Problem: Can we call someone a fool or not? Matthew 5:22 and Matthew 23:17; Psalm 14:1
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Problem: Jesus seems to say that He did not do away with the law, but Paul implies that Jesus did abolish the law. Is this a contradiction? Let’s consider the verses:
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Problem: As with any piece of literature, to best understand its statements you must read them in context. The Bible is no different. Matthew 5:16 is in the context of the beatitudes (Matt. 5:1 – 7:29) where Jesus is teaching proper, good, and moral behavior. Disciples of Jesus are to light; that is, doers of good. 1 Peter 2:12 is where Peter is admonishing the Christians to live godly and holy lives before the unbelievers. We Christians live in the world among unbelievers and they are going to see how we live. Peter is telling us to act properly with unbelievers so that false accusations will not stand against us because we have lived with integrity among them.
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If Jesus is God’s “only begotten Son,” then how can angels and Christians also be God’s sons?
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Problem: Does Matt. 5:8 contradict 1 Tim. 6:16 about not seeing God? No, it does not, especially when we consider the immediate context of each verse and the overall context of Scripture.  Matt. 5:8 is a poetic style of wisdom literature that contains poetry and prose, where 1 Tim. 6:16 is more literal and doctrinal. Matt. 5:8 is housed in the Beatitudes, which are the teachings from Jesus Christ that appear in Matthew 5:3-12 and Luke 6:20-23.
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Problem: The Gospel of Matthew indicates Jesus “went up on a mountain” before preaching the famous Sermon on the Mount. Meanwhile, the Gospel of Luke reveals that Jesus “came down” before delivering this message. Furthermore, Matthew showed that Jesus “was seated” before teaching while Luke stated that Jesus “stood on a level place.” How can both accounts possibly be accurate? Let’s take a look at the two passages and then find out why these are not contradictions.
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Problem: Current American culture is saturated with reports of significant recruiting violations occurring across the collegiate sports world. A new scandal appears to break as soon as the litany of investigations into another scandal comes to an end. Throughout such an investigative process, institutions are monitored extensively in order to discover if any illegal or inconsistent activity occurred. Virtually every time such an investigation is conducted, the program in question is found to have violated protocol. From time to time, however, investigations prove that slander and false accusations are all that truly exists.
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Problem: There is no contradiction or difficulty here between Matthew 4:5, 8, and Luke 4:5, 9 and when the devil took Jesus to the Temple. All we need to do is put the verses from each gospel side by side to see the order of events. When we do that, we see that Jesus was led to high places three times. Take a look at the chart below.
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Problem: Where is Nazareth spoken of in the Old Testament that states that Jesus would be called a Nazarene?

“…and being warned by God in a dream, he [Joseph] departed for the regions of Galilee, and came and resided in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, ‘He shall be called a Nazarene,’” (Matt. 2:22,23).
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Problem: It is a popular view these days. Many people have the impression that the Bible is simply an outdated book of fairytales and contradictions.
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