The Bible Isn't Awkward. Your Faith Is.
What these "uncomfortable" Bible stories reveal about modern Christianity's biggest problem
The stories haven't changed. But somewhere along the way, we traded steel for silk.
You know what's funny about all these viral posts about "awkward" Bible stories?
It's not the stories. It's us.
I was hauling garbage through North Dakota last week, radio crackling with some preacher talking about "difficult passages." And right there, between the landfill and the truck stop, it hit me:
We're not embarrassed by Scripture. We're embarrassed by truth.
The Walking Dead of Jerusalem
Matthew records it like he's reading a grocery list:
"The graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose" (Matthew 27:52)
No clickbait. No "You won't BELIEVE what happened next!"
Just truth, raw as December wind.
Modern Christians squirm. Add trigger warnings. Try to explain it away.
But Matthew? He knew something we've forgotten:
When God moves, you don't need to dress it up.
Lot's Daughters: The Story We Love to Whisper
Every youth group kid knows this one. They pass it around like contraband, giggling behind youth pastors' backs.
But here's what five kids and twenty years of Bible teaching taught me:
The uncomfortable parts aren't there to make us comfortable.
They're there to show us who we are.
And who God is.
Even when that gap feels like an ocean.
The Prophet and the Bears: Truth Without Apology
"And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them." (2 Kings 2:24)
Read that again. Slowly.
Notice what's missing?
- No justification
- No apologetics
- No "but what this really means is..."
Just truth, carved in granite.
What My Five-Year-Old Taught Me About Biblical Truth
I remember when my youngest son asked me to read him the story of David and Goliath. Not the sanitized version. The real one.
"And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth." (1 Samuel 17:49)
He didn't flinch. Didn't need a trigger warning.
Why? Because children haven't learned to be ashamed of God's Word yet.
The Real Problem Isn't The Text
It's the hearts reading it.
We've created a Christianity that:
- Needs every edge sanded smooth
- Demands explanations for God's actions
- Prefers feelings to faith
- Trades divine authority for human approval
"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword..." (Hebrews 4:12)
Notice it doesn't say "comfortable."
The Solution Nobody Wants to Hear
Stop apologizing for Scripture.
When someone says "That's problematic," respond like the prophets:
"Thus saith the LORD."
When they demand explanations, remember:
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD." (Isaiah 55:8)
Why This Matters Now More Than Ever
Every morning, I watch the sun rise over garbage heaps in rural North Dakota. It's a reminder:
Truth isn't always pretty.
But it's always true.
And in a world drowning in comfortable lies, truth - even uncomfortable truth - is the only thing worth holding onto.
The Choice Before Us
We can have:
- A Bible that fits our culture
- Or a faith that transforms it
But we can't have both.
"Choose you this day whom ye will serve..." (Joshua 24:15)
Just don't choose comfort.
It was never on offer anyway.
If this article made you uncomfortable, good.
Truth has that effect.
If it resonated, share it with someone who needs to hear it.
Because sometimes, the most loving thing we can do is remind each other:
The Bible isn't awkward.
Our faith is.
It’s a false gospel
Many will not be able to stand in the last days because they have wanted their ears tickled.
They have assumed that saying a prayer meant they never have to stop sinning and they don’t have to endure anything hard.
It’s a harsh truth but they are not saved if they are not changed
For many it’s are they doing it for themselves or for God? Meaning do they really love God or themselves more
The almighty doesn't need a reason to do something. He just does it.
You sin, God blinds you. There is no explanation, no feelings, just punishment.
You hurt a child, god says, "Millstone, neck, water." You do it. There is no reason why.
God says, "Pray in your closet, not in public." You do what God says.
God raises the dead in Christ, don't panic, just rejoice.
You pray for something, God says, "No." You don't whine and bitch, you just take it and live with it.
God doesn't have to explain anything to you.