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Some Reasons Why Humanists And Atheist Reject The Bible by Marcoassensio: 11:28am On Jan 14, 2018
The Bible is an unreliable authority because it contains numerous
contradictions. Logically, if two statements are contradictory, at
least one of them is false. The biblical contradictions therefore
prove that the book has many false statements and is not
infallible.
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.
Re: Some Reasons Why Humanists And Atheist Reject The Bible by Nobody: 11:35am On Jan 14, 2018
Original Poster, are you any of them(Humanist or Atheist)?

Well, if you are not Glory be to Jesus

If you are then tell Jesus to send you his Holy Spirit so that the scales on your eyes will fall off. Therefore, your eyes maybe opened 'cause you are finished!
Re: Some Reasons Why Humanists And Atheist Reject The Bible by Marcoassensio: 11:50am On Jan 14, 2018
wilsonreuben:
Original Poster, are you any of them(Humanist or Atheist)?

Well, if you are not Glory be to Jesus

If you are then tell Jesus to send you his Holy Spirit so that the scales on your eyes will fall off. Therefore, your eyes maybe opened 'cause you are finished!

hahaha..scales when i see contradictions...bible is fake
Re: Some Reasons Why Humanists And Atheist Reject The Bible by bedspread: 11:52am On Jan 14, 2018
You'll Love the Bible when you cross over.... Don't worry..

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Re: Some Reasons Why Humanists And Atheist Reject The Bible by Nobody: 11:58am On Jan 14, 2018
Marcoassensio:

hahaha..scales when i see contradictions...bible is fake

Jesus loves you, come back home.
Re: Some Reasons Why Humanists And Atheist Reject The Bible by Marcoassensio: 11:59am On Jan 14, 2018
bedspread:
You'll Love the Bible when you cross over.... Don't worry..
crossover what
Re: Some Reasons Why Humanists And Atheist Reject The Bible by Nobody: 11:59am On Jan 14, 2018
bedspread:
You'll Love the Bible when you cross over.... Don't worry..

grin grin grin

You "wucked"!
Re: Some Reasons Why Humanists And Atheist Reject The Bible by Nobody: 12:00pm On Jan 14, 2018
Marcoassensio:

crossover what

The thin line that separates the living from the dead.

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