Questioning God

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. — read the full passage →

Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. — read the full passage →

O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! — read the full passage →

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, — read the full passage →

Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? — read the full passage →

Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? — read the full passage →

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? — read the full passage →

How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? — read the full passage →

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!

Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? — read the full passage →

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, — read the full passage →

Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? — read the full passage →

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? — read the full passage →

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. — read the full passage →

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. — read the full passage →

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: — read the full passage →

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said, — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, — read the full passage →

Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? — read the full passage →

And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me? — read the full passage →

Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! — read the full passage →

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. — read the full passage →

Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? — read the full passage →

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? — read the full passage →

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? — read the full passage →

O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. — read the full passage →

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? — read the full passage →

Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! — read the full passage →

Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. — read the full passage →

Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return? — read the full passage →

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt? — read the full passage →

Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! — read the full passage →

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: — read the full passage →

Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? — read the full passage →

Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? — read the full passage →

O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. — read the full passage →

How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? — read the full passage →

Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. — read the full passage →

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →