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@Charles Philips, I've played with you a little along the way in this thread, and I do apologize for one of my posts that made you angry. I can see you are a very devout Christian of one mindset and if it works for you as it should, then you are blessed. If it fails to work for you, as it has many, I have faith God will find you wherever you are in your spiritual journey. I do want to point out a few things, from my perspective, for you to pray on as you see fit:
Here's one of the clearest sets of contradictions that doesn't hurt the message, however, indicates very strongly that "man" has had his finger in the pot, so to speak:
Same story, 4 accounts:
MT 28:1-6
"1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week,a Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men. 5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay."
Mk 16:1-6
"1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus. 2Very early on the first day of the week,a just after sunrise, they went to the tomb. 3They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?” 4But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large. 5When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him."
LK 24:1-11
"1On the first day of the week,a very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. 2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them. 5As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee: 7‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’” 8Then they remembered His words. 9And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. 11But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women."
JN 20:1-2
"1Early on the first day of the week,a while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
So, it's agreed a woman, or women, went to the tomb on Sunday morning, but who actually went and who was there instead of Jesus? IMO, it doesn't matter, but it is proof of error in the written version of God's Word.
It's an interesting web-page. I would ask that you investigate this source of your claims and take note of how very, very little of is pulled from the Gospels. I find it extremely Paulinian, and that always gives me pause. But that's my position.
I wish you the faith of the Centurion, and the wisdom of James who advised in chapter 1, verses 5 & 6, that should anyone have a lack of wisdom, ask God with no doubting.
Pray - speak with the Almighty
Meditate - listen for His direction
Be humble, be kind, and remember:
Complaints are prayers to the Devil.
Be blessed........
There are indeed contradictions, as men are fallable. Even if one believes God is speaking to them, IMO, they're hearing as humans, and mistakes can be made. Even Peter made the mistake of denying Christ 3 times, and he was warned ahead of time that he would.
Here's one of the clearest sets of contradictions that doesn't hurt the message, however, indicates very strongly that "man" has had his finger in the pot, so to speak:
Same story, 4 accounts:
MT 28:1-6
"1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week,a Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men. 5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay."
Mk 16:1-6
"1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus. 2Very early on the first day of the week,a just after sunrise, they went to the tomb. 3They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?” 4But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large. 5When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him."
LK 24:1-11
"1On the first day of the week,a very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. 2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them. 5As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee: 7‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’” 8Then they remembered His words. 9And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. 11But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women."
JN 20:1-2
"1Early on the first day of the week,a while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
So, it's agreed a woman, or women, went to the tomb on Sunday morning, but who actually went and who was there instead of Jesus? IMO, it doesn't matter, but it is proof of error in the written version of God's Word.
Many of the authors of the New Testament at least, were very much "related." Paul is given credit for penning 80% of the New Testament. Luke, the presumed author of the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts was a close follower of Paul's, as were Timothy and Titus. This puts a great deal of bias into their words. They were trying to establish churches, and Paul clearly stated he would be whoever he needed to be to succeed in that effort.
From following this thread, this appears to be the only "evidence" you have provided for your position in the debates.
It's an interesting web-page. I would ask that you investigate this source of your claims and take note of how very, very little of is pulled from the Gospels. I find it extremely Paulinian, and that always gives me pause. But that's my position.
I wish you the faith of the Centurion, and the wisdom of James who advised in chapter 1, verses 5 & 6, that should anyone have a lack of wisdom, ask God with no doubting.
Pray - speak with the Almighty
Meditate - listen for His direction
Be humble, be kind, and remember:
Complaints are prayers to the Devil.
Be blessed........
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