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Category: Difficult Bible Passages

Posted onSep 30, 2023Sep 30, 2023Christianity

Difficult Bible Passages: Malachi 4:5-6

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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…

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Posted onMay 25, 2023May 25, 2023Christianity

Difficult Bible Passages: Nehemiah 13:25

by Bill Muehlenberg8 Comments on Difficult Bible Passages: Nehemiah 13:25

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…

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Posted onMay 5, 2023May 5, 2023Christianity

Difficult Bible Passages: 1 Chronicles 21:1-4

by Bill Muehlenberg1 Comment on Difficult Bible Passages: 1 Chronicles 21:1-4

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…

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Posted onApr 26, 2023Christianity

We Must Keep in Mind the Paradoxes of Christianity

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Yes the Christian can have great joy amidst suffering: The Christian faith is a paradoxical faith. We all know many of these paradoxes: we get…

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Posted onApr 1, 2023Apr 2, 2023Christianity

Are There Only a Few Who Will Be Saved?

by Bill Muehlenberg9 Comments on Are There Only a Few Who Will Be Saved?

It is often wondered whether a few or many will be saved: There are some questions about matters that we find in Scripture which cannot…

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Posted onMar 29, 2023Mar 29, 2023Christianity

On Righteous Indignation

by Bill Muehlenberg8 Comments on On Righteous Indignation

We can use some zeal and passion for the things of God: Christians are to mirror their Lord. If he loved righteousness and hated iniquity,…

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Posted onMar 21, 2023Mar 22, 2023Christianity

Difficult Bible Passages: Judges 20

by Bill Muehlenberg2 Comments on Difficult Bible Passages: Judges 20

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…

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Posted onFeb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023Christianity

On Hastening His Return

by Bill Muehlenberg1 Comment on On Hastening His Return

The second coming and role of the believer: The ‘his’ of my title of course refers to the Lord. Jesus Christ has come once to…

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Posted onDec 13, 2022Dec 14, 2022Christianity

Difficult Bible Passages: 2 Corinthians 4:4

by Bill Muehlenberg5 Comments on Difficult Bible Passages: 2 Corinthians 4:4

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…

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Posted onNov 23, 2022Nov 24, 2022Christianity

Difficult Bible Passages: 1 Corinthians 3:19

by Bill Muehlenberg3 Comments on Difficult Bible Passages: 1 Corinthians 3:19

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…

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Posted onNov 19, 2022Nov 19, 2022Christianity

Yes We Can Differ

by Bill Muehlenberg2 Comments on Yes We Can Differ

Does our oneness in Christ mean thinking exactly alike? A phrase you will find often in my writings is ‘we need to get the biblical…

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Posted onNov 3, 2022Nov 4, 2022Christianity

Difficult Bible Passages: John 16:13

by Bill Muehlenberg5 Comments on Difficult Bible Passages: John 16:13

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…

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Posted onSep 15, 2022Sep 15, 2022Christianity

The Hard Sayings of Scripture: Yes, We Can Fully Trust God

by Bill Muehlenberg2 Comments on The Hard Sayings of Scripture: Yes, We Can Fully Trust God

Whatever God demands of us is always a blessing: I recall once having a boss who was giving me a hard time, and I said…

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Posted onAug 28, 2022Aug 28, 2022Christianity

But That Is Unfair!

by Bill Muehlenberg10 Comments on But That Is Unfair!

God is good and is never unfair: While driving home today from a speaking engagement, I was stuck at a traffic light. I noticed a…

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Posted onApr 13, 2022Apr 15, 2022Christianity

Scripture, Politics and Messy Thinking

by Bill Muehlenberg4 Comments on Scripture, Politics and Messy Thinking

Some Christians try to argue that international alliances are wrong. Are they correct? We are all capable of messy thinking in so many areas –…

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Posted onApr 13, 2022Apr 13, 2022Christianity

Difficult Bible Passages: 1 Kings 3:1

by Bill Muehlenberg4 Comments on Difficult Bible Passages: 1 Kings 3:1

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…

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Posted onFeb 22, 2022Feb 22, 2022Christianity

On the Sabbath

by Bill Muehlenberg16 Comments on On the Sabbath

How are we to understand the sabbath? There is plenty of discussion and debate on the matter of how the Christian should understand the sabbath.…

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Posted onFeb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022Christianity

Claiming ALL the Promises of God

by Bill Muehlenberg6 Comments on Claiming ALL the Promises of God

We are rather selective when it comes to claiming God’s promises: Many Christians are very keen on claiming God’s promises. And so they should be.…

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Posted onFeb 7, 2022Aug 13, 2023Capital Punishment

Lex Talionis and the Old Testament

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How should we understand ‘an eye for an eye’? Most folks have heard of the phrase under question, and one need not know Latin to…

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Posted onFeb 7, 2022Aug 13, 2023Capital Punishment

Lex Talionis and the New Testament

by Bill Muehlenberg2 Comments on Lex Talionis and the New Testament

Is Jesus at odds with Moses here? In my previous article on this topic I noted how the Old Testament expresses the concept of lex…

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