Bible resources related to "How can you explain Bible scriptures that are difficult to understand?"

What is a "propitiation"?

The New King James Version refers to Christ four times as our propitiation. What does this word mean?

Posted June 21, 2011 | 1 comments

What does the word hosanna mean?

What did it mean when the multitude welcomed Jesus with shouts of “Hosanna”?

Posted June 14, 2011 | 5 comments

Why did Jesus Christ use parables?

Did Jesus deliberately speak in parables in order to conceal the truth from certain people?

Posted January 25, 2011 | 0 comments

Should we pray to saints?

Some churches have a historic practice of praying to dead saints. Does the Bible teach that we should pray to the saints?

Posted January 25, 2011 | 0 comments

Why do some churches baptize for the dead?

Does Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 15:29 suggest people should be baptized for the dead? What does the rest of the Bible say about this belief?

Posted January 25, 2011 | 0 comments

Where did Cain get his wife?

One of the first puzzles people run into in Genesis is, Where did Cain's wife come from?

Posted January 25, 2011 | 0 comments

Did God cause David to number Israel, then punish them for it?

What does 2 Samuel 24:1 mean? Why did God condemn David's census?

Posted January 25, 2011 | 0 comments

What does Matthew 8:22 mean by "let the dead bury their own dead"?

Does this scripture mean that we should not bury our loved ones? What is the spiritual implication of this verse?

Posted January 25, 2011 | 2 comments

Whom did God seek to kill in Exodus 4:24?

Why did God want to kill him? What was Moses' sin?

Posted January 25, 2011 | 0 comments

What are the "keys of the kingdom" referred to in Matthew 16:19?

What authority did Jesus Christ give to Peter and the New Testament Church of God?

Posted January 25, 2011 | 2 comments

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