Jesus was travelling with his disciples and had come into the district of Caesarea Philippi. He asked his disciples a simple question. “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” (Matthew 16:13). People had heard Jesus teach, they had seen him heal the sick, and they had witnessed other miracles. What conclusion had […]
“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” (Isaiah 6:8) I wonder how many of us would apply for a job where we were told right up front that we would be unsuccessful in our endeavours; that, although fully qualified, we would fail. That was the prospect facing Isaiah. Isaiah had a vision. […]
Wise men from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?” (Matthew 2:1, 2). They declared they were looking for him so that they could worship him. Two thousand years later, that is still a good question for us to consider. “Where is he who […]
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I read stories in the Bible, and having read them previously, I know what is going to happen, and it can take away some of the wonder that might otherwise have been there. If we are not careful, we might treat the Christmas story with that sort of attitude. The […]
In Paul’s letter to the Romans, Paul asks this question. If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31). Of course, this question is not posed in isolation. He asks it of his readers during a fairly extensive narrative. Jesus told his disciples, “If the world hates you, know that it has […]
When I read the Book of Job, it is easy for me to think that Job was badly treated by God. He lost all his possessions, he lost his family, and he lost his good health. That is bad, isn’t it? He didn’t deserve it, did he? We need to step back a little bit […]
Through this series of looking at some of the great questions in the Bible, I have been trying to answer the question posed, and give a reasonable exposition of the scripture at the same time. When it comes to the Book of Job, and the question posed by Job’s wife, I am left with more […]
The first question from God that we find in scripture, is in Genesis 3:9, and is addressed to Adam — “Where are you?” That topic was well covered in a recent sermon by Koen, and needs no addition here. But God then turned his attention to Eve, and asked, “What is this that you have […]
The Bible is somewhere that we should go to find answers to how we should live our lives, how we can become closer to God, how we can better know Jesus, and a whole lot of other things. It is really interesting then that the Bible asks so many questions. I am not talking about […]
I thought I would continue the theme I started two issues ago, by considering some of the questions asked in scripture. This time, I delve into one of my favourite parts of scripture, The Psalms. Psalm 13 begins with four questions, each of which is translated in the English Standard Version (ESV) as, “How long?” […]