Confusing Verses at JesusNeedsNewPR

Sometimes when I read the Bible, certain verses confuse me … totally confuse me. They make no sense. I’ve thought about doing a post with some of the odd verses asking you what you think of them.

Today Matthew Paul Turner did a post called Insane (Inspired?) Bible Verses! where he posted some confusing verses … so instead of me doing my own post, go read them at Jesus Needs New PR.

I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on the questions he asks … What do you think about these verses? Are they inspired?

Bookmark and Share
  • http://katdish.net katdish

    I think we can take things out of context, and I also think much is lost in translation from the ancient Greek. Add to this the vast cultural differences between now and then. I read that post yesterday. I must admit, it made me angry. Not so much for the verses themselves, but, like much of what MPT posts, the motivation behind posting them in the first place.

    Looking over the comments now (there were no comments when I first read the post), perhaps that was his motivation all along–to begin a discussion. But I still am not loving the post.

    • http://janetober.com Janet Ober

      Hi Kathy,
      You are right, I also think there are many differences between then and now … and maybe my pendulum swings to far in the opposite direction from my not-allowed-too-talk-about-anything-strict-mennonite childhood, but I think discussion about anything, even things that make us uncomfortable, is necessary. So I like his post for that reason.

      And while some stuff MTP posts is controversial, I don’t know him, so I don’t know what his motives are for posting what he does.

  • JM

    I like the subject of questions. I think questions are important for all of us. When you think of a 2 year old asking questions, what are they doing? They are learning, growing, discovering. Do we really think it’s possible, in our finite world, to ever get to a point where we “know” so much that there is no more to learn or discover, or no more room to grow, especially when it comes to things of God?
    MTP mentioned the many questions that people of the Bible asked. I am also intrigued with God asking questions of humanity. In the garden: “Adam, where are you?” If God is all knowing, wouldn’t he already know where Adam was? Elijah hiding in the mountain, “What are you doing here?” (just to name a few, they’re in the NT too).
    Is it possible that God asking questions is a way to engage humanity, a way of pursuing relationship with us?
    I think of a Michael Card song with a line that says: “Could it be that questions tell us more than answers ever do?”