Was God wrong to tell Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? One of the more puzzling and questionable stories found in the Old Testament has to do…
Give to one and all, no questions asked? As so often happens, a discussion, a debate, or even a knock-down, drag-out brawl on the social…
On mountain removalists: In a recent piece, also a part of this series on difficult Bible passages, I mentioned that not everything Jesus said was…
Are we really called to do this? There are several New Testament passages where Jesus says things about plucking out an eye or cutting off…
Purchasing forgiveness of sins? I was recently asked by someone if there are Old Testament passages that speak about paying money for the forgiveness of…
There is a biblical order to how we share the gospel: One mistake Christians can often make is to single out and highlight one biblical…
There are some hard yet comforting words here: Before looking at this passage in detail, let me make this prefatory remark. Every year at this…
Was Nehemiah grossly overreacting here? As is often the case in this irregular series, the text under question is not so much difficult to understand…
We are such a long way from where we should be, spiritually speaking: OK, this passage may not be so much encouraging as it is…
This text certainly presents a number of very real challenges: There are two main problems or difficulties that one finds in this text. One is…
This is a passage we all can take heart from: Okay, I already have a ‘Theology’ sub-section called ‘Difficult Bible Passages’ with 153 articles in…
We can learn a lot from what happened to ancient Israel: All of Judges 19-21 is difficult to say the least. Indeed, it is one…
Biblical considerations on the ‘god of this world’: It is the first part of this verse that I mainly wish to discuss. As with some…
Refusing to love God with your mind is not a mark of godliness: Sadly there are many Christians who believe that it is somehow virtuous…
Just how are we guided into all truth? This is another passage that may not seem all that difficult to understand, but it can be…
Was Solomon wrong to marry Pharaoh’s daughter? The passage I am examining seems to indicate a sinful action by a king of Israel, but there…
We need biblical encouragement during these difficult days: During these deeply troubling times that we are living through, with not just Covid and all that…
Does God not know certain things? The verse I am examining today is once again not necessarily difficult, but it does raise a few questions…
Are miracles proof that someone is a true spokesman of God? Most of the passages found in this series are either difficult and problematic to…
No, we are not all children of God: On a surface reading this verse does not appear to be all that problematic. But as with…