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 the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son 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. Matt. 17:12; Mark 9:11–13). But, since Elijah had died many…
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 in the Holy Spirit” (Rom. 14:17). However, Matthew says “the…
مقالات نشرها أنبا ميخائيل في شبابه، وكانت المجلات قديمة وجمعت عرضها في ملف إلكتروني مع كلمة تقديم بسيطة للتحميل ألبوم صور مع تعليقات حاولت تحويله بقدر الإمكان لتاريخ، وما بين السطور أكثر مما فيها:(نسخة الإسطوانة…
How could Adam and Eve go from God’s presence if God is everywhere? PROBLEM: The Bible says that God is everywhere present at the same time, that is, He is omnipresent ( Ps.…
Is man made like God or does he become like God? PROBLEM: Genesis 1:27 says “God created man in His own image.” But in Genesis 3:22 God said, “the man has become…
MATTHEW 10:34–36—Did Jesus come to bring peace or war? PROBLEM: Here Jesus affirms, “I did not come to bring peace but a sword.” However, elsewhere He is called “the prince of peace” (Isa. 9:6) who…
MATTHEW 10:23—Did Jesus promise to return to earth during the lifetime of the disciples? PROBLEM: Jesus sent His disciples on a mission and promised them, “you will not have gone through the cities of Israel…
MATTHEW 10:10 (cf. Mark 6:8)—Did Jesus command that the disciples take a staff or not? PROBLEM: In Matthew, Jesus seems to say that the disciples should not take a staff, but in Mark it appears…
MATTHEW 10:5–6—Did Jesus come only for Jews or also for Gentiles? PROBLEM: Jesus told His disciples to “make disciples of all the nations” (Matt. 28:19), because He had “other sheep … which are not of…