Difficult Bible Verses
Welcome to the “Difficult Bible Verses” Guide
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Some passages of Scripture comfort us the moment we read them. Others stop us in our tracks. They raise questions we weren’t prepared to ask, press against our assumptions, or confront us with images and ideas that feel foreign, unsettling, or even confusing. And yet, these very passages—the difficult ones—often become the doorway to deeper faith, richer understanding, and a stronger grasp of God’s character.
The goal of this resource is simple: to help you walk with confidence through the hard places in Scripture.
Not to dismiss honest questions. Not to offer shallow or simplistic answers. But to bring clarity where there is confusion, context where there is tension, and hope where there may initially feel like uncertainty.
Each verse below has been carefully explored through a pastoral, thoughtful lens—drawing on history, language, culture, and the broader story of Scripture. You will find explanations that aim to steady the heart and strengthen the mind, bringing light to passages that have puzzled believers for centuries.
If a verse has ever made you pause, wrestle, or wonder… you are not alone.
Click any passage below, and let’s walk through it together—seeking not just information, but insight; not just answers, but a deeper trust in the God who speaks through every line of His Word.
Begin your exploration below. May clarity strengthen your faith, and may understanding lead you into deeper confidence in God’s goodness and truth.
The Old Testament
29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. 30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom. 31 Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.” 32 “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?” 33 But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left.
So Esau despised his birthright.
Restrictions on Priests
“Say to Aaron: ‘For the generations to come none of your descendants who has a defect may come near to offer the food of his God. No man who has any defect may come near: no man who is blind or lame, disfigured or deformed… He must not go near the altar or approach the curtain or serve at the altar, and so desecrate my sanctuary…’”
Uzzah Touches the Ark
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“When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down there because he had touched the ark of God, and he died there beside the ark.”
9 But Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves[a] and lambs—everything that was good. These they were unwilling to destroy completely, but everything that was despised and weak they totally destroyed.
10 Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel: 11 “I regret that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions.” Samuel was angry, and he cried out to the Lord all that night. 12 Early in the morning Samuel got up and went to meet Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel. There he has set up a monument in his own honor and has turned and gone on down to Gilgal.” 13 When Samuel reached him, Saul said, “The Lord bless you! I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.” 14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of cattle that I hear?” 15 Saul answered, “The soldiers brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best of the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the Lord your God, but we totally destroyed the rest.”
Uzzah Touches the Ark
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“When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down there because he had touched the ark of God, and he died there beside the ark.”
Summary - King Ahab wants to acquire Naboth’s vineyard because it is close to his palace. Although Ahab offers to buy it or exchange it for a better vineyard, Naboth refuses, explaining that the land is his ancestral inheritance and cannot be sold under God’s law. Upset and sulking, Ahab returns home in anger. Ahab’s wife, Jezebel, intervenes and devises a plan to secure the vineyard. Using Ahab’s authority, she writes letters ordering local leaders to accuse Naboth falsely of cursing God and the king. During a public fast, false witnesses testify against Naboth, and he is unjustly executed by stoning. Once Naboth is dead, Jezebel informs Ahab that he can now take possession of the vineyard. Ahab immediately goes to claim the land, benefiting from the injustice carried out on his behalf.
After Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, sexually violates Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, he becomes infatuated with her and asks his father to arrange a marriage. Hamor and Shechem approach Jacob and his sons, proposing intermarriage and peaceful coexistence between their peoples. Jacob’s sons respond deceitfully, insisting that the men of Shechem must be circumcised before any marriage can take place. Shechem and the men agree, seeing economic and social advantage in the alliance. While the men of the city are recovering from circumcision, Simeon and Levi attack the city, killing all the males, including Hamor and Shechem. They rescue Dinah and plunder the city, taking livestock, possessions, women, and children. Jacob confronts Simeon and Levi, condemning their actions for bringing danger and disgrace upon the family. However, the brothers defend themselves, arguing that their sister should not have been treated with such dishonour.
God Seeks to Kill Moses
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“At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met Moses and was about to kill him. But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it. ‘Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,’ she said. So the Lord let him alone. Then she said, ‘A bridegroom of blood,’ because of the circumcision.”
27 Then he said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.’” 28 The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died.
31 Now a wind went out from the Lord and drove quail in from the sea. It scattered them up to two cubits deep all around the camp, as far as a day’s walk in any direction. 32 All that day and night and all the next day the people went out and gathered quail. No one gathered less than ten homers. Then they spread them out all around the camp. 33 But while the meat was still between their teeth and before it could be consumed, the anger of the Lord burned against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague. 34 Therefore the place was named Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
Korah’s Rebellion
“As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions. They went down alive into the realm of the dead, the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly. All Israel who were around them fled at their cries, saying, ‘The earth is going to swallow us too!’ And fire came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.”
Commands in War
“However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. Completely destroy them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has commanded you. Otherwise, they will teach you to follow all the detestable things they do in worshiping their gods, and you will sin against the Lord your God.”
Jephthah’s Rash Vow and His Daughter
Summary of the passage:
Jephthah vows that if God gives him victory over the Ammonites, he will offer as a burnt offering “whatever comes out of the doors of my house” to meet him when he returns. His daughter comes out first. The text says he “did to her as he had vowed,” after she is given time to mourn her virginity.
The Levite’s Concubine and Israel’s Moral Collapse
Summary of the passage:
A mob in Gibeah demands to sexually assault a Levite. Instead, his concubine is thrust outside. She is raped all night, collapsed at the door, and dies. The Levite dismembers her body and sends the parts throughout Israel to provoke outrage.
This is one of the darkest passages in Scripture.
Elisha and the Mocking Children
23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
When a King Is Judged
Summary:
After David commits adultery with Bathsheba and arranges Uriah’s death, God sends Nathan the prophet with a parable about a rich man stealing a poor man’s only lamb. David condemns the man in the story — and Nathan declares, “You are the man.” God announces forgiveness, but also consequences.
25 While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, 2 who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods. 3 So Israel yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor. And the Lord’s anger burned against them. 4 The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of these people, kill them and expose them in broad daylight before the Lord, so that the Lord’s fierce anger may turn away from Israel.” 5 So Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.” 6 Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear in his hand 8 and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped; 9 but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
Fire, False gods, and Final Choice
Summary:
Elijah confronts 450 prophets of Baal. Two altars are prepared. The true God will answer by fire. Baal is silent. Yahweh answers with fire, consuming the sacrifice, stones, dust, and even water. The people confess, “The LORD—he is God!” Elijah then orders the execution of Baal’s prophets.
Jehu Exterminates the House of Ahab
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“Then Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, ‘Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much.’ … Jehu killed all the remaining members of Ahab’s family in Jezreel, as well as all his companions, and destroyed all those who were devoted to Baal.”
Manasseh’s Repentance
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“The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. So the Lord brought against them the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner, put a hook in his nose, and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon. In his distress, he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.”
Separation from Foreign Wives
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“I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath in God’s name and said: ‘You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.’”
Things God Hates
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“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.”
Vision of the Son of Man
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“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory, and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.”
“Woe to those who long for the day of the Lord”
Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for the day of the Lord? That day will be darkness, not light. 19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him. 20 Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light— pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?
6 With what shall I come before the Lord
and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.
2 But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap...
Saul Spares Amalek (and Calls It Obedience)
Summary of the passage:
God commands Saul to devote Amalek to complete destruction (ḥērem). Saul kills most but spares King Agag and the best livestock. When Samuel confronts him, Saul insists he obeyed God and claims the animals were saved for sacrifice.
“Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”
The New Testament
Radical Measures Against Sin
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“If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.”
“The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
“Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
Wives and Submission in Marriage
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“Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.”
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes…Stand firm with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. Take up the shield of faith…Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray in the Spirit on all occasions…”
The Resurrection and the Rapture
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“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.”
3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
The Man of Lawlessness
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“Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.”
Now the overseer must be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.”
13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. 17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
Apostasy and the Security of Salvation
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“It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance.”
“If we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins remains. But a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire will come for those who deliberately reject God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses...
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“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
“Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray.”
The Number of the Beast
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“It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.”
“They, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
“Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority… Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.”
“I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns…He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven follow him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword…He will rule with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and thigh he has this name written: King of kings and Lord of lords.”
The First Resurrection and Reign with Christ
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“I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.)”
“One of the seven angels…showed me the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters…with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality…she is dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls…on her forehead a name written: mystery, Babylon the Great, mother of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth.”
“Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.’”
“When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth…They will march across the breadth of the earth and surround the camp of God’s people…But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.”
“I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City.”
Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew!”
Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.”
Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?”
Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.
Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left.
So Esau despised his birthright.
A Final Word on Difficult Bible Passages
Why the Hard Verses Do Not Undermine Faith — They Deepen It
If you have read through the difficult passages of the Bible carefully, honestly, and without rushing, you may feel a mixture of relief and fatigue. Some verses are unsettling. Some are emotionally heavy. Some raise questions that cannot be answered with a single sentence or an easy explanation.
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That experience is not a failure of faith.
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It is the experience the Bible itself expects.
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Why the Bible Contains Difficult Passages at All
One of the strongest — though often overlooked — arguments for the Bible’s authenticity is the very presence of its difficult texts.
If the Bible were:
A carefully engineered piece of propaganda
A document designed to manipulate or control
A faith created to avoid challenge or controversy
It would look very different.
We would expect:
Sanitised stories
One-dimensional heroes
Simple moral lessons
Clear answers to every question
A God who never troubles us
Instead, we find:
Moral tension
Human failure
Divine patience and judgment
Lament, protest, and confusion
Texts that require thought, humility, and wrestling
The Bible does not hide its complexity. It preserves it.
The Main Confusions — and Why They Arise
When people struggle with difficult passages, the confusion usually falls into a few broad categories:
1. Reading Parts Without the Whole
Many hard verses are misread because they are isolated from:
Their historical context
Their literary genre
Their place in the unfolding biblical story
The Bible is not a collection of disconnected moral sayings. It is a long, unfolding narrative moving toward restoration. Reading a verse in isolation can make it appear harsh, contradictory, or even cruel — when in context it serves a larger purpose.
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2. Confusing Description with Endorsement
The Bible often describes human behaviour without endorsing it.
Stories of violence, injustice, or moral failure are frequently recorded not as examples to follow, but as evidence of a broken world in need of redemption.
Scripture is often brutally honest about humanity — and that honesty can be uncomfortable.
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3. Expecting Modern Categories in Ancient Texts
The Bible was written in cultures vastly different from our own. Language, law, warfare, and social structures were shaped by ancient realities.
This does not make the Bible irrelevant — but it does mean it must be read carefully, historically, and humbly.
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4. Struggling with Judgment and Justice
Passages involving divine judgment often disturb modern readers — and rightly so. Judgment should never feel trivial.
But Scripture consistently holds judgment alongside:
Mercy
Patience
Warning before action
A desire for repentance rather than destruction
God’s judgment in the Bible is never portrayed as impulsive or cruel. It is depicted as a reluctant necessity in the face of persistent injustice, not a contradiction of love.
The Unifying Thread: God’s Character
When difficult passages are read within the full biblical narrative, a consistent picture emerges.
From beginning to end, the Bible presents a God who is:
Slow to anger
Abounding in love
Committed to justice
Faithful to His promises
Deeply concerned with human flourishing
“The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.”
(Exodus 34:6, NIV)
This description of God’s character appears again and again across centuries of Scripture. Difficult passages do not redefine God — they must be interpreted in light of who God has already shown Himself to be.
Jesus as the Key to Understanding the Whole Bible
Christianity insists that the clearest revelation of God is not a verse, a law, or a command — but a person.
Jesus.
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“Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.”
(John 14:9, NIV)
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Jesus does not soften the Bible; He clarifies it. He reveals how justice, mercy, holiness, and love ultimately meet.
Violence is answered by self-giving love
Judgment is answered by sacrificial grace
Power is redefined through service
God’s heart is laid bare on the cross
Any interpretation of Scripture that stands at odds with the character of Jesus must be re-examined.
Faith That Can Withstand Scrutiny
Christian faith does not depend on ignoring difficult texts.
It survives because it engages them honestly.
A faith that collapses under questioning is not biblical faith.
The Bible itself invites examination:
“Test everything; hold on to what is good.”
(1 Thessalonians 5:21, NIV)
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Christianity has been examined, criticised, attacked, defended, and scrutinised for centuries — by philosophers, historians, scientists, theologians, and sceptics alike. It remains intellectually viable not because it avoids hard questions, but because it can face them.
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How to Approach Difficult Passages Faithfully
When encountering a hard text, faithful reading involves:
Patience rather than panic
Context rather than isolation
Humility rather than certainty
The whole story rather than a single verse
Jesus as the interpretive centre
It also involves recognising the limits of our understanding. Not every tension is resolved neatly. Faith does not require full comprehension — it requires trust grounded in what has been revealed.
A Deep Reassurance
Difficult passages do not disprove Christianity.
They demonstrate:
The Bible’s honesty
Its refusal to simplify reality
Its confidence that truth can withstand examination
Its commitment to recording the real story of humanity and God
If anything, the Bible’s willingness to include disturbing, confusing, and morally complex material strengthens its credibility.
Final Encouragement
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You do not need to be afraid of difficult verses.
They do not stand in opposition to faith.
They stand within a story of redemption, patience, justice, and grace.
Christianity does not ask you to close your mind.
It asks you to open it carefully, humbly, and honestly.
And the deeper you read — not selectively, but fully — the clearer this becomes:
The God revealed in Scripture is not contradictory, capricious, or cruel.
He is consistent, patient, just, and ultimately revealed in Jesus Christ.
Some passages are difficult.
None are fatal to faith.
In fact, when read rightly, they point not away from God —
but more deeply into who He truly is.