counsel apply to situations you face today? You might consider ways to peacefully correct falsehoods in your own words. For example, you might start by expressing respect for the other person’s views, and then you could share in a humble and kind way what you believe about Jesus Christ and His teachings. To prepare for these occasions, perhaps you could practice this approach with friends or family members.
See also Topics and Questions, “Helping Others with Questions,” Gospel Library; Dallin H. Oaks, “Loving Others and Living with Differences,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2014, 25–28; Jörg Klebingat, “Valiant Discipleship in the Latter Days,” Liahona, May 2022, 107–10."
These are the things I learned from the Savior's examples from Matthew 22:15–22; 26:59–64; John 10:37–38:
- He gives clarity by asking questions about the obvious.
- He holds His peace and declares the truth when given the opportunity.
- He persuades those who don't believe to believe.
And here are the additional insights I gained from Matthew 18:15; Ephesians 4:31–32; 2 Timothy 3:12; James 1:19:
- He wants me to go to the one who has wronged me and talk to him alone about what his fault. If he listens to me then I gained him as my brother.
- He wants us to put away all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking with all malice. And He wants us to be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven us.
- He gives us a heads-up by telling us that all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
- He admonishes us to be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
There were a couple of situations I got in last year actually. First, a colleague who is a fellow Christian told me she's a member of the Church as well when she learned the name of the Church that I belong. And in another situation is an interaction with a Buddhist colleague. Will write more details on this later on today. My Christian colleague eventually showed up, and attended the Church service twice so far after I started inviting her. While my Buddhist colleague who was my immediate head at work last year wasn't really able to catch the message of the analogy I shared with her-how people in relation to God got the same attitude as our little 2-3 year old nursery students in relation to us (their teachers). Some of our students would not ask for help and move forward doing something challenging for them on their own and get hurt. People would also do things on their own even when they need help. They don't ask help from God and they get hurt. I shared these thoughts with her because one of our students hurt her hand when she didn't ask for help as she was opening the door inside the Nursery building. My Buddhist colleague found my message weird and shared it with someone who is my other immediate head--She is Christian herself as well and she's the one who told me that my message to my other immediate head is weird. She also said that she is also a Christian and yet she would not talk to others about God like I did to my Buddhist colleague. It's a way of telling me to share no more with others my thoughts about God. I did listen to her. I get it. Both of them don't want to hear about God. Seems like they are not ready to hear the gospel at the moment. Their not being ready to hear my gospel message doesn't stop me from sharing it with others though.
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