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Biblical Contradictions

EnochSDP

EnochSDP

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9Westy9 said:
My advice is for her to continue. Either a) She'll lose her faith b) She'll come out a stronger believer or c) will find some contradictions she can't 'refute' and just ignore them.

1 Peter 3:15 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
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I hope cause God fills me with it.He encourages me.He makes me humble.He makes me strong.I can feel God working in me and I feel me him working in me as conviction.I am guilty of the sins I have done and the wrongs I have committed.I have misused the trust my Lord has given me.My faith is strong as a rock by my Lord.
God gives me comfort, He is my shield.I have had many a day of hardships and agony but the Lord has always made me smile and keep faith.His works are endless to a believer.But to a non believer his works are not provable.I witness of my God.I have seen his works from acient days come to be fulfilled in my generation.My my faith gives me hope and so it is filled to the brime.God gives me the credance to put my faith in Him and not put my coinfidence in a mans schemes which are derived from the devil.
 
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Vadergirl123

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No. 18 was Ahaz buried with his fathers' 2 kings says he was buried with them in the City of David. 2 chronilces says he wasn't buried in the sepulchre of the kings of Israel. This isn't a contradiction. Being buried with someone in the same city isn't the same as the same sepulchre.

Source Looking Unto Jesus - Was Ahaz buried with his fathers? - Limestone Church of Christ, Kingston, Ontario, Standing for New Testament Christianity, Bible, faith, Bible study, word of God, Christianity, Christian, church, truth, atheism, answers, gospel,
 
Quagmire

Quagmire

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Here's my favorite:

2 Samuel 24:1
[ David Enrolls the Fighting Men ] Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”

as opposed to:
1 Chronicles 21:1
"[ David Counts the Fighting Men ] Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel."

Two accounts of the same event, one attributing the incident to God, the other attributing it to Satan.
 
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Oryonder

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Vadergirl123 said:
No. 8 how old was Abram when Ishmael was born. The bible says he was 86. He lived in Mesopotamia BEFORE he dwelt in Haran, God tells him to leave the land of his kindred. He leaves the land of the chaldeans and comes to Haran. I don't see how this is a contradiction...Ishmael was born before his father died...
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You should try to explain some of the harder to explain contraditions such as the different ascension stories or the contradiction between what Jesus and James stated was required for salvation verses what Paul thought (works/the law vs faith)
 
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Vadergirl123

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Oryonder said:
You should try to explain some of the harder to explain contraditions such as the different ascension stories or the contradiction between what Jesus and James stated was required for salvation verses what Paul thought (works/the law vs faith)
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Since I have 463 of them, I'm knocking out all the easy ones first, but don't worry I'll get to them. Gotta save the best for last lol :D
 
Twilight Hue

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Quagmire said:
Here's my favorite:

2 Samuel 24:1
[ David Enrolls the Fighting Men ] Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”

as opposed to:
1 Chronicles 21:1
"[ David Counts the Fighting Men ] Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel."

Two accounts of the same event, one attributing the incident to God, the other attributing it to Satan.
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waitasec said:
that is a good one...
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It will most likely turn into God let Satan...you know the sthick .....like in Job.
 
MysticSang'ha

MysticSang'ha

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Oryonder said:
You should try to explain some of the harder to explain contraditions such as the different ascension stories or the contradiction between what Jesus and James stated was required for salvation verses what Paul thought (works/the law vs faith)
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Let's not discourage her, Oryonder. Dr. Phil said it's important to help foster a girl's self-esteem. :yes:
 
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HerDotness

Lady Babbleon
Vadergirl123 said:
Looking Unto Jesus - Who was Abijam's maternal grandmother? - Limestone Church of Christ, Kingston, Ontario, Standing for New Testament Christianity, Bible, faith, Bible study, word of God, Christianity, Christian, church, truth, atheism, answers, go
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1 Kings 15:2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother's name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

And this source states at first that Maachah was the daughter of Uriel and the granddaughter of Absalom or Abishalom.

Various other commentaries cited below that claim different relationships as "probable," "possible," or "seems to be."

The honest response is that it could be a contradiction or maybe simply that the writer of one or the other of these texts was confused or mistaken...or something else entirely. We'll never know exactly what the relationship may have been more than likely.

There are many things in the Bible that are clearly contradictory, but which conservative apologists finagle their way around by means of "probably," "might be," etc.

If you really want to persuade anyone, succeed at the Dan Barker Easter story challenge. Take the various Gospel accounts of the events of the resurrection of Jesus and put all the details into one chronologically ordered story leaving out no detail.

I bet all the tea that has ever come from or is currently in China that you can't do that.

Edit to add: And no, don't link us to someone else's commentary about it. I've read a few of those, and not one actually did what Barker challenges someone to do.
 
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Vadergirl123

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HerDotness said:
1 Kings 15:2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother's name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.


HerDotness said:
If you really want to persuade anyone, succeed at the Dan Barker Easter story challenge. Take the various Gospel accounts of the events of the resurrection of Jesus and put all the details into one chronologically ordered story leaving out no detail.
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Yeah maybe I'll do that once I finish with all these contradictions

HerDotness said:
Edit to add: And no, don't link us to someone else's commentary about it. I've read a few of those, and not one actually did what Barker challenges someone to do.
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I wasn't originally doing that, but some people wanted my sources, so I'm giving them. :p
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HerDotness

Lady Babbleon
Vadergirl123 said:
I wasn't originally doing that, but some people wanted my sources, so I'm giving them. :p
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Ummm...read more carefully, please.

I didn't say stop giving sources for the contradictions you seem intent upon trying to answer but rather don't just post a link to someone's commentary that supposedly fulfills Barker's Easter challenge. Do the challenge yourself as specified--that's the point of it since Barker hasn't announced that anyone has succeeded yet.

And the stuck out tongue emoticon above was simply rude and childish.
 
Me Myself

Me Myself

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The 4 gospels narrate many differences in the way the women (or woman, depends on the gospel) found out that Jesus left his tomb and told everyone (or no one, if we are reading Mark)
 
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