This series is a selection of those bible texts that bother us. The good folks at Deloraine Baptist are encouraged to come up with them. But then, so are y’all out there in cyberspace who follow these teachings. If there’s a passage that you struggle with, let me know in the comments section.

 

23 August 2-26

Judges 19:22-30. The Levite’s Concubine was horribly abused by the men of Gibeah in Benjamin. Her owner cut her into twelve pieces and sent the bits throughout Israel. What is that all about?

 

 

02 August 2026

Luke 22:35-38.  Why did Jesus tell his followers to sell their garment and buy a sword prior to his arrest? Why did he say that two swords were ‘enough’?

 

 

12 July 2026

Genesis 30:37-36. Jacob’s speckled sheepies. How did Jacob build his flock of coloured sheep and goats practising what appears to be superstitious rituals? And why is this narrative in the bible?

 

 

28 June 2026

Mark 8:23-25. “I see men like trees walking,” What was that all about and why did Jesus take two attempts to heal the blind man?

 

 

 

07 June 2026

Colossians 3:8; Ephesians 4:29,5:4. Swearing (cussing as our American cousins would say). Is it actually a sin?

 

 

03 May 2026

Genesis 9:20-25. Noah’s Nakedness. What is that whole incident about and why is it in the bible?

 

 

12 April 2026

1 Corinthians 15:29. What does the Apostle Paul mean when he talks about people getting baptised for the dead? First, we’ll look at five different theories. Then, if you want something done properly… you know?

 

 

 

08 March 2026

Today was a double-header…

05a – Mark 14:51-52. The man who ran away naked at Jesus’ arrest. Who was he? What was he actually wearing? Most importantly, why is this incident in the bible?

05b 1 John 5:14-15. Confidence in prayer. Does God always give me what I ask for?

 

 

22 February 2026

04 – Predestination or Free Will? Protestants have argued about this for five hundred years. How hard can it be to resolve?

 

 

25 January 2026

03 – Unleavened Bread (Exodus 12:18-20). What is the reason behind the mysterious command to eat bread without leaven? And why did it have to be removed from the homes of the Iraelites?

 

 

04 January 2026

02 – The Divine Council (Psalm 82:1). Who or what are the ‘the gods’ that God judges among?

 

 

14 December 2025

01 – Jephthah’s Daughter. What do we do with this passage in Judges eleven in which Jephthah vows to sacrifice his own daughter?