Solving Bible Mysteries : Unraveling the Perplexing and Troubling Passages of Scripture

by KENNEDY, JAMES D. DR.

• ISBN13: 9780785270416
• ISBN10: 0785270418
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-08-15
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

Often a Bible passage's meaning is obvious. But sometimes Scriptures seem incomprehensible, even contradictory. How do we as believers correctly interpret these puzzling passages? The author of What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? and What If the Bible Had Never Been Written? takes an in-depth look at passages of Scripture that are difficult to understand. From an overview of the dichotomy of faith versus works to the meaning behind I John 3:9 ("Whoever has been born of God does not sin." [NKJV], Solving Bible Mysteries offers powerful insight on some of Christianity's challenging questions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction: I Love a Mystery!	ix
Part I Mysteries That Trouble the Soul
Can a Christian Fall from Grace?	3	(11)
Is It Possible Not to Sin?	14	(9)
Which Is True-Predestination or Free Will?	23	(9)
Should We Judge or Not Judge?	32	(15)
Part II Mysteries of the Gospel Story
The Mystery of the Virgin Birth	47	(14)
More Mysteries of the Birth of Christ Genealogies and Prophecies	61	(13)
Mysteries of the Death and Resurrection of Christ	74	(23)
Part III Mysteries of the Creation, Fall, and Flood
Doesn't the Genesis Creation Story Contradict Science?	97	(19)
Doesn't the Book of Genesis Contradict Itself?	116	(13)
Part IV Mysteries of the Nature of God
The Mystery of the Incarnation Is Jesus God or the Son of God?	129	(20)
The Mystery of the Trinity How Can God Be Both Three and One?	149	(16)
Part V The Mystery of Our Salvation
How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?	165	(23)
Are We Saved by Faith or Works?	188	(20)
Notes	208	(3)
About the Author	211