Navigating Tough Texts, Volume 2

A guide for reading and understanding difficult New Testament verses

• Does Matthew 5:34 say that oath-taking is wrong?
• What does 1 Corinthians 10:23 mean by "everything is permissible"?
• Who were the angels that "abandoned their role" in Jude 6?
• What are the thousand years of Revelation 20:4?

While the core message of the New Testament is clear, we often encounter puzzling, alarming, or confu...