In bible study group last week I was dealing with a tricky passage (1 Cor 11:2-16). Here’s the thoughts I shared with the group on how to approach difficult passages.

1. It is important not to ‘skip over’ difficult passages in the bible. Even the hard bits are God’s word.
2. The fact that there is a difficult passage that we don’t fully understand shouldn’t bother us too much. It just means that we aren’t infinitely knowledgeable. (Something that is quite helpful for some of us to be reminded of.)
3. Don’t let what is unclear distract you from what is clear.
4. Use what is clear to help you understand what is unclear.
5. You don’t have to understand every thing in a passage in order to understand some things clearly.

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John Stott passes away, age 90. A race well run with a crown of righteousness at the end. Thankyou John.

http://www.johnstottmemorial.org/

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Interesting Q&A on ABC last night. I only heard a snippet of it on NewsRadio, but was rather bemused by how eager Eva Cox was to blame all the ills of the world on a God she doesn’t believe in.

When distilled down, her ‘proof’ against the existence of God goes like this.

1. If there was a God …
2. … all the ills and woes of the world are his fault.
3. I don’t like the sound of that …
4. … therefore God doesn’t exist.

After a sound start at step 1, the remaining steps of the argument are laughably foolish.

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