“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (I Corinthians 4:2).

“Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” (Psalm 85:6).

There is a strong movement among evangelicals today to emphasize "intelligent design" as the argument of choice against naturalism and Darwinian evolution. The movement is also called "mere creation" or "the wedge movement," the idea being to avoid controversial subjects such as the Biblical doctrine of creation in talking to evolutionists.

“And Job answered and said, No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you” (Job 12:1,2).

It is remarkable that the Bible, with its great variety of literary forms and numerous personal conversations and discourses, contains very few examples of sarcasm or satire.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children” (Hosea 4:6).