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Misuse Of The Bible Verses by OJtOp2(m): 7:27am On Jan 14, 2018 |
The Bible is the most important book ever written. The one true God chose to reveal Himself to us through the written word. Amazing and humbling! Yet sometimes we get it wrong. We misunderstand or misapply the truth God has given us. Although there are countless causes, through my experience I’ve seen two primary problems crop up again and again. Perspective - Too often we read God’s Word with our own purposes and goals in mind. But the Bible is all about God. When we read it with His eternal purposes in mind, we will better grasp the truth of His Word. Context – The Bible may have unlimited applications, but its meaning never changes. It means the same today as it did when it was written. To understand the original meaning, we must pull back and understand the context – of the passage, of the chapter, of the book. Here are 10 verses that are often misunderstood due to perspective, context, or both 1. 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” Many Christians claim this verse as a “promise” that God will never allow them to experience more difficulties than “they can handle.” Yet, the larger passage (1 Corinthians 10:1-13) deals with temptation and our ability to withstand it. God promises He will always provide a way for us to say “no” to temptation. In fact, Paul learned by experience that God will allow us to face circumstances “beyond our ability to endure” so that we will learn to rely on Him (see 2 Corinthians 1:8-11). 2. Proverbs 22:6 “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” Misunderstanding Proverbs 22:6 as a promise has led to grief for many parents. The book of Proverbs is wisdom literature, which offers general principles for successful living. A proverb is not a promise. Instead, let us use it as a tool for wise parenting and decision-making, and entrust our children to our faithful God! 3. Matthew 7:1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” Is all “judging” wrong? Jesus did condemn a harsh, critical “judging” motivated by a self-righteous, hypocritical attitude. But in the whole of Scripture, God clearly commands Christians to lovingly point out sin and exhort each other to holiness. It is not our place to determine their motives, but it is our responsibility to gently identify behavior God has already judged to be “sin.” The goal is to reconcile that person with God and others and to keep the sin from spreading (Matthew 18:15-17, 1 Corinthians 5:5-7, Hebrews 12:15, James 5:19-20). 4. Psalm 37:4 “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” If I find joy in God, will He fill my life with all the things I value and enjoy? Wait – remember context and focus. In this psalm, David contemplated the age-old question of why evil people seem to prosper while the righteous often struggle. David wrote to encourage his readers – and us – to widen our perspective, to live in light of eternity and to set our hope in God’s everlasting purposes. When we commit ourselves (delight) to God’s capable hands, our desire for the righteous to prevail will be realized in His timing. 5. James 1:2-3 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” We would think that James meant we could find joy in Christ in spite of our trials. That makes more sense! Yet, James really did say – and mean – because of our trials. While God cares very much about our physical circumstances, James knew He uses trials to refine our faith and make us more like Jesus. That is something to rejoice about! 6. Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Considering just this verse, we might believe that Jesus is with us only when we are with other believers. But the context of the larger passage is church discipline. When another believer sins, if he will not listen to one, two or three fellow believers should bring the matter to the church (Matthew 18:15-20). 7. Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Does God control all the circumstances of our lives to make things turn out great for us? Let’s take a step back to grasp the glorious truth of Romans 8:28. First, this promise is not for all people, just Christians who love and follow Jesus. Second, in the larger context, (Romans 8:18-39), Paul reminds us that although we must temporarily endure earthly suffering, God works through it to continuously work out His greater, eternal plan for us (Romans 8:28-30). The “good” God is working towards is not temporary, earthly “success,” but the eternal purpose of us being “conformed to the likeness” of Jesus (Romans 8:29). 8. Habakkuk 1:5 “Look at the nations and watch - and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.” If we read this verse by itself, we might believe God is going to do something wonderful and glorious before our eyes. Well, He definitely did, but probably not what you’d expect. God sent the prophet Habakkuk to pronounce judgment on Judah for turning away from God. The amazing thing God planned was to send the brutal nation of Babylon to conquer His people and carry them into captivity. This verse should stand as a strong reminder that God does discipline His children. 9. Jeremiah 29:11 “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” This verse is definitely a promise. But it’s a promise for a particular people in a particular time. Through the prophet Jeremiah, God promised that after Judah’s pre-determined exile in Babylon, He would bring them back to the Promised Land. We often misappropriate promises. And while God does make a lot of promises to all believers, this particular promise isn’t one of them. 10. Philippians 4:13 “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13 is probably the most misused verse in the Bible. We pull it out of the surrounding passage and hold it out as God’s obligation to empower our plans and dreams. Yet, Paul was writing about being content no matter his earthly circumstances. He could endure any difficulty or physical need through the strengthening power of Christ. Oh yes, Philippians 4:13 is a great promise indeed! Jesus will give us the strength we need to endure desperate need. His empowering presence will be with us through every difficult circumstance. 10 Likes |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Feranchek(m): 8:54am On Jan 14, 2018 |
There's this song I HATE soooooo much!! And it goes "me I no go suffer!! I no go beg for bread. God of miracle, na my papa oooooooooooo!!!!!!" Goodness gracious!!! Who teh you say you no go suffer??!! If the Son of God, Jesus, could come to this world to suffer and even die for us, who are you not to suffer? And someone will quote me saying Christ have done the suffering for us therefore we shouldn't ssuffer, and in fact, suffering (poverty) is from the devil. Smh for your small brain. Some 'pastors' or 'believers' read one line of the bible to favour their greed or laziness, but won't go down to read or quote the full verse cos na there their nyash go open. #Jesuswept 9 Likes
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Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Nobody: 8:54am On Jan 14, 2018 |
It's funny how the world quotes from the Bible those verses which aren't actually in the Bible. Then there are misquotes where they have the correct Scripture but the wrong wording. There also are a few terms Christian's refer too, where the word isn't actually in the Bible, but the concept or truth of it is. |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by OkCornel(m): 8:55am On Jan 14, 2018 |
I'll include the ones also misintepreted to justify the monetary tithing fraud in the church of today People must learn how to clearly differentiate Judaism from Pure & Unadulterated Christianity. The answer to this is clearly written in the book of Acts Chapter 15. First Verse Misintepreted; Matthew 23 v 23: Woe be to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye tithe mint, and anise, and cummin, and leave the weightier matters of the law, as judgment, and mercy and fidelity. These ought ye to have done, and not to have left the other. Certain fraudsters have blackmailed Jesus by using this verse to validate tithing in Christianity... whereas this verse exposes a lot of flaws in their conclusion; 1) [b]Agro produce is what is tithed (directly), not monetary income. God gave clear instructions on this in Deuteronomy 14 v 22-23 The Jews tithed faithfully in this manner and historical evidence supports this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithes_in_Judaism check the link for further details on how the Jews tithe. 2) Jesus was addressing the Pharisees...not His followers. Jesus did not plan for his followers to burdened by the requirements of the old covenant like the Pharisees were. 3) The same fraudsters also forgot to consider "weightier matters of the law" without even thinking that we are no longer in the era of the Law (old covenant). Whilst Jesus spoke Matthew 23v23 to the Pharisees...even animal sacrifice which was equally lawful was ongoing at the temple. And Jesus never opened his mouth to condemn animal sacrifice. 4) Jesus had not fulfilled the requirements of the Law through His death on the cross...hence, His discussion and respect for tithing at the time. 5) Carefully read Acts 15 and also read the following verses in context: 1,5,9,10,20,28,29 The Apostles clearly told the Gentile Christians what is needed for them to be Christians in verse 10,20,28,29. And tithing is not part of the requirements. MONETARY TITHING IS UNSCRIPTURAL...EVEN IN THE OLD COVENANT. TITHING IS INVALID IN CHRISTIANITY AND OBSOLETE IN TERMS OF PRACTICE... However Jesus replaced this model of giving with what He will use to separate the sheeps from the goats as stated in Matthew 25 v 31-46 Good morning and Happy Sunday everyone. Don't be victims of false doctrines from any Pastorpreneur. 6 Likes |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by olisehcom(f): 8:55am On Jan 14, 2018 |
The way Mods push topics to front page this days ehn |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by georgecso(m): 8:55am On Jan 14, 2018 |
May God grant us more understanding of His words 3 Likes |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by maxiquadrian(m): 8:56am On Jan 14, 2018 |
May God help us 1 Like |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by agwom(m): 8:57am On Jan 14, 2018 |
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Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by phlamesG: 8:57am On Jan 14, 2018 |
Some many atheists in section 2 Likes |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Mekanus(m): 8:58am On Jan 14, 2018 |
OJtOp2:The bible is the most useless book ever written. 3 Likes |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by mzHANA(f): 8:58am On Jan 14, 2018 |
My God is good 1 Like |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by phlamesG: 8:59am On Jan 14, 2018 |
Mekanus: I know you're looking for cheap attention, but just go on your knees wherever you are and ask God to forgive you. 5 Likes |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Nzemarcilinus(m): 8:59am On Jan 14, 2018 |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Nobody: 9:00am On Jan 14, 2018 |
mzHANA:have u seen dat ur God,be4 so how did u know dat he is good? 5 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by viceddy95(m): 9:01am On Jan 14, 2018 |
olisehcom:is anything wrong in pushing dis 1 to FP.. 1 Like |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Nobody: 9:01am On Jan 14, 2018 |
The Bible is like any other book that aim to regulate human activity, it will be prone to misinterpretation as long as the people swaddled with delivering it's contents do not have equal entry level.
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Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by viceddy95(m): 9:05am On Jan 14, 2018 |
Mekanus:and u think , u re useful .... 1 Like |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Mekanus(m): 9:08am On Jan 14, 2018 |
viceddy95:Yes, 101% more useful than the horseshit called bible. 1 Like |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by potent5(m): 9:08am On Jan 14, 2018 |
A |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by lonelydora: 9:10am On Jan 14, 2018 |
I just wish non Christians won't be commenting on this thread. |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by nepapole(m): 9:10am On Jan 14, 2018 |
omo...atheist plenty for this thread oo. 2 Likes |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by FoolaniMadsman: 9:22am On Jan 14, 2018 |
OP your a religious bigot stop twisting the Bible to suit your own narrative. Are You God!? |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Nobody: 9:25am On Jan 14, 2018 |
Mekanus: Jesse01: Mekanus:See frustration and depression, people are just going about to blame their despicable life on. 4 Likes |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Benekruku(m): 9:25am On Jan 14, 2018 |
Who can summarize the Middle-East story-book quoted up there! From there, I will make my comment. 1 Like |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by viceddy95(m): 9:27am On Jan 14, 2018 |
Mekanus:I don't think so guy.......hw which u were,, u won't b saying rubbish. ... |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Nobody: 9:28am On Jan 14, 2018 |
OJtOp2: exist hopeless epistle. |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Nobody: 9:30am On Jan 14, 2018 |
OJtOp2: extended hopelessly long epistle. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Nobody: 9:33am On Jan 14, 2018 |
OJtOp2: extended hopelessly long epistle. nepapole: Christianity n her stupidity is what powers Atheism in Nigeria. 2 Likes |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by eliash: 9:35am On Jan 14, 2018 |
Mekanus:u get sense so |
Re: Misuse Of The Bible Verses by Marcoassensio: 9:35am On Jan 14, 2018 |
Death to Followers of Other Religions
Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall
be doomed. (Exodus 22:19 NAB)
Kill Nonbelievers
They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of
their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone
who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be
put to death, whether small or great, whether man or
woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)
Kill False Prophets
If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother,
shall say to him, “You shall not live, because you have
spoken a lie in the name of the Lord.” When he prophesies,
his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through.
(Zechariah 13:3 NAB)
Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another
God
Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is
giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led
their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship
foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts
carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a
detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack
that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well
as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in
the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to
the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That
town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt.
Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for
destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger
and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you
and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised
your ancestors. “The LORD your God will be merciful only
if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you
today, doing what is pleasing to him.” (Deuteronomy
13:13-19 NLT)
Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding
Night
But if this charge is true (that she wasn’t a virgin on her
wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not
found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her
fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to
death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her
unchasteness in her father’s house. Thus shall you purge
the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)
Kill Followers of Other Religions.
1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or
your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you
secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers
have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand
or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not
yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him,
to spare or shield him, but kill him. Your hand shall be the
first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in
with you. You shall stone him to death, because he sought
to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought
you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. And all
Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as
this in your midst. (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)
2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your
towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil
in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the
covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun,
the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have
strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the
matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has
been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be
taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death.
(Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)
Death for Blasphemy
One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an
Egyptian father got into a fight with one of the Israelite
men. During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman
blasphemed the LORD’s name. So the man was brought to
Moses for judgment. His mother’s name was Shelomith.
She was the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. They put
the man in custody until the LORD’s will in the matter
should become clear. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take
the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who
heard him to lay their hands on his head. Then let the
entire community stone him to death. Say to the people of
Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the
consequences of their guilt and be punished. Anyone who
blasphemes the LORD’s name must be stoned to death by
the whole community of Israel. Any Israelite or foreigner
among you who blasphemes the LORD’s name will surely
die. (Leviticus 24:10-16 NLT)
Kill False Prophets
1) Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who
have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs
or miracles, and the predicted signs or miracles take place.
If the prophets then say, ‘Come, let us worship the gods of
foreign nations,’ do not listen to them. The LORD your
God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart
and soul. Serve only the LORD your God and fear him
alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to
him. The false prophets or dreamers who try to lead you
astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion
against the LORD your God, who brought you out of
slavery in the land of Egypt. Since they try to keep you
from following the LORD your God, you must execute them
to remove the evil from among you. (Deuteronomy 13:1-5
NLT)
2) But any prophet who claims to give a message from
another god or who falsely claims to speak for me must
die.’ You may wonder, ‘How will we know whether the
prophecy is from the LORD or not?’ If the prophet predicts
something in the LORD’s name and it does not happen, the
LORD did not give the message. That prophet has spoken
on his own and need not be feared. (Deuteronomy 18:20-22
NLT)
Infidels and Gays Should Die
So God let them go ahead and do whatever shameful things
their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and
degrading things with each other’s bodies. Instead of
believing what they knew was the truth about God, they
deliberately chose to believe lies. So they worshiped the
things God made but not the Creator himself, who is to be
praised forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them
to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against
the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex
with each other. And the men, instead of having normal
sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each
other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a
result, suffered within themselves the penalty they so richly
deserved. When they refused to acknowledge God, he
abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things
that should never be done. Their lives became full of every
kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting,
deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are
backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful.
They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are
disobedient to their parents. They refuse to understand,
break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving.
They are fully aware of God’s death penalty for those who
do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them
anyway. And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them,
too. (Romans 1:24-32 NLT)
Kill Anyone who Approaches the Tabernacle
For the LORD had said to Moses, ‘Exempt the tribe of Levi
from the census; do not include them when you count the
rest of the Israelites. You must put the Levites in charge of
the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with its furnishings
and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and its
equipment as you travel, and they must care for it and
camp around it. Whenever the Tabernacle is moved, the
Levites will take it down and set it up again. Anyone else
who goes too near the Tabernacle will be executed.’
(Numbers 1:48-51 NLT)
Kill People for Working on the Sabbath
The LORD then gave these further instructions to Moses:
‘Tell the people of Israel to keep my Sabbath day, for the
Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you
forever. It helps you to remember that I am the LORD, who
makes you holy. Yes, keep the Sabbath day, for it is holy.
Anyone who desecrates it must die; anyone who works on
that day will be cut off from the community. Work six days
only, but the seventh day must be a day of total rest. I
repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone
who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.’ (Exodus
31:12-15 NLT)
2) God’s Murders for Stupid Reasons:
Kill Brats
From there Elisha went up to Bethel. While he was on his
way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at
him. “Go up baldhead,” they shouted, “go up baldhead!”
The prophet turned and saw them, and he cursed them in
the name of the Lord. Then two shebears came out of the
woods and tore forty two of the children to pieces. (2 Kings
2:23-24 NAB)
God Kills the Curious
And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they
had looked into the ark of Jehovah, he smote of the people
seventy men, `and’ fifty thousand men; and the people
mourned, because Jehovah had smitten the people with a
great slaughter. And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who
is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to
whom shall he go up from us? (1Samuel 6:19-20 ASV)
Killed by a Lion
Meanwhile, the LORD instructed one of the group of
prophets to say to another man, “Strike me!” But the man
refused to strike the prophet. Then the prophet told him,
“Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, a lion
will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And sure enough,
when he had gone, a lion attacked and killed him. (1 Kings
20:35-36 NLT)
Killing the Good Samaritan
The ark of God was placed on a new cart and taken away
from the house of Abinadab on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio,
sons of Abinadab guided the cart, with Ahio walking before
it, while David and all the Israelites made merry before the
Lord with all their strength, with singing and with
citharas, harps, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
When they came to the threshing floor of Nodan, Uzzah
reached out his hand to the ark of God to steady it, for the
oxen were making it tip. But the Lord was angry with
Uzzah; God struck him on that spot, and he died there
before God. (2 Samuel 6:3-7 NAB)
3) Murdering Children
Kill Sons of Sinners
Make ready to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their
fathers; Lest they rise and posses the earth, and fill the
breadth of the world with tyrants. (Isaiah 14:21 NAB)
God Will Kill Children
The glory of Israel will fly away like a bird, for your
children will die at birth or perish in the womb or never
even be conceived. Even if your children do survive to
grow up, I will take them from you. It will be a terrible
day when I turn away and leave you alone. I have watched
Israel become as beautiful and pleasant as Tyre. But now
Israel will bring out her children to be slaughtered.” O
LORD, what should I request for your people? I will ask
for wombs that don’t give birth and breasts that give no
milk. The LORD says, “All their wickedness began at
Gilgal; there I began to hate them. I will drive them from
my land because of their evil actions. I will love them no
more because all their leaders are rebels. The people of
Israel are stricken. Their roots are dried up; they will bear
no more fruit. And if they give birth, I will slaughter their
beloved children.” (Hosea 9:11-16 NLT)
Kill Men, Women, and Children
“Then I heard the LORD say to the other men, “Follow him
through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not
marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! Kill them all – old
and young, girls and women and little children. But do not
touch anyone with the mark. Begin your task right here at
the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders.
“Defile the Temple!” the LORD commanded. “Fill its
courtyards with the bodies of those you kill! Go!” So they
went throughout the city and did as they were told.”
(Ezekiel 9:5-7 NLT)
God Kills all the First Born of Egypt
And at midnight the LORD killed all the firstborn sons in
the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who
sat on the throne, to the firstborn son of the captive in the
dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed.
Pharaoh and his officials and all the people of Egypt woke
up during the night, and loud wailing was heard
throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house
where someone had not died. (Exodus 12:29-30 NLT)
Kill Old Men and Young Women
“You are my battle-ax and sword,” says the LORD. “With
you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms.
With you I will shatter armies, destroying the horse and
rider, the chariot and charioteer. With you I will shatter
men and women, old people and children, young men and
maidens. With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks,
farmers and oxen, captains and rulers. “As you watch, I
will repay Babylon and the people of Babylonia for all the
wrong they have done to my people in Jerusalem,” says the
LORD. “Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth!
I am your enemy,” says the LORD. “I will raise my fist
against you, to roll you down from the heights. When I am
finished, you will be nothing but a heap of rubble. You will
be desolate forever. Even your stones will never again be
used for building. You will be completely wiped out,” says
the LORD. (Jeremiah 51:20-26)
(Note that after God promises the Israelites a victory
against Babylon, the Israelites actually get their butts
kicked by them in the next chapter. So much for an all-
knowing and all-powerful God.)
God Will Kill the Children of Sinners
If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to
obey, I will inflict you with seven more disasters for your
sins. I will release wild animals that will kill your children
and destroy your cattle, so your numbers will dwindle and
your roads will be deserted. (Leviticus 26:21-22 NLT)
More Rape and Baby Killing
Anyone who is captured will be run through with a sword.
Their little children will be dashed to death right before
their eyes. Their homes will be sacked and their wives
raped by the attacking hordes. For I will stir up the Medes
against Babylon, and no amount of silver or gold will buy
them off. The attacking armies will shoot down the young
people with arrows. They will have no mercy on helpless
babies and will show no compassion for the children.
(Isaiah 13:15-18 NLT)
4) Miscellaneous Murders
More of Samson’s Murders
(The Lord saves Sampson from standing trial for 30
murders and arson by allowing him to kill 1000 more
men.) When he reached Lehi, and the Philistines came
shouting to meet him, the spirit of the Lord came upon
him: the ropes around his arms become as flax that is
consumed by fire and the bonds melted away from his
hands. Near him was the fresh jawbone of an ass; he
reached out, grasped it, and with it killed a thousand men.
(Judges 15:14-15 NAB)
Peter Kills Two People
There was also a man named Ananias who, with his wife,
Sapphira, sold some property. He brought part of the
money to the apostles, but he claimed it was the full
amount. His wife had agreed to this deception. Then Peter
said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart? You lied
to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for
yourself. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you
wished. And after selling it, the money was yours to give
away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t
lying to us but to God.” As soon as Ananias heard these
words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard
about it was terrified. Then some young men wrapped him
in a sheet and took him out and buried him. About three
hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had
happened. Peter asked her, “Was this the price you and
your husband received for your land?” “Yes,” she replied,
“that was the price.” And Peter said, “How could the two
of you even think of doing a thing like this – conspiring
together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Just outside that
door are the young men who buried your husband, and
they will carry you out, too.” Instantly, she fell to the floor
and died. When the young men came in and saw that she
was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her
husband. Great fear gripped the entire church and all
others who heard what had happened. (Acts 5:1-11 NLT)
Mass Murder
This is what the Lord of hosts has to say: ‘I will punish
what Amalek did to Israel when he barred his way as he
was coming up from Egypt. Go, now, attack Amalek, and
deal with him and all that he has under the ban. Do not
spare him, but kill men and women, children and infants,
oxen and sheep, camels and asses.’ (1 Samuel 15:2-3 NAB)
You Have to Kill
Cursed be he who does the Lords work remissly, cursed he
who holds back his sword from blood. (Jeremiah 48:10
NAB) 2 Likes |
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Examples of Old Testament Contradictions
The contradictions start in the opening chapters of the Bible,
where inconsistent creation stories are told. Genesis chapter 1
says the first man and woman were made at the same time, and
after the animals. But Genesis chapter 2 gives a different order of
creation: man, then the animals, and then woman.
Genesis chapter 1 lists six days of creation, whereas chapter 2
refers to the “day that the Lord God made the earth and the
heavens.” Genesis 1:2-3 claims that God created light and divided
it from darkness on the first day; but Genesis 1:14-19 tells us the
sun, moon, and stars weren’t made until the fourth day.
Chapter 1 reports that the fruit trees were created before the man,
while chapter 2 indicates they were made after him. Genesis 1:20
says the fowl were created out of the waters; Genesis 2:19 alleges
they were formed from the ground.
Contradictions are also seen in the biblical story of a worldwide
flood. According to Genesis 6:19-22, God ordered Noah to bring
“of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort . . . into the
ark.” Nevertheless, Genesis 7:2-3 relates that the Lord ordered
Noah to take into the ark the clean beasts and the birds by
sevens, and only the unclean beasts by twos.
Genesis 8:4 reports that, as the waters of the flood receded,
Noah’s ark rested on the mountains of Ararat in the seventh
month. The very next verse, however, says the mountaintops
could not be seen until the tenth month.
Genesis 8:13 describes the earth as being dry on the first day of
the first month. But Genesis 8:14 informs us the earth was not
dry until the twenty-seventh day of the second month.
The Old Testament contains an interesting contradiction in the
story of the census taken by King David and the resulting
punishment of the Israelites. God was so angered by the census
that he sent a plague that killed 70,000 men. According to II
Samuel 24:1, the Lord had caused David to take the census –
which makes the punishment appear even more nonsensical. But
an attempt was later made, at I Chronicles 21:1, to improve God’s
image by claiming that Satan incited the census.
Further, the Old Testament is contradictory as to whether the Lord
commanded the Israelites to sacrifice animals to him. At Jeremiah
7:22, God denies he ever gave the Israelites commandments
about animal sacrifices. In contrast, Exodus 29:38-42 and many
other verses depict God as requiring the Israelites to offer animal
sacrifices.
Examples of New Testament Contradictions
In the New Testament, there are contradictions between the
genealogies of Jesus given in the first chapter of Matthew and the
third chapter of Luke.
Both genealogies begin with Jesus’ father, who is identified as
Joseph (which is curious, given that Mary was supposedly
impregnated by the Holy Ghost). But Matthew says Joseph’s
father was Jacob, while Luke claims he was Heli. Matthew lists
26 generations between Jesus and King David, whereas Luke
records 41. Matthew runs Jesus’ line of descent through David’s
son Solomon, while Luke has it going through David’s son
Nathan.
The story of Jesus’ birth is also contradictory. Matthew 2:13-15
depicts Joseph and Mary as fleeing to Egypt with the baby Jesus
immediately after the wise men from the east had brought gifts.
But Luke 2:22-40 claims that after the birth of Jesus, his parents
remained in Bethlehem for the time of Mary’s purification (which
was 40 days, under the Mosaic law). Afterwards, they brought
Jesus to Jerusalem “to present him to the Lord,” and then
returned to their home in Nazareth. Luke mentions no journey into
Egypt or visit by wise men from the east.
Concerning the death of Judas, the disloyal disciple, Matthew 27:5
states he took the money he had received for betraying Jesus,
threw it down in the temple, and “went and hanged himself.” To
the contrary, Acts 1:18 claims Judas used the money to purchase
a field and “falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and
all his bowels gushed out.”
In describing Jesus being led to his execution, John 19:17
recounts that he carried his own cross. But Mark 15:21-23
disagrees by saying a man called Simon carried the cross.
As for the crucifixion, Matthew 27:44 tells us Jesus was taunted
by both criminals who were being crucified with him. But Luke
23:39-43 relates that only one of the criminals taunted Jesus, the
other criminal rebuked the one who was doing the taunting, and
Jesus told the criminal who was defending him, “Today shalt thou
be with me in paradise.”
Regarding the last words of Jesus while on the cross, Matthew
27:46 and Mark 15:34 quote Jesus as crying with a loud voice,
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Luke 23:46 gives
his final words as, “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.”
John 19:30 alleges the last words were, “It is finished.”
There are even contradictions in the accounts of the resurrection
– the supposed event that is the very foundation of the Christian
religion. Mark 16:2 states that on the day of the resurrection,
certain women arrived at the tomb at the rising of the sun. But
John 20:1 informs us they arrived when it was yet dark. Luke
24:2 describes the tomb as open when the women arrived,
whereas Matthew 28:1-2 indicates it was closed. Mark 16:5
declares that the women saw a young man at the tomb, Luke
24:4 says they saw two men, Matthew 28:2 reports they saw an
angel, and John 20:11-12 claims they saw two angels.
Also in the resurrection stories, there are contradictions as to the
identity of the women who came to the tomb,[7] whether the men
or angels the women saw were inside or outside the tomb,[8]
whether the men or angels were standing or sitting,[9] and
whether Mary Magdalene recognized the risen Jesus when he first
appeared to her.[10]
As a final example of a New Testament contradiction, the
conflicting accounts of Paul’s conversion can be cited. Acts 9:7
states that when Jesus called Paul to preach the gospel, the men
who were with Paul heard a voice but saw no man. According to
Acts 22:9, however, the men saw a light but didn’t hear the voice
speaking to Paul.
The foregoing examples are just a few of the hundreds of
contradictions contained in the Old and New Testaments. Each
contradiction is an instance where at least one of the verses is
wrong. Thus, hundreds of contradictions mean there are at least
hundreds of incorrect statements in the Bible. 2 Likes |
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Examples of Old Testament Contradictions
The contradictions start in the opening chapters of the Bible,
where inconsistent creation stories are told. Genesis chapter 1
says the first man and woman were made at the same time, and
after the animals. But Genesis chapter 2 gives a different order of
creation: man, then the animals, and then woman.
Genesis chapter 1 lists six days of creation, whereas chapter 2
refers to the “day that the Lord God made the earth and the
heavens.” Genesis 1:2-3 claims that God created light and divided
it from darkness on the first day; but Genesis 1:14-19 tells us the
sun, moon, and stars weren’t made until the fourth day.
Chapter 1 reports that the fruit trees were created before the man,
while chapter 2 indicates they were made after him. Genesis 1:20
says the fowl were created out of the waters; Genesis 2:19 alleges
they were formed from the ground.
Contradictions are also seen in the biblical story of a worldwide
flood. According to Genesis 6:19-22, God ordered Noah to bring
“of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort . . . into the
ark.” Nevertheless, Genesis 7:2-3 relates that the Lord ordered
Noah to take into the ark the clean beasts and the birds by
sevens, and only the unclean beasts by twos.
Genesis 8:4 reports that, as the waters of the flood receded,
Noah’s ark rested on the mountains of Ararat in the seventh
month. The very next verse, however, says the mountaintops
could not be seen until the tenth month.
Genesis 8:13 describes the earth as being dry on the first day of
the first month. But Genesis 8:14 informs us the earth was not
dry until the twenty-seventh day of the second month.
The Old Testament contains an interesting contradiction in the
story of the census taken by King David and the resulting
punishment of the Israelites. God was so angered by the census
that he sent a plague that killed 70,000 men. According to II
Samuel 24:1, the Lord had caused David to take the census –
which makes the punishment appear even more nonsensical. But
an attempt was later made, at I Chronicles 21:1, to improve God’s
image by claiming that Satan incited the census.
Further, the Old Testament is contradictory as to whether the Lord
commanded the Israelites to sacrifice animals to him. At Jeremiah
7:22, God denies he ever gave the Israelites commandments
about animal sacrifices. In contrast, Exodus 29:38-42 and many
other verses depict God as requiring the Israelites to offer animal
sacrifices.
Examples of New Testament Contradictions
In the New Testament, there are contradictions between the
genealogies of Jesus given in the first chapter of Matthew and the
third chapter of Luke.
Both genealogies begin with Jesus’ father, who is identified as
Joseph (which is curious, given that Mary was supposedly
impregnated by the Holy Ghost). But Matthew says Joseph’s
father was Jacob, while Luke claims he was Heli. Matthew lists
26 generations between Jesus and King David, whereas Luke
records 41. Matthew runs Jesus’ line of descent through David’s
son Solomon, while Luke has it going through David’s son
Nathan.
The story of Jesus’ birth is also contradictory. Matthew 2:13-15
depicts Joseph and Mary as fleeing to Egypt with the baby Jesus
immediately after the wise men from the east had brought gifts.
But Luke 2:22-40 claims that after the birth of Jesus, his parents
remained in Bethlehem for the time of Mary’s purification (which
was 40 days, under the Mosaic law). Afterwards, they brought
Jesus to Jerusalem “to present him to the Lord,” and then
returned to their home in Nazareth. Luke mentions no journey into
Egypt or visit by wise men from the east.
Concerning the death of Judas, the disloyal disciple, Matthew 27:5
states he took the money he had received for betraying Jesus,
threw it down in the temple, and “went and hanged himself.” To
the contrary, Acts 1:18 claims Judas used the money to purchase
a field and “falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and
all his bowels gushed out.”
In describing Jesus being led to his execution, John 19:17
recounts that he carried his own cross. But Mark 15:21-23
disagrees by saying a man called Simon carried the cross.
As for the crucifixion, Matthew 27:44 tells us Jesus was taunted
by both criminals who were being crucified with him. But Luke
23:39-43 relates that only one of the criminals taunted Jesus, the
other criminal rebuked the one who was doing the taunting, and
Jesus told the criminal who was defending him, “Today shalt thou
be with me in paradise.”
Regarding the last words of Jesus while on the cross, Matthew
27:46 and Mark 15:34 quote Jesus as crying with a loud voice,
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Luke 23:46 gives
his final words as, “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.”
John 19:30 alleges the last words were, “It is finished.”
There are even contradictions in the accounts of the resurrection
– the supposed event that is the very foundation of the Christian
religion. Mark 16:2 states that on the day of the resurrection,
certain women arrived at the tomb at the rising of the sun. But
John 20:1 informs us they arrived when it was yet dark. Luke
24:2 describes the tomb as open when the women arrived,
whereas Matthew 28:1-2 indicates it was closed. Mark 16:5
declares that the women saw a young man at the tomb, Luke
24:4 says they saw two men, Matthew 28:2 reports they saw an
angel, and John 20:11-12 claims they saw two angels.
Also in the resurrection stories, there are contradictions as to the
identity of the women who came to the tomb,[7] whether the men
or angels the women saw were inside or outside the tomb,[8]
whether the men or angels were standing or sitting,[9] and
whether Mary Magdalene recognized the risen Jesus when he first
appeared to her.[10]
As a final example of a New Testament contradiction, the
conflicting accounts of Paul’s conversion can be cited. Acts 9:7
states that when Jesus called Paul to preach the gospel, the men
who were with Paul heard a voice but saw no man. According to
Acts 22:9, however, the men saw a light but didn’t hear the voice
speaking to Paul.
The foregoing examples are just a few of the hundreds of
contradictions contained in the Old and New Testaments. Each
contradiction is an instance where at least one of the verses is
wrong. Thus, hundreds of contradictions mean there are at least
hundreds of incorrect statements in the Bible. |
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