This is another passage that must be carefully considered, and in context, to do it proper justice. If not, it can lead to faulty, or…
In this series we have examined a number of passages which are not actually difficult as such, but are simply far too often misused and…
In Part One of this article I looked at the issue of reparations for slavery, and the many calls now being made for this –…
This is another one of those passages which can so easily be misused and abused by some folks. It has to do with the preaching…
This is a passage that bothers many people. Some find it to be quite appalling in fact. As Peter Leithart remarks, it is “one of…
What exactly did Paul mean when he said, “I have become all things to all people”? As with so many passages I examine in the…
This is another passage that is so often abused and misused. That is the main reason it can be so difficult or problematic. A subtitle…
Have you ever found yourself dealing with someone – especially a Christian – who says some really bizarre, inane, or reckless things – either in…
Biblical revelation tells us about what God first intended, what went wrong, and how things can be corrected. That is, Scripture gives us the story…
As with so many of the passages I deal with in this series, this particular verse is not so much difficult as it is badly…
So what happens to marriage when believers get to heaven? The passage we are discussing here seems to tell us that it will become superfluous.…
This is another passage (or two) that is not only rather difficult but also a matter of some contention. Of course, atheists and those wanting…
Christians believe that the Bible is the divinely inspired and infallible Word of God. However, this needs to be carefully unpacked, and it has been…
The world is awash with fake news, and sadly this is just as true in so many of our churches. Instead of hearing biblical truth,…
This passage has to do with the two different offerings brought to God – one by Abel and one by Cain. We are told that…
This is a passage which is problematic because of various strong views associated with it. So it might be better referred to as a contentious…
A passage I read in my daily reading this morning got me thinking – again. It is one of those passages that a Christophobe –…
I could have entitled this article, “Do Christian women today need to wear head coverings?” For that in good measure is what this particular passage…
This passage can seem to be rather jarring. That is, it does not appear to fit in with what we know about basic Christian teaching.…
There is one set of events happening all too often, while another one never seems to happen at all. The former has to do with…