MATTHEW 26:52—Is Jesus advocating pacifism and denouncing capital punishment in this passage? PROBLEM: When the soldiers came to arrest Jesus, Peter took out his sword…
MATTHEW 26:11—Was Jesus always present with His disciples? PROBLEM: According to Jesus’ statement here, He would not always be with the disciples, for He said:…
MATTHEW 24:34—Did Jesus err by affirming that the signs of the end time would be fulfilled in His era? PROBLEM: Jesus spoke of signs and…
MATTHEW 23:17—Why did Jesus call people fools and yet condemn others for doing the same thing? PROBLEM: Jesus said, “whoever says [to his brother], `You…
MATTHEW 21:12–19 (cf. Mark 11:12–14, 20–24)—When was the fig tree cursed by Jesus, before or after the temple was cleansed? PROBLEM: Matthew places the cursing…
MATTHEW 20:20 (cf. Mark 10:35)—Who came to talk with Jesus, the mother of James and John or James and John? PROBLEM: In Matthew, the mother…
MATTHEW 20:1ff—Are rewards the same for all, or do they differ in degree? PROBLEM: Jesus told a parable of His kingdom in which each servant…
MATTHEW 16:28—Did Jesus make a mistake about His disciples seeing the kingdom come in their lifetimes? PROBLEM: Jesus told His disciples that some of them…
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…
MATTHEW 2:6—How can we explain Matthew’s apparent misquotation of Micah 5:2? PROBLEM: Matthew 2:6 quotes Micah 5:2. However, the words Matthew uses are different than…