Why is it so difficult for intelligent and informed Christians to recognize - and openly and publicly admit - that the Bible is full of errors and contradictions? French philosopher, Voltaire, once observed, "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."


It is no accident that most of those who teach the doctrine of "Biblical Inerrancy" act as though they themselves cannot be wrong. They want everybody to believe that they are in possession of a goose that "lays golden eggs", so to speak; or in this case, a "Holy Spirit" that provides the correct answer to every question.

This thread is a compilation of instances in which the accuracy and truthfulness of a supposedly inspired passage of the Bible is brought into question – not by some outside non-religious source – but by another supposedly inspired passage of the same bible. When each and every one of several conflicting statements is supposedly inspired and guaranteed by God.

Only thoroughly biased individuals, determined at all costs to get to the conclusion that they want, can believe that all of these passages are true !


ADAM AND FORBIDDEN FRUIT:
*Adam was to die the very day that he ate the forbidden fruit. Gen. 2:17

*Adam lived 930 years after he ate the forbidden fruit.
Gen. 5:5


CONFUSION:
*At Babel, the Lord confused the language of the whole world. Genesis 11:9

*Paul says that God is not the author of confusion.
1 Cor. 14:33


WAY:
*According to John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

*According to Acts 10:34-35" Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him."


MIND:
*God DOES change his mind. Genesis 6:6. Exodus 32:14, Numbers 14:20, I Samuel 15:35, II Samuel 24:16

*God DOES NOT change his mind. Numbers 23:19-20, Isaiah 15:29, James 1:17


ABRAHAM:
*Abraham had TWO sons, Ishmael and Isaac. Genesis 16:15, Genesis 21:1-3, Gal. 4:22

*Abraham showed he was willing to "sacrifice his one and only son". Heb. 11:17


SEEN:
*God IS seen. Genesis 12:7, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 26:2, Genesis 32:30, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 6:2-3, Exodus 24:9-11, Exodus 33:11, Numbers 12:7-8, Numbers 14:14, Job 42:5, Amos 7:7-8, Amos 9:1

God is NOT seen. No one can see God's face and live. No one has ever seen him. Exodus 33:20, John 1:18, 1John 4:12


SINS:
*Children are not to suffer for their parent's sins. Deut. 24:16, Ezech. 18:19-20

*Children are to suffer for their parent's sins : Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18, Deut. 24:16, 2 Kings 14:6, 2 Chron. 25:4, Ezekiel 18:20 Deut. 5:9, Isaiah 14:21-22


KILLING:
*God prohibits killing. Exodus 20:13, Deut. 5:17, Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20, Romans 13:9, James 2:11

*God condones trickery and killing. Genesis 34:1-35:5

*God orders killing. Exodus 32:27, Deut. 7:2, Deut. 13:15, Deut. 20:1-18


FAT AND BLOOD:
*God himself prohibits forever the eating of blood and fat. Lev. 3:17

*Jesus and Paul say that such rules don't matter – they are only human injunctions. Matt. 15:11, Col. 2:20-22


SAUL:
*The Lord tells Samuel that Saul has been chosen to lead the Israelites and will save them from the Philistines. I Samuel 9:15-17

*The Lord is sorry that he has chosen Saul, and eventually . . .
I Samuel 15:35
Saul commits suicide, and the Israelites are overrun by the Philistines. I Samuel 31:4-7


INQUIRE:
*Saul inquired of the Lord, but received no answer.I Samuel 28:6

*Saul died for not inquiring of the Lord. 1 Chron. 10:13-14


DAVID AND SAUL:
*Saul knew David well before the latter's encounter with Goliath. I Samuel 16:19-23

*Saul did not know David at the time of his encounter with Goliath and had to ask about David's identity. I Samuel 17:55-58


MICHAL:
*Michal was childless. II Samuel 6:23

*(KJV) Michal had five sons. II Samuel 21:8


CENSUS:
*The Lord inspired David to take the census. II Samuel 24:1

*Satan inspired the census. 1 Chron. 21:1

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