The tension: Deuteronomy 28:63 explicitly says YHWH will rejoice to wipe out and destroy the disobedient just as he rejoiced to bless them, while Ezekiel 18:23 has YHWH ask…
The tension: The Hebrew Bible repeatedly affirms YHWH as sovereign over all the kingdoms and the whole earth, but several New Testament passages — most notably the Temptati…
The tension: Judges 1:19 says Yahweh was with Judah and gave him the hill country, but he 'could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of i…
The tension: Multiple psalms and prophetic texts have Yahweh actively hiding his face, refusing to hear prayers, and abandoning those who cry out (Ps 10:1; 22:1; 88:14; Isa…
The tension: 1 Kings 8:12 and 2 Chronicles 6:1 declare that Yahweh said he would dwell in thick darkness, with Psalms 18:11 and 97:2 echoing the imagery.
The tension: Isaiah 45:7, Lamentations 3:38, Amos 3:6, and a stack of prophetic passages including Jeremiah 4:6, 18:11 and 2 Kings 6:33 explicitly attribute the creation or…
The tension: Romans 1:20 says God's invisible attributes — his eternal power and divine nature — are clearly perceived from the things that have been made, leaving humans w…
The tension: Proverbs 2:3-5, Proverbs 8:17, and Matthew 7:8 / Luke 11:9-10 promise that anyone who seeks God will find him — ask and receive, knock and the door opens.
The tension: Psalm 121:3-4 flatly declares that the keeper of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep — a doctrinal claim about Yahweh's perpetual vigilance.
The tension: Matthew 6:10 has Jesus teach disciples to pray *genēthētō to thelēma sou, hōs en ouranō kai epi gēs* — 'your will be done, as in heaven so on earth' — taking t…
The tension: John 12:40 attributes the blinding of unbelievers' eyes to God, and 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 has God sending strong delusion so that they will believe a lie and…
