Rom. 8:26 says that the Holy Spirit intercedes for us to God “with groanings which cannot be uttered.” But 1 Tim. 2:5 says that “there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.” How can Jesus be the only mediator when the Holy Spirit is also seen as a mediator?
1 John 3:9 says, “Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.” But in the same epistle, John says, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8). Is there an illogicality? Are Christians without sin, or are they still in sin?
In Matt. 5:14, Jesus tells His disciples, “You are the light of the world.” But in John 9:5, He said, “I am the light of the world.” Are disciples or is Jesus the light of this world?
In Matt. 11:28-30, Jesus says, “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest… and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” But Heb. 12:6 says, “Whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives.” So, is Christian life easy or difficult?
In Dan. 1:8ff., we read about Daniel and his three friends deciding not to do anything contrary to the Law of God that would defile them. And in Dan. 3:12, we read that his three friends did not bow down or worship the gold image. Does it mean that Daniel bowed down to the gold image?
Jesus says in Matt. 5:17 that He came not to destroy the Law or the Prophets, but to fulfill. But after healing a leper in Mark 1:40-45, Jesus tells the leper to show himself to the priest and offer for his cleansing the things that Moses had commanded the Israelites (Mark 1:44). If Jesus fulfilled the law, why is He upholding it here?
In Matt. 26:34 and John 13:38, the Bible says before the rooster will crow [once], Peter will have denied Jesus three times. But Mark 14:30 says before the rooster crows twice, Peter will deny Jesus three times. Is there any error? How many times did the rooster crow?
In Matt. 12:1-2, we see that the disciples of Jesus plucked heads of grain and ate, which provoked the Pharisees to question Jesus whether His disciples were breaking the Sabbath law. Did they actually break the Sabbath law?
Some Bible verses seem to portray that repentance is a gift from God, whereas some other verses depict it as a work of man. Is there a contradiction?
