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Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 2:40pm On May 02, 2015 |
God good to all, or just a few? PSA 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. JER 13:14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. War or Peace? EXO 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. ROM 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. Who is the father of Joseph? MAT 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. LUK 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli. Who was at the Empty Tomb? Is it: MAT 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. MAR 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. JOH 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Is Jesus equal to or lesser than? JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one. JOH 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. Which first--beasts or man? GEN 1:25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. GEN 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. GEN 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. GEN 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. The number of beasts in the ark GEN 7:2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. GEN 7:8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, GEN 7:9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. How many stalls and horsemen? KI1 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. CH2 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. Is it folly to be wise or not? PRO 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. 1 Cor.1:19: "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and wil bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent." The sins of the father ISA 14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. DEU 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. Fowl from waters or ground? GEN 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. GEN 1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. GEN 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Earth supported? JOB 26:7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. JOB 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Heaven supported too JOB 26:11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. The hydrological cycle ECC 1:7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. JOB 38:22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, Storehouses are not part of the cycle Moses' personality Num.12:3: "Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the fact of the earth." Num.31:14, 17, 18: "And Moses was wroth...And Moses said unto them, "Have ye saved all the women alive? ... Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman, ... But all the women children ... keep alive for yourselves." Righteous live? Ps.92:12: "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree." Isa.57:1: "The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart." Acts 1:18: "Now this man (Judas) purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out." Matt. 27:5-7: "And he (Judas) cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests...bought with them the potter's field." Jesus' first sermon plain or mount? Matt.5:1,2: "And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying...." Luke6:17,20: "And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people...came to hear him.. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said..." Jesus' last words Matt.27:46,50: "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" ...Jesus, when he cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost." Luke23:46: "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, "Father, unto thy hands I commend my spirit:" and having said thus, he gave up the ghost." John19:30: "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished:" and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost." Years of famine II SAMUEL 24:13: So God came to David, and told him, and said unto him, shall SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE come unto thee in thy land? or will thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue. thee? I CHRONICLES 21:11: SO God came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee. Either THREE YEARS OF FAMINE or three months to be destryed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; Moved David to anger? II SAMUEL 24: And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Isreal and Judah. I CHRONICLES 21: And SATAN stood up against Isreal, and provoked David to number Israel. The GENEALOGY OF JESUS? In two places in the New Testament the genealogy of Jesus son of Mary (PBUH) is mentioned. Matthew 1:6-16 and Luke 3:23-31. Each gives the ancestors of Joseph the CLAIMED husband of Mary and Step father of Jesus(PBUH). The first one starts from Abraham(verse 2) all the way down to Jesus. The second one from Jesus all the way back to Adam. The only common name to these two lists between David and Jesus is JOSEPH, How can this be true? and also How can Jesus have a genealogy when all Muslims and most Christians believe that Jesus had/has no father. God be seen? Exod. 24:9,10; Amos 9:1; Gen. 26:2; and John 14:9 God CAN be seen: "And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my backparts." (Ex. 33:23) "And the Lord spake to Moses face to face, as a man speaketh to his friend." (Ex. 33:11) "For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." (Gen. 32:30) God CANNOT be seen: "No man hath seen God at any time." (John 1:18) "And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me and live." (Ex. 33:20) "Whom no man hath seen nor can see." (1 Tim. 6:16) CRUEL, UNMERCIFUL, DESTRUCTIVE, and FEROCIOUS or KIND, MERCIFUL, and GOOD: "I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy." (Jer. 13:14) "Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not, but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling." "The Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy." (James 5:11) "For his mercy endureth forever." (1 Chron. 16:34) "The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works." (Ps. 145:9) "God is love." (1 John 4:16) Tempts? "And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham." (Gen 22:1) "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man." (James 1:13) Judas died how? "And he cast down the pieces of silver into the temple and departed, and went out and hanged himself." (Matt. 27:5) "And falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all of his bowels gushed out." (Acts 1:18) Ascend to heaven "And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." (2 Kings 2:11) "No man hath ascended up to heaven but he that came down from heaven, ... the Son of Man." (John 3:13) What was Jesus' prediction regarding Peter's denial? Before the cock crow - Matthew 26:34 Before the cock crow twice - Mark 14:30 How many times did the cock crow? MAR 14:72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. MAT 26:74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. MAT 26:75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. LUK 22:60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. LUK 22:61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. JOH 13:38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, still thou hast denied me thrice. JOH 18:27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew. Who killed Saul SA1 31:4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. SA1 31:5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. SA1 31:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. SA2 1:15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. Someone is definitely lying somewhere. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by achinaboy(m): 2:51pm On May 02, 2015 |
and you expect me to read this,i have kids to look after 1 Like |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 2:52pm On May 02, 2015 |
achinaboy: Did I specifically mention your name here? FOH! Please, don't read. 1 Like |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by achinaboy(m): 3:03pm On May 02, 2015 |
EzioAuditore:make it short and post the other next time,if you wan people to read,no be fight,and above all religion no be must,is either you are in or you are out,after the death of Christ,thomas say him no go biliv anybody until him put him fingers for Christ wounds,does that made him a bad person,no,na him choice be that,,one man from my village,,with all his uni ,masters phd,,in 2000 and something,he decided,,it's time to make a change,and he joined the idle worshippers no offence |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 3:12pm On May 02, 2015 |
achinaboy: Those who are interested in the topic will see past the length and read it, I shortened it as much as I could, if you're not interested, fine. |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Davidson267(m): 3:14pm On May 02, 2015 |
Am nt confused bt am afraid |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Anas09: 3:25pm On May 02, 2015 |
Hmmmmm, now see how the jews and christians are killing those who don't believe in their God every where they are. A job well done. You just indicted urself. About judgement on the last day, the Bible says, those who have and knows the law but in sinned in it, (the Bible) shall be judged by it, those who don't have or know it, shall perish without it. You should shot urself in the leg. U better repent or u will be judged using this word u know. U just jumped around contradicting ur veryself. Smh. |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by truthman2012(m): 3:32pm On May 02, 2015 |
We are used to this type of trash! David said something and Jeremiah said something different. Are they God? Most of what you call contradictions are so to you because you lack good knowledge of the bible. Even the quran you claim allahh is the only speak is full of CONTRADICTIONS. Did your god make mistakes? Smh! |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 3:34pm On May 02, 2015 |
truthman2012: So who is lying amongst them? |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by truthman2012(m): 3:36pm On May 02, 2015 |
EzioAuditore: Who is lying in the quranic contradictions, muhammad or allahh? |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 3:37pm On May 02, 2015 |
Anas09: Lmao! Are you alright at all? How did I indict myself? |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 3:38pm On May 02, 2015 |
truthman2012: We are not talking about the Quran here, we are talking about the bible, I asked you first, defend yourself. Who is lying amongst them? |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by truthman2012(m): 3:44pm On May 02, 2015 |
EzioAuditore: No one is lying, you quoted them out of context because you lack knowledge. Since you have agreed to quran being full of allahh's contradictions, which is not expected of the true God, remove the log in your religion before challenging the speck in another's. |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 3:46pm On May 02, 2015 |
truthman2012: Lmao! Two people narrating the same event differently but no one is lying amongst them? That sounds like a blatant lie to me, but since I quoted them out of context, quote them in context. |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by truthman2012(m): 3:51pm On May 02, 2015 |
EzioAuditore: Who has the time to do that, which you will not accept at the end of the day. Again, REMOVE the LOG in your religion FIRST before noticing the SPECK in another person's religion. |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 3:54pm On May 02, 2015 |
truthman2012: Have you removed the "LOG" in yours? You can't bloody defend it can you? What does it matter to you if I accept it or not, but at least you have cleared the doubts of other readers, you're embarrassing yourself and your religion! Who was lying amongst them? |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by truthman2012(m): 4:01pm On May 02, 2015 |
EzioAuditore: You raised this issue first and I'm telling you to clear yours first before you can have the moral justification to talk of another person's. I thought you would say there are no contradictions in the quran. The fact that you have accepted quranic contradictions shows allahh is a liar for saying there is none. |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 4:06pm On May 02, 2015 |
truthman2012: Lmao! You can't can you? |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by truthman2012(m): 4:15pm On May 02, 2015 |
EzioAuditore: Before I will defend, you have to prove to me you can defend yours too. Your case is like a pot calling the kettle black. Since the words of allahh, a god, are full of errors, which ordinary humans could detect, it indicates islam is a FRUAD. Therefore you are not in the position to challenge the bible. Full stop. |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by malvisguy212: 4:17pm On May 02, 2015 |
Answer to bible contradiction http://www.comereason.org/bible-contradictions.asp And to know the quran is not the word of God but satan, read here http://www.bibleprobe.com/corruptedquran.htm |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 4:18pm On May 02, 2015 |
truthman2012: Again running from the question, something that should be easy for you but apparently you can't so you're making excuses. As usual, you're trying to change the subject and ignore my questions. Truthman, answer my question, which one of them was lying? Clear proof of the bibles corruption. |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 4:20pm On May 02, 2015 |
malvisguy212: Lmao! Nothing in that website refutes or explains anything here! Is that the best you could come up with, a website? Lmao! I really have you Pillocks by the balls don't i? And the second website, filled with rubbish like the so called satanic verses. Also other useless materials with no sources and an author writing like a headless chicken! Lmao! Ahhh! Christians, friggin jokers! |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by malvisguy212: 4:28pm On May 02, 2015 |
EzioAuditore:bible contradiction is not a new topic here, the answer are there in the link. Quran is the only religious book that abrogate it teaching and the former revelation are still in the quran, how will you know the genuine revelation? |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by truthman2012(m): 4:38pm On May 02, 2015 |
EzioAuditore: Which one existed in the time of Muhammad, Torah and Injeel or the Bible? Answer this and let me start with you. |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 4:52pm On May 02, 2015 |
malvisguy212: Your knowledge and misperceptions of how the Quran is interpreted never ceases to amaze. But we're not talking about the Quran here, we're talking about the bible. I searched your website, no substantial refutation whatsoever in there. You have failed! |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 4:54pm On May 02, 2015 |
truthman2012: We're talking about the bible you guys follow aren't we. Stop bringing muslims or Muhammad into this. Why can't you defend your religion? Can't it' stand on its own? Did I quote any Islamic text or script here? You said I quoted out of context, quote them in context. |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by malvisguy212: 4:56pm On May 02, 2015 |
1. How can the Bible say God
made the world (Acts 17:24)
and loves the world (John
3:16) on the one hand, and
then turn around and tell us
not to love the world (1 John
2:15) on the other? Is this a
contradiction in the Bible?
Answer: No, but it does need
some explanation. The Bible
uses the word "world" in three
different ways. First, it can
mean the material universe or
earth which God created. This is
how the word is used in Act
17:24. Second, it can mean the
world of mankind, as in John
3:16. God loves all people.
Third, it can mean the affairs
and things of ungodly men. This
is how the word is used in 1
John 2:15-16, and this is the
primary meaning of the word
"world" throughout the New
Testament.
2. In the first day of creation,
God divided the light from the
dark (Genesis 1:4), but the sun
was not created until the
fourth day (Genesis 1:16)! How
do you explain this?
Answer: This does not imply
that light and darkness are two
distinct substances, seeing
darkness is only the privation of
light; but the words simply refer
us by anticipation to the
rotation of the earth round its
own axis once in twenty-three
hours, fifty-six minutes, and
four seconds, which is the cause
of the distinction between day
and night, by bringing the
different parts of the surface of
the earth successively into and
from under the solar rays; and
it was probably at this moment
that God gave this rotation to
the earth, to produce this
merciful provision of day and
night. For the manner in which
light is supposed to be
produced, see Genesis 1:16,
under the word sun.
3. Is God both good and evil?
Isaiah 45:7.
Answer: Notice it does not say
that God is evil but that He
creates evil. What this is saying
is that God has allowed evil to
co-exist in this sphere in order
to test man as well as to perfect
him. It is in the midst of such
opposition, unpleasant though
it often is, that man grows
spiritually the most. Therefore,
as God gave Satan permission
to afflict Job, so He permits the
same with us, unless our
affliction is of our own making
or the collective fault of
unredeemed society. God
creates evil, yes, but not the
evil of sin, he creates the evil of
punishment. He is the Author of
all that is true, holy, and good,
but evil, error, and misery came
into the world by his
permission, through the willful
disobedience of man, but are
restrained and overruled to his
righteous purpose. Evil is the
instrument which he employs in
his government, and is
permitted by him in order to
execute his wise and just
decrees.
4. The Gospel records Jesus'
prayer in Gethsemane (John
17:1-26; Luke 22:39-46), but
the writers were asleep when
Jesus prayed. How do you
explain this?
Answer: Some believe it was
revealed to the apostle John by
revelation after the event. This
is a possible explanation but
unlikely. We know the disciples
were asleep whilst Jesus prayed
but what we don't know is how
much of the prayer they heard,
or didn't hear. Let us remember
these facts: (1) Jesus was only a
"stone's throw away" from the
disciples; (2) The silence of the
night was around them; and (3)
it is more than likely that Jesus
prayed aloud because people
did everything aloud in those
days. Therefore, the disciples
heard the opening words of the
prayer before they went to
sleep.
Sit down and read Jesus' Prayer
aloud for yourself and time how
long it takes you (John 17:1-26;
Luke 22:39-46). I would
estimate that this is a three
minute prayer. I very much
doubt that the disciples fell
asleep instantly and that Jesus
returned to them three minutes
later. What is more probable is
that this prayer was the
introduction to a much longer
prayer. The Comforter brought
the part which they had heard
back to remembrance after He
had ascended, this being a
promise made to them (John
14:26 ). Thus the part of the
prayer we have recorded is that
which the disciples could
remember. It must be the part
they heard whilst they were
fully awake. No doubt
providence intended that we
hear no more, and no doubt the
same providence had intended
that they fall asleep too.
5. Jesus said, "If I bear witness
of myself, my witness is not
true" (John 5:31) and then
claims, "I am one that bear
witness of myself" (John 8:18)
. Aren't these contradictory
comments?
Answer: Jesus did not claim
Himself as a witness. Jesus said
His own witness agreed with the
witness of the Father (John 8:18)
, satisfying the Law's
requirement of two witnesses
(John 8:17).
6. After Moses and Aaron turned
all the waters that were in the
Nile river into blood (Exodus
7:20), the magicians did the
same (verse 22). But if all the
water in Egypt was turned
into blood by Moses, where
did the magicians get the
water which they changed
into blood?
Answer: This question is
answered in Exodus 7:24. The
Egyptians digged round about
the river for water to drink, and
it seems that the water
obtained by this means was not
bloody like that in the river. On
this water therefore the
magicians might operate. Again,
though a general commission
was given to Moses, not only to
turn the waters of the river
(Nile) into blood, but also those
of their streams, rivers, ponds,
and pools (Exodus 7:19); yet it
seems pretty clear from Exodus
7:20 that he did not proceed
thus far, at least in the first
instance; for it is there stated
that only the waters of the river
were turned into blood.
Afterwards the plague
doubtless became general. At
the commencement therefore
of this plague, the magicians
might obtain other water to
imitate the miracle; and it
would not be difficult for them,
by juggling tricks or the
assistance of a familiar spirit, to
give it a bloody appearance, a
fetid smell, and a bad taste. On
either of these grounds there is
no contradiction in the Mosaic
account, though some have
been very studious to find one.
7. If God is full of love, why did
he destroy nations?
Answer: He destroyed them out
of love for the people. Just like
the world interceded and
destroyed Nazi Germany to
protect the people of the world
from violence, God did likewise.
God destroyed the land in the
time of Noah because of the
violence it was filled with
(Genesis 6:13). God destroyed
Sodom and Gomorra because of
the violence that it was filled
with (Genesis 13:13), and the
fact that there was not one
righteous man living there
(Genesis 18:16-25). He
threatened to destroy Nineveh
because of the violence in their
land (Jonah 3:, but Nineveh
changed their ways and was
spared (verse 10). God
destroyed Jerusalem because
the city was full of violence
(Ezekiel 7:23-25). God could not
find one righteous man in
Israel, so he had to destroy it to
save the people from their
misery (Ezekiel 22:29-31). If God
would have found even one
man that sought God's Truth,
God would have pardoned it
(Jeremiah 5:1).
8. For a chapter and a half, David
has been Saul's personal
musician, and in 1 Samuel
17:55-58, Saul wants to know
who David is? The Scripture is
not reliable!
Answer: Saul never asked,
"Who is this man", he didn't
want to know who David was!
He asked, three times, the same
basic question. He wanted to
know whose son he was (verses
55,56,58). He wanted to know
who David's father was!
9. Did David buy it for fifty
shekels of silver, or six
hundred shekels of gold? 2
Samuel 24:24, 1 Chronicles
21:25.
Answer: In Samuel, David
purchased the threshing floor
and the oxen, and there built
an altar to the Lord. In
Chronicles, David bought the
whole place. Being much larger
than the threshing, he paid
more. Solomon's temple could
not have been built on a
threshing floor (2 Chronicles
3:1). The fifty shekels of silver
was the earnest payment, and
the six hundred shekels of gold
the total price.
10. Why does Matthew attribute a
quote about the potter's field
to Jeremiah, when Jeremiah
has no such passage, and the
closest one in the Old
Testament is Zechariah
(Matthew 27:9-10; Zechariah
11:12)?
Answer: Matthew 27:9 says this
prophesy was "spoken by
Jeremy (Jeremiah)." Some
prophecies were spoken and
not written. Some others were
not spoken but only written,
while some others were both
spoken and written. When we
read a quotation that says "as it
is written", we will find it 100%
in the Scripture, since it is
guaranteed that it is written.
However, when what is quoted
is said that it was simply
spoken, then we may find it
written but we may also not
find it written. The Word does
not guarantee that it was
written. What it guarantees is
that it was spoken. This
prophecy was only spoken by
the prophets and it was latter
written down by Matthew.
There are sixteen quotations in
the Scripture for which we are
told that they were spoken.
These are Matthew 1:22, 2:15,
17, 23, 3:13, 4:14, 8:17, 12:17,
13:35, 21:4, 22:31, 24:15, 27:9,
27:35, Mark 13:14, and Acts
2:16. To see whether they were
both spoken and written, or
whether they were only spoken,
we have to search the Scripture
to see if we can find them. A
search like this shows that most
of the prophecies that were
spoken were also written, but
not all of them (Matthew 2:23
and 27:10 for instance).
To be continue... |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by malvisguy212: 4:58pm On May 02, 2015 |
11. Matthew 2:23 is a cause of
trouble since the spoken
prophecy that the Messiah
would be called a Nazarene
can nowhere be found written
in the Old Testament.
Answer: Again, this is a
prophesy that was spoken, so it
is not necessarily written (see
above answer). However, you
may also consider this:
First, you must understand that
a "Nazarene" is not a "Nazarite."
There's the Nazerite vow
(Numbers 6:13), Samson was a
Nazarite (Judges 13:5,24), but a
"Nazarene" simply means a
citizen of Nazarite. There are
passages in the Old Testament
which say Jesus would be called
a Nazarene, but it's a matter of
what is meant by the term
"Nazarene." A "Nazarene" came
to be a synonym for one who is
contemptible or despised (John
1:46). We see similar terms
today dealing with racism and
nationalism. But notice that the
previous two prophesies in
Matthew 2; verse 15 says "the
prophet, saying..." (singular)
then he quotes directly from
the scripture; verse 17 says
"Jeremiah the prophet,
saying..." (singular) then he
quotes directly from Jeremiah.
But notice how verse 23 is
worded, "which was spoken by
the prophets,..." (plural) and
there's no word "saying"
indicating a direct quote, "He
shall be called a Nazarene."
Notice the difference? It's
because Matthew is using a
summation statement. He's
using something that the
people of his time would be
familiar with which would state
the same thing that the
prophets stated in Isaiah 49:7;
53:3, Psalm 22:6, that he would
be despised.
12. Then what about 1Corinthians
15:4: "Christ rose again the
third day, according to the
Scriptures"? Where is it
written in the Old Testament
that Christ would rise the
third day? You may search the
Old Testament for prophesies
of Jesus' death, burial and
resurrection on the third day,
but you will never find them!
Answer: Hosea 6:2 says, "After
two days will he revive us: in
the third day he will raise us
up, and we shall live in his
sight." This is antitypical
language which refers to
Messiah, the ideal Israel (Isaiah
49:3; compare Hosea 11:1,
Matthew 2:15), who was raised
on the third day (John 2:19;
1Corinthians 15:4; compare
Isaiah 53:10). Compare the
similar use of Israel's political
resurrection as the type of the
general resurrection of which
"Christ is the first-fruits" (Isaiah
26:19; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Daniel
12:2).
Additionally, 2 Peter 3:16 says
that the "epistles" are scriptures
also. So, the "scriptures" in 1
Corinthians 15:1-4 could easily
refer to the epistles from the
new Testament books, many of
which were written prior to the
writing of 1 Corinthians.
13. Matthew 12:30 says those who
are neutral are against Jesus,
but Mark 9:40 says those who
are neutral are for Jesus.
Answer: These two verses
address two different situations.
In Matthew 12:30, when it
comes to the critical point of
accepting or rejecting Jesus, not
being for Jesus amounts to
opposing Him (John 3:18). In
Mark 9:40, when it comes to
someone attempting to work in
Christ's name, but perhaps with
less than a full knowledge of
him (Acts 18:25), there is no
need to believe he is against
Christ.
14. The Scripture tells us to seek
and understand God (Psalms
53:2, Proverbs 2:5, Daniel
9:13 ), but at the same time
says that God cannot be
understood (Job 11:7; 37:23,
Romans 11:33).
Answer: To quote from Job
11:7; 37:23 is misleading. It is
like quoting from the Jews who
said Jesus was a sinner, and
then quote from Jesus who said
he was not a sinner, and claim
the Scripture contradicts itself.
Job 11:7 is a quote from what
Zophar said, and Job 37:23 is a
quote from what Elihu said.
These two people condemned
righteous Job falsely. God
condemned Zophar and Elihu
for what they said! God himself
said of these 2 people that they
spoke wrong: Job 42:7, "...for ye
have not spoken of me the
thing that is right." Therefore,
these 2 verses are not the
teachings of God, but of man.
As for Romans 11:33, this verse
is saying how unattainable it is
to have the same wisdom and
knowledge that God possesses,
not how hard it is to understand
God. The point is that man, in a
limited, physical body, cannot
know the same knowledge that
an infinite, spiritual entity
possesses. For example,
someone can say they "know"
someone, like their wife. And
they do! They know their
thoughts, what they will choose
to do, how they react to
situations, etc. They know them!
But what that husband doesn't
know is all the wisdom and
knowledge that she herself
possesses. Only she knows that.
And with God, it is impossible
for a pea-brained man to have
the same amount of knowledge
that an infinite God possesses. |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 5:00pm On May 02, 2015 |
malvisguy212: WTF Mahn? What is this? Some of the verses you are accusing me of quoting I have never seen in my life! What you've done here is bring more contradictions in the bible and a funny explanation! You haven't addressed any issues here! Lmao. Squeeze! |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by malvisguy212: 5:01pm On May 02, 2015 |
EzioAuditore:continue from were I stop, read here for more http://ecclesia.org/truth/contradictions.html Thread debunked Now are you ready for my question? |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by Nobody: 5:10pm On May 02, 2015 |
malvisguy212: Hmmm. "Rubbish rubbish rubbish gibberish, thread debunked!" Nice try christian. So which of the contradictions did you debunk? 2 Likes |
Re: Blatant Contradictions In The Bible by truthman2012(m): 5:48pm On May 02, 2015 |
EzioAuditore: Why are you afraid to answer the question? Am I not asking about the bible? I said ''Which one existed in the time of Muhammad, the bible or torah or injeel? |
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