When believers think about God’s attitude toward sinners, they will automatically and correctly think along these lines: God loves sinners and wants them to forsake…
This is another Bible passage which is not so much difficult as one which has been badly handled, poorly interpreted, and often wrongly applied. The…
Some of you will recall the 1967 hit tune by crooner Louis Armstrong, “What a Wonderful World,” later re-popularised in the 1987 Robin Williams film,…
Yes, this is an article about not praying. More specifically, it examines the question, ‘Is there ever a time and place to refuse to pray…
Like some of the other passages I have discussed in this series of articles, this is not really a “difficult” passage as such. But it…
This passage as such is not so problematic – it only becomes so when one realises what Jesus is quoting from. He seems to cite…
This passage is difficult in the sense that it is a contentious passage, partly because of the way different English translations render it, and how…
This passage is as much a misused passage as a difficult one. And its misuse can often be deadly. There have been a number of…
Divine healing proponents look to Isaiah 53:4,5 as proof that healing is to be included in the atonement. Indeed, almost all of the faith teachers…
I am absolutely appalled, alarmed and ashamed that so many people who claim to be Christian leaders and pastors are mangling Scripture, twisting theology, and…
A more detailed examination of Leviticus 18-19 is in order as we look at how some so-called Christian leaders mangle the Bible to push the…
If you read the Psalter through in one sitting (which can be done) or at least read all 150 psalms in a concentrated period of…
In Part One of this article I offered some general considerations as to how the Christian might approach the rather troubling imprecatory psalms. To properly…
The difficulty of this text really lies in its application. Are Christians today to make use of this method when they seek to discover God’s…
This is a famous passage, but one which can often be rather poorly interpreted. At least it is often used to support various agendas which…
One of the more familiar actions of Jesus was the so-called cleansing of the temple. This episode is recorded in all four gospels (Matt 21:12-17;…
In a recent discussion about an offensive work of art which some Christians took action about, one person said that turning the other cheek would…
The issue of Pharaoh and the hardening of the heart as found in the Book of Exodus can seem problematic to many – believer and…
For the past 2000 years undiscerning and reckless Christians have been setting dates for when Christ would return – and this despite the clear teaching…
One believer convinced about the soon return of the Lord described the signs of the times in terms of “the daily records of desolating earthquakes,…