MATTHEW 13:45—Was Mary a perpetual virgin, or did she have other children after Jesus’ virgin birth? PROBLEM: Roman Catholicism teaches that Mary was a perpetual…
MATTHEW 13:34—Did Jesus always speak in parables or not? PROBLEM: This text states distinctly that “without a parable He [Jesus] did not speak to them.”…
MATTHEW 13:31–32—Did Jesus make a mistake when referring to the mustard seed as the smallest of all seeds? PROBLEM 1: Jesus said that the mustard…
MATTHEW 13:12—Is God unfair in giving to those who have? PROBLEM: God is presented in the Bible as fair and evenhanded (Rom. 2:11; Gen. 18:25).…
MATTHEW 12:40 (cf. John 19:14)—If Jesus was crucified on Friday, how could He have been in the grave three days and nights? PROBLEM: Christ rose…
MATTHEW 12:1–5—Did Jesus’ disciples break the Jewish Sabbath law? PROBLEM: Jesus said, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets.…
MATTHEW 11:28–30—Is Jesus’ yoke easy or hard? PROBLEM: Jesus said here, “My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” However, Hebrews declares that “whom…
MATTHEW 11:14—Didn’t Jesus say John the Baptist was Elijah reincarnated? PROBLEM: Jesus refers here to John the Baptist as “Elijah who is to come” (cf.…
MATTHEW 11:12—How can God’s sovereign and peaceful kingdom be entered by force? PROBLEM: Paul declared that the kingdom (rule) of God is “peace and joy…
How could Adam and Eve go from God’s presence if God is everywhere? PROBLEM: The Bible says that God is everywhere present at…
