How I Deal With Bible Contradictions

How I Deal With Bible Contradictions
In today's video, Dr. Brown dives deep into a topic that many Christians and skeptics alike grapple with - perceived contradictions in the Bible. From a faith-based perspective, he shares his personal approach to understanding challenging passages and provides insights that can strengthen your trust in the scriptures. Whether you're a believer seeking clarity or a skeptic with questions, this discussion aims to shed light on the harmony and depth of God's word.
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[@MU-we8hz]

Everytime i see a supposed "contradiction" i rejoice, because i know that i will have to dive into the scripture deeply and enjoy God's word even more! Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

[@JRTIGER07]

🙏 *A M E N* 🙏

[@sarahspring2009]

Amen to that! God is so good and understanding of our weakness.

[@savedbygrace6853]

There are no contradictions period. Only those who lack knowledge

[@mikeheavyheart5114]

I have found,The best way to approach contradictions in the (translated Bible), is to remember That GOD don't contradict him(?)self,.... i doubt the Masses see this reply,... The Comforter will help to iron this out,....

[@55k3v1n]

I'm so convinced of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, nothing in the Bible troubles me. I will have questions but I know there will be answers, and there always are

[@Colossians2Ministries]

I know there is an answer to every objection because Christianity is the truth.

[@kazumakiryu157]

​@@Colossians2Ministriesyep. This should be the mindset. Christians shouldn't be afraid to question their faith, unlike quite a lot of fundamentalists. If Christianity is the truth, which I do believe it is, it will be able to withstand all scrutiny because Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life. God bless.😊

[@wankerwackson6514]

Will there be answers? Perhaps submitting to God is accepting that it's not your place to have answers.

[@55k3v1n]

@@wankerwackson6514 Our Father in Heaven welcomes all questions. Sometimes in His wisdom He wants you to trust Him without being given the answer. But when all's said and done and God's Kingdom is established He'll quite likely answer all our questions

[@kevinlee5753]

I remember reading Ehrmans book Forged and I saw so much of it was his personal interpretation rather than fact but to the unlearned it can be quite deceiving.

[@MU-we8hz]

Everytime i see a supposed "contradiction" i rejoice, because i know that i will have to dive into the scripture deeply and enjoy God's word even more! Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

[@JRTIGER07]

Matthews Gospel is Joseph Genealogy (Legal line) through King Solomon. Luke Gospels is Mary's Genealogy (Biological line) through the Prophet Nathan King David other Son...The Reason Joseph is Mentioned Twice on both Gospels is because God said in *GENESIS 2:24* Therefore a Man will leave his Father & Mother & be united to his Wife & the Two shall became ONE FLESH ( *Echad* ) 🙏🕊🕊🕊🙏

[@SheepofChrist818]

Agreed. Joseph came from Solomon. Mary came from Nathan.

[@guywerry6614]

I SO appreciate your advice to the effect of "don't feel that you have to constantly read every objection and reprove it", study the Word of God instead! Great advice! It reminds me of the fact that bank tellers learn to spot counterfeit money BY HANDLING LARGE AMOUNTS OF REAL (GENUINE) MONEY!

[@NotNecessarily-ip4vc]

Study Elohim from Genesis 1?

[@Our_Daily_Bread_With_JB]

Pray for the caller so he stays strong in the Faith 🙏🏻 keep going brother you will realise how real Jesus and the faith is he will make Himself manifest to like he says in John .

[@lkae4]

After 2000 years, we're still finding more and more truths about the Bible while finding more and more terrible things about all other worldviews. All other worldviews. And they know it. Stand firm, beloved brethren. Stand firm and rejoice.

[@jimpsonuyaguari9665]

I was finding myself a lot of contradictions in the old testament and the new testament and the more I seek to know God's will the more I knew there were no contradictions.

[@willywantoknow2563]

There are no contradictions with the Bible. All you have found is your misunderstanding. Once you dig deeper you will find understanding.

[@johnbreitmeier3268]

No, as a long time Christian who has studied the Bible regularly for over 50 years, there are many actual contradictions which is exactly what you would expect of an anthology of books written my many different people over 1600 years. Your faith is supposed to be in the deity, sacrificial death and Resurrection of Jeus of Nazareth NOT the perfection of a book. The book just tells you about the God-man Jesus. It was NEVER meant to be the center of faith and worship. Let's take two examples: 1) The genealogies of David/ Jesus mentioned in the video. a) BOTH of Matthew and Luke's clearly claim to be the genealogy of JOSEPH, NOT Mary. Mary was probably a Levite as was her cousin Elizabeth. Tradition says that Mary's parents were called Joachim and Anna NOT Jacob (Matthew) or Heli( Luke). b) Both Genealogies try to trace the line back through Zerubabbel or Zorobabbel - the last real governor under Cyrus the Persian of the line of David in the return. Makes sense BUT they both have the same father for Zorobabbel but NOT the same grandfather and I Chronicles 3:19 which both Matt aand Luke should have known says Zorobabbel' dad was Pedaiah not Salathiel. None of of Zorobabel's sons in I Chorn match either Matt or Luke. It is a mess. The simplest answer is that BOTH Matthew and Luke are wrong, so why does this not bother me?? i) Because my faith is not built on the research skills of Mathew and Luke. I trust they relate what they were told. I trust that they give good account of what they or in Luke's case, the people he interview witnessed. ii) There is no reasonable way that the records of David's heirs existed by 30 AD Or 3 BC. I know this because if they HAD existed Herod the Great would have killed everybody on the list and he didn't. By the time of the Maccabees, ~ 165 BC ,there was no list. There was no son of David to oppose the Greco-Syrians of Antioch and the priests, the descendants of Aaron and Levi sat on Judea's throne until Herod came around. iii) My faith and YOUR faith in Jesus as Messiah should not depend on him being a son of David. Most Judeans by 30 AD were somehow related to the line of Davis. It had been 700 years and maybe 35 generations. Hundreds of thousands of Jews were "sons of David". Jesus NEVER relied on that tho people called him that. My faith is based where Paul's was - on the know and attested fact that Jesus was crucified like Psalms 22 says and he rose from the dead. Matthew was an eyewitness to that. Luke talked to hundreds of eye witnesses to that. Who cares who the grandfather of the only man to predict his own resurrection and actually pull it off. 2) Let's go doctrinal instead of historical for the other plain contradiction: Both Paul (I Cor 12:3)and John (I John 4:15) clearly say that NO ONE can call Jesus Lord except by the Holy Spirit. They are both wrong and you should know they are wrong in this. WHY? Because Jesus says so in Matthew 7:22-23 " Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." How do we know which is right? Jesus rose from the dead and the other two did not.

[@willywantoknow2563]

@@johnbreitmeier3268 dig deeper! (And yes i read your comment). All the claimed controversies are explained by understanding. God Himself said if you get anything get understanding. Not trying to provoke, i find seeking out controversy is rather wasted time unless God is wanting you to see something for your personal sake. The old testament i find is accurate as historical documents and even more so as a spiritual pattern to reflect your spriritual journey, similar to reading pilgrims progress. I once met a man, a preacher, who thought if one followed scripture you'd be the perfect man. I told him he would be dead and lifeless. He challenged me 'how dare you talk against the Bible!' Then i quoted matthew 7. His jaw dropped as i could see it was not I that brought revelation, but God used me in that moment. God gave him understanding at that moment. And then he wondered what i was babbling about mentioning 'walking in the Spirit'. As best as i could he could not understand, but months later he was preaching it, cause He pursued God and understanding of the scriptures.

[@SheepofChrist818]

Theological contradictions? No. But has the Bible been perfectly translated into all languages? Definitely not. In order for that to happen, God would have to edit the Hebrew & Greek Language or invent every language the Bible would be translated in for it to be 100% clear.

[@willywantoknow2563]

@@SheepofChrist818 clarity comes by the Holy Spirit. You can memorize the entire book and not understand anything.

[@johnbreitmeier3268]

@@willywantoknow2563 So exactly when are you gonna start understanding ANYTHING instead of talking like a rebellious child?

[@Azariah.HelpedByYHWH]

🙏Amen love this

[@Christus.Invictus]

Well done Dr. Brown🙏 I appreciate your thoughtful and scholarly help to the Church. I would also like to add a few more recommendations for people on the subject of so called Bible contradictions and other common attacks against Christianity like the Cannon, prophecy and beyond: Mike Winger has a good series on KZbin called "Evidence for the Bible" it's a 20 part series where the last 3 videos all cover the subject of alleged contradictions in scripture. Like you, he covers a range of these apologetics topics. One of my favorites he did was debunking the popular skeptics documentaries "Religulous" and "Zeitgeist". That video on that topic alone has been a great resource in conversations with skeptics and their attacks. Another helpful KZbin channel has been the page called Testify. Plenty of good rebuttals to skeptics can be found there. So here's a link to the above mentioned "Evidence for the Bible series" by Mike Winger fo people to check out to encourage their faith in God's word and to help shield attacks from the enemy: kzbin.info/aero/PLZ3iRMLYFlHuhA0RPKZFHVcjIMN_-F596&si=tnetoMD6ipyfZ5QS

[@taylorsealy5091]

There is a simpler explanation for the lack of 14 generations in the last grouping of the Matthew genealogy for Jesus that satisfies that problem and the one of it appearing that neither of the genealogies in Luke and Matthew seem to support that Jesus was descended from David. Several men have discovered dozens of what appear to be scans of original Matthew gospel copies and they read that "Joseph, the father of Mary", instead of "Joseph the husband of Mary". So according to them both Mary's husband and her father were named Joseph and there may have been a translation or copying error in the later versions. The men I have been following on this issue are Dr. Nehemia Gordon, Michael Rood, and Dr. Miles Jones. Nehemia Gordon is an accomplished Karaite Jewish biblical scholar with access to ancient Bible manuscripts that few others have. These manuscripts come from libraries, private collections, and even from ones that had been preserved in Cochin, India, where Thomas and the stranded Jews from Solomon's time were located. Michael Rood and Miles Jones state that many early church fathers declared that Matthew had originally been written in Hebrew, even though modern academics claim Greek. Search the names for more information on the subject.

[@SteveFirefly777]

There are no contradictions in Gods word. But there are gaps in our understanding. Sometimes we misunderstand because we don’t understand the original Jewish context. A “contradiction” is usually an invitation to dig deeper. In the Jewish context, this is called “remez”. Matthew often wrote from a Jewish midrashic perspective, which his readers would have understood at the time.

[@JRTIGER07]

A Contradiction is usually when the One Author or Person gives two Different Testimonies about the same event ....As in the GOSPELS they are FOUR separate accounts on Yeshua life & Teachings.... Two are EYEWITNESS accounts . .. Matthew & John 🙏 Shalom 🕊

[@SteveFirefly777]

Four different gospels are equivalent to four encampments around the tabernacle. Each viewing Messiah from different perspectives, and sometimes communicating their viewpoints through different interpretative methods.

[@JRTIGER07]

@@SteveFirefly777 That's a good Analogy 🙏 because the Israelites were to encamp around the Tabernacle in 4 Groups (North, South, West, East) forming a Cross 🙏

[@JRTIGER07]

📖 *PROVERBS 30:4-6* 📖

[@aliceyoung2507]

🙏

[@mikeheavyheart5114]

Some contradictions are due to translation,.... Beware of traditions of men,...

[@mal7916]

God bless Dr. brown. He’s a modern prophet of our times.

[@TravelingGhost]

@Dr Michael Brown I was just told that there was a Jewish tradition that David may been thought to have been illegitimate. Have you heard of this? If so, do you know how seriously this is taken and how far back it goes?

[@SheepofChrist818]

If God provided us with the perfectly preserved word of God, then it would have to be one version. I don’t think he did that. And if it was one version, which one?

[@mikeheavyheart5114]

I have found,The best way to approach contradictions in the (translated Bible), is to remember That GOD don't contradict him(?)self,.... i doubt the Masses see this Comment,...

[@mikeheavyheart5114]

Jesus is/was concieved of The Holy Spirit, Mary was a Virgin,....

[@HHSMCJROTC]

I’m only 30 but listen to Dr Ehrman and Maher Tyson and other dissenters often but know that when they object to the Word, they’re crazy as ever. I’m certain I only reached that point bc I’ve been involved in bible study and apologetics for a while so I know the Word’s authority This caller needs the same. Focus on the Word and words of ignorance like Ehrman, Tyson, etc become foolish.

[@carnivalwholesale9809]

That's not true as the caller said that it is not intellectually rational to believe and he admits he doesn't have a rational reason to believe.

[@Als11able]

these contradictions have bothered me 15 mths. Last nite i stopped reading bcos the contradiction happened 30 secs after the first thing i read. let me show you. John 8:14. "I judge noone and yet if I do judge . . ." Thats a contradiction in itself but it gets bigger. 8:26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you (Pharisees) So He says He's NOT here to judge but He is here to judge. Now in this case I understand Jesus came to save not judge and is coming back to Judge. So I can almost allow that one understanding his twofold role in different times.. But some contradictions I cannot make sense of at all.

[@lisapiccirilli4908]

Question: How was the earth populated if cain killed abel? There had to be incest at some point. ?

[@keneflucas937]

Will someone please answer just a few of many questions I have.....1st - After Cain killed Abel there were only 3 human beings in existence, who was Cain afraid of and how did he find a wife? 2nd - When Pharaoh's daughter took Moses as her own how did she hide him from her father? Or was the Pharaoh so stupid he thought she conceived and gave birth to a child without ever being pregnant? He never questioned the whereabouts of the father or say anything about her having a baby out of wedlock? 3rd - King James Bible, 1st Corinthians 13:4 ...When and why was "love" swapped out for "charity"? Two words with two totally different definitions.

[@joshuastevens232]

Hey brother, I love that you're asking questions! It is so God-honoring, and God rejoices in the truth!! I hope this helps. 1. There were multiple people alive when Cain killed Abel. The Bible never says that Cain, Abel, Adam, and Eve were the only four people on Earth at the time when Abel was killed. They were alive for YEARS, it makes to suspect that YEARS had passed, multiple humans were born, and Cain killed Abel years after they had been born. 2. It never says that Moses was hidden from Pharaoh by his daughter. There was no scheming in Exodus 2 concerning Pharaoh's daughter. Pharoah's daughter took Moses because when she opened the ark baby Moses was in he wept and she had compassion on him (Exodus 2:4). Also, according to Exodus 2, Moses always knew he was Jewish, his heritage was never hidden from him, and his birth mother was ordered by Pharaoh's daughter to care for him until he had grown a little and then he was brought to Pharaoh's daughter and then he became her son (Exodus 2:5-10). According to Exodus 2, there was time that passed between Pharaoh's daughter finding Moses and then him being given back to Pharaoh's daughter after she had ordered his birth mother to nurse him for some time. There was significant time that passed. Nursing a child is longer than a month! In that time Pharaoh's anger could have just become bored with the idea of murdering every single newborn, and he honestly might have viewed this Hebrew baby as not as significant or just another thing and not a threat to him. Why Pharaoh did not kill Moses is unknown, but what we do know is that Moses' identity was not hidden from himself or anyone in Egypt. Everyone knew he was a Hebrew, but no one in Egypt sought his life after Pharaoh's daughter had compassion and wanted to raise him as her own. She made the decision to have him and it was accepted by everyone else. Perhaps they viewed Moses as Pharaoh's daughter's plaything maybe or who knows but why Pharaoh allowed his daughter to raise him is not important. Pharaoh's daughter wanted him and after years had passed from when she found him, he was given to her as a son and it was accepted. 3. I am reading 1 Corinthians 13 in the interlinear Bible (interlinear just means it shows the original Hebrew and Greek that it was written in with the English meaning for the words right underneath) and the word here that is used is "love". It's from the Greek word "agape" which is a love that transcends every other kind of love, one that is self-giving. Do not freak out over the word "charity" in the King James version because the bible was not originally written in that language. The context of the word "charity" in that passage also talks about love that is sacrificial, charity in the fact of giving yourself to others. But the original Greek Word "agape" should appropriately be translated as love and giving yourself is a part of that Greek definition of love. There are multiple "loves" in Ancient Greek: sexual, brotherly, etc. Agape refers to a love transcending all of that and where one gives of themselves. Here's a link for the original Greek word used in that passage! www.preceptaustin.org/love-agape

[@premier3000]

whose the guy in the thumbnail

[@MrChristopherwooley]

You get your flesh from mothers side and your blood from fathers side. May think about for a bit. :)

[@user-gk6ne1cp9z]

Dr Brown, yI have watched some of your videos and believe you have only considered the short-term fulfillment of Jesus' reference to Daniel 12. There is also a long-term fulfillment that spans thousands of years that clearly places the rapture during the sixth seal, which occurs prior to the start of the wrath of G-D as defined in the Trumpets, Thunders, and Bowls. Jesus mentioned the seals but did not talk about the wrath because the rapture he spoke of occurred prior to the wrath as defined above. By the way, the wrath of G-D occurs over the entire "seven" years. Briefly: the two witnesses begin their ministry 1,260 days before they are murdered by the beast. The beast reigns for 42 months If you read about the authority of the two witnesses and compare it with the authority of the beast, these two timeframes "cannot" overlap. Now if you accept the chronology of events clearly described in Revelation, it is easy enough to determine the first six trumpets are sounded during the ministry of the two witnesses, which occurs during the first 3.5 years of Daniel's 70th week. While I appreciate all of the perspectives you have presented, there is so much you have not considered that clearly supports the pre-trib position. For example, in the Olivet discourse, Yashua was referencing the long-term fulfillment of Daniel 12. How the rapture fits in with the prophetic fulfillment of the fall feasts of Israel. How Daniel's 70th week fit in with the final 45 years of Daniel's prophecy (i.e., from the 1,290th to the 1,335th days/years), how Daniel's prophecies precisely predict the exact year of the rebirth of Israel in 1948, why Daniel prophesied of a 1,290-day cycle when he did not understand what the time, times, and 1/2 time meant, how the prophetic fulfillment of the Jubilee calculates to the exact year of the start of the time of the end, which is defined by Daniel's 45 years. BTW, regarding the argument that pre-tribbers may be devastated into falling away if the pre-trib rapture does not happen, those who posit the previous have got it completely backwards. If the rapture does not happen, I'll just say that I was wrong. Granted, I will be disappointed. That said, I don't know any pre-tribbers who would reject their relationship with G-D just because the rapture did not happen. However, for those who are post-trib, if the pre-trib rapture occurs and they are left behind, they will be in total fear that they have lost their salvation. It is the post-tribbers who will be devastated if they are wrong, not the pre-tribbers. BTW, for those who are post-trib and whose hearts are truly committed to G-D, they will go up in the pre-trib rapture. G-D will not reject anyone whose theology ends up being incorrect. Salvation is not dependent on how smart we are or on how much we know. It is based on our commitment to embrace G-D and the G-D Inspired way of life that Jesus revealed to us. BTW, pre-tribbers are pre-wrath. The main difference between pre-trib and pre-wrath revolves around when we believe the wrath begins (i.e., at the beginning of Daniel's 70th week at the time two witnesses begin thier ministry and the 144,000 are sealed or during the second half of the tribulation when the beast is ruling). One other point, ifor those who are pre-wrath or post trib in the sense that it is commonly taught today, it is unlikely that many believers will survive the reign of the beast empire. Look at what is going on around us today, how quickly those surveillance and digital technologies are developing, and what is planned for the very near future. When the beast is given authority over the nations of the world, which includes the Christian Believers who are on the earth at that time, there will be very few who are able to survive to the end of Daniel's 70th week. I wish you the best. However, I would encourage you to look into some of the things I have mentioned above. There is so much additional information to support the pre-trib position that I'm not hearing anyone talk about. Blessings!!!!! ABM

[@christianity7783]

Jesus is the son of David by liniage right? Do they include the 100 people in between them? No. That would take so much paper. They wrote the bible on papyrus paper and wanted to save space. No need to include every single person.

[@kazumakiryu157]

Yep. The thing people don't understand is that there is a lot of paper and writing is much easier now than it was then, 2000 years ago. When the gospels were written, they had to be careful with details and write what is important.

[@crestiniideastazi7976]

Contradictions bring confusion, if you don't care about contradictions you don't have confusion.

[@European-ye7ne]

if you dont care about contradictions then keep living in your dream world.

[@john-ge2br]

@@European-ye7ne bible ahving contradiction do not mean it's false. bible contradiction are only about minor details that means nothing , there is no contradictions when it comes to doctrines jesus identity and who God is .

[@European-ye7ne]

@@john-ge2br of course bible contradictions mean it is false, how can you say that? If there are two things that contradict themselves, one has to be true and the other one false. The false one can lead you into error or in wrongdoings.

[@john-ge2br]

@@European-ye7ne no a contradiction does not mean it's false you dont decide the criteria for what is false who do you think you are?

[@john-ge2br]

@@European-ye7ne concerning the identity of God and the identity of jesus there are no contradictions.concerning jesus teachings in the gospels there are no contradictions. now concerning very precise events narrated in the gospels for exemple there are few contradictions but it means nothing. mark and luke didn't know jesus so for very precise details about jesus birth youth and the end of jesus life they recorded what others told them . matthew was an eye witness as john was an eye witness not luke and mark. they all recorded jesus teachings and identity accuratly but about very precise events that really dont matter you can make a mistake it does not mean anything.

[@jg122487]

Luke's genealogy states, Jesus is the son of Joseph-there's no mention of Mary.

[@kazumakiryu157]

This isn't a contradiction though, it just means that Luke decided to use Joseph's line and not Mary's.

[@jg122487]

@@kazumakiryu157 right, but this video says Luke is giving the genealogy for Mary....

[@kazumakiryu157]

@@jg122487 right, but Luke doesn't give the genealogy from Mary's side, it starts from Joseph's. So either Dr. Brown misspoke or you misheard. But Luke definitely starts with Joseph's line. Just pick up the Bible and flip to Luke 3:23

[@jg122487]

@@kazumakiryu157 I agree. That means the contradiction was not resolved. Just play the video at 4:50- 5:10 minutes.

[@kazumakiryu157]

@@jg122487 I think what Dr. Brown meant was that, in Jewish genealogies, they don't necessarily use the direct son of, so if they were to do a genealogy for you, they may not mention your father, and immediately go to you. But I still don't see the issue here. I assume Dr. Brown misspoke.

[@jesuslovesyou836]

No contradiction in the Bible

[@NotNecessarily-ip4vc]

Sam Harris and the reason project found near 70,000 contradictions (man-made errors) between the canonical Greek New Testament and the Masoretic Text version of the Torah. Do you think the Bible is supposed to be that way? Here's what generated the contradictions: During the Babylonian captivity the "harlot of Babylon" syncretized God's biblical titles, those being El, Elah and Elohim, to all simply mean "God". So from 500-600bc to this day El still means God, which is cool, but Elah also just means God... and Elohim...yep, just means God. "Majestic plural" or some nonsense. Anyone think that creates a lot of contradictions in the Bible? Apparently it creates near 70,000. The Church even made it heretical to call Yahweh Elohim from Genesis 2 the bad guy of the Old Testament. This spawned "apologetics" (how the bad guy isn't actually the bad guy; lies). They did this because the Septuagint just said Theos everywhere that El, Elah and Elohim should be. So, the Greeks thought Yahweh was introduced as "Theos" in Genesis 2. The Vulgate does the same thing it just says Deus in all the places El, Elah and Elohim should be. Also, the Latin people thought Yahweh was introduced as "Deus" in Genesis 2. Modern English Bibles still do this with removing God's titles. Most just say God and LORD God everywhere. Try using the NOG translation it's on Bible Gateway and also there's a free App on your phone. Doesn't remove God's titles or the name of the created being Yahweh Elohim from Genesis 2. 1. the Bible introduces Yahweh as "Yahweh Elohim" in Genesis 2. 2. the vast majority of the time Yahweh himself says "I am Yahweh your Elohim" but does call himself a/an El on rare occasion. 3. Yahweh’s followers frequently confuse these titles. Here's an example: Exodus 15:2 Names of God Bible Yah is my strength and my song. He is my Savior. This is my El, and I will praise him, my father’s Elohim, and I will honor him. Remember to use a different language when you want info on God's titles. Hebrew is forever syncretized. "The Names of God are too Holy to be read or spoken aloud"...El, Elah and Elohim are titles, not names btw. 🤦‍♂️ The Latin counterparts to the Hebrew above are Deus "God", Dea "Goddess" and Dei which has two uses one plural "gods" and one possessive "God's" based on context. Genesis 1 is the possessive context for Elohim. Elohim from Genesis 1 is a title. True Elohim. Genesis 2 is the plural context for Elohim. Yahweh Elohim from Genesis 2 is a name. False Elohim. Amos 5:27 I will send you into exile beyond Damascus, says Yahweh, whose name is Elohe Tsebaoth. BAM! No more contradictions in the Bible. Cohesive story :) (also, somewhat paradoxically, super heretical...because removing contradictions = heresy 🔥)

[@NotNecessarily-ip4vc]

Theology comes from combining two Greek words: Theos, meaning God, and Logos, meaning Word or rational thought. [The Word is Elohim from Genesis 1] (not to be confused with Yahweh Elohim, the false Elohim, from Genesis 2) Compare John 1: 1-5 with Genesis 1: 1-5: John 1: 1-5 Names of God Bible The Word Becomes Human 1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was already with God in the beginning. 3 Everything came into existence through him. Not one thing that exists was made without him. 4 He was the source of life, and that life was the light for humanity. 5 The light shines in the dark, and the dark has never extinguished it. Genesis 1: 1-5 Names of God Bible The Creation 1 In the beginning Elohim created heaven and earth. 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The Ruach Elohim was hovering over the water. 3 Then Elohim said, “Let there be light!” So there was light. 4 Elohim saw the light was good. So Elohim separated the light from the darkness. 5 Elohim named the light day, and the darkness he named night. There was evening, then morning-the first day. [Genesis 1 Elohim is a title and Genesis 2 Yahweh Elohim is a name; anyone with a name was given a name, a created being] (Amos 5 Names of God Bible 27 I will send you into exile beyond Damascus, says Yahweh, whose name is Elohe Tsebaoth.) Compare: Hebrews 11 Names of God Bible 3 Faith convinces us that God created the world through his word. This means what can be seen was made by something that could not be seen. and: Romans 1 Names of God Bible 25 These people have exchanged God’s truth for a lie. So they have become ungodly and serve what is created rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen! with: Genesis 2 Names of God Bible 2 Heaven and earth and everything in them were finished. 2 By the seventh day ELOHIM had finished the work he had been doing. On the seventh day he stopped the work he had been doing. 3 Then ELOHIM blessed the seventh day and set it apart as holy, because on that day he stopped all his work of creation. The Creation of Man and Woman 4 This is the account of heaven and earth when they were created, at the time when YAHWEH ELOHIM made earth and heaven. What is the difference between created and made? The difference between something being created and something being made is that when something is created it is brought into existence out of nothing. But, when something is made it has been formed out of something else that already exists.

[@magepunk2376]

I’m a Christian and I feel no obligation to affirm inerrancy. The Bible is a human product.

[@Anteater23]

You’re on a slippery slope. All scripture is God-breathed. If it’s not God-breathed then I don’t want it.

[@magepunk2376]

@@Anteater23 God-breathed was an idiom that simply meant life-giving or nourishing. Inerrancy is not even implied by the word.

[@Anteater23]

@@magepunk2376 Why would Jesus quote the Old Testament to defeat the devil? As if a human work has any power…

[@magepunk2376]

@@Anteater23 What does that question have to do with whether or not the Bible is inerrant?

[@Anteater23]

@@magepunk2376 If the Bible isn’t God’s word then it’s powerless and Jesus would not have quotes its truth to defeat the devil. If you believe the Bible isn’t God’s word then you’re finished. What else can you reject then? The virgin birth? Creation?

[@5BBassist4Christ]

Reasons I don't trust Bart Ehrman: 1.) He claimed Papias claimed Mark left nothing out of his Gospel, yet Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels. Thus Papias is an unreliable source. 2. ) He claimed Lucian's Peregrinus was said to have performed a great miracle, which Christians don't believe in. Thus Christians cherry-pick miracles like Jesus' resurrection to believe in. 3.) He claimed Matthew couldn't have been written by Matthew because he speaks of himself in third person. Reasons why these are bad arguments: 1.) Papias did not claim Mark left nothing out, but rather, "he was careful of one thing, not to omit any of the things which he had heard, and not to state any of them falsely.” Erhman twists Papias words to make Papias unreliable. 2.) Lucien's book The Passing of Peregrinus is a satirical fiction, so of course Christians wouldn't believe in any miracles he did; he wasn't a historical figure, but was made up to make fun of Christians. 3.) St. Augustine himself addressed the Matthew speaking in third person problem in his book Against Faustus, where he appeals to the tradition of many people from the ancient world writing eye-witness accounts in third person. Augustine insists that Faustus is either ignorant or intending to deceive by using this argument. I myself use the Faustus Argument as a litmus test to see how credible or else honest an opponent of Christianity is. Since we know Bart Ehrman is not ignorant (he is a great scholar), then it can only be used as a tool of deception. These are examples of many arguments I've seen Bart Ehrman use. They are things lay-persons do not know but scholars are keenly aware of. Bart Ehrman doesn't use these arguments among scholars, but he uses them on a popular level where people don't know these arguments. If somebody uses an argument that they know is wrong against an opponent they know is ignorant of the flaws of the argument, then they're not arguing for truth, but rather for deception. Sense Ehrman is in the habit of using these fallacious arguments in the presence of ignorant people, I consider him a deceiver who is not to be trusted. Yes, he does also make good arguments against Christianity, but even his best arguments I will take with a grain of salt because of his dishonest track record.

[@GThePreacher]

why is he reading Bart ehrmen that's what's destroying his faith :(

[@kazumakiryu157]

Lmao. Bart Ehrman can't destroy anything but his own career.

[@carnivalwholesale9809]

The Gospels are not genuine though! Dr. Brown you are being dishonest there.

[@metsamanvibration6329]

1+1+1=1 Something is not right here

[@andrevisser7542]

When you get to grade two maths you might realize God is more complex than you thought He is.

[@SheepofChrist818]

1x1x1=1

[@jacobemmanuel4772]

1x1x1=1

[@metsamanvibration6329]

@@andrevisser7542 God is one not three. God is love, not division. I follow the same God that Jesus follows.

[@andrevisser7542]

@@metsamanvibration6329, as I've said things are a bit more complex than pre-school maths, when you learn to read the manual in context then you will see the story, understand what happened in the beginning and what Yehovah did to save us from satan's bondage. Problem is you read the book of the same one who deceived Adam in the garden, hiding what Yehovah did to keep you in bondage, his slaves...

[@waseemhermiz7565]

You should keep studying if you havent found your way home to Rome.

[@operafunopera]

Not "Rome", but JESUS!!! Then find a place of gather(Iglesia). JESUS is all one needs. Amen.

[@waseemhermiz7565]

@operafunopera that's not Biblical friend. Jesus established ONE Church with teaching AUTHORITY. You have confusion because modern day Pharisees and Scribes like Dr. Brown who interpret for themselves and teach others. How many books are in the Bible you read?

[@morghe321]

​@@waseemhermiz7565​it's the Catholics who are the Pharisees. That's how I've always viewed you. Sorry to say, I rarely meet a Catholic online who isn't boastful and condescending.

[@groundzero5708]

@@waseemhermiz7565 dont worry im always thinking rome . specially contantine times , christ has risen

[@waseemhermiz7565]

@morghe321 Well, that's your opinion and not historically accurate. As far as the Catholics online, that's none of my concern, nor should it be yours. The HEART of the matter is the faith. Where is yours? It's with men. My fidelity belongs to Jesus, who I TRUST. Protestants don't trust the LORD because they waited until the 16th century for their "faith." Forgive me, I can't regress in life. Once you hear the TRUTH, it will truly set you free.

[@andrewwright9960]

Because Christians like to make up excuses and try to make everything fit , there are so many contradictions in the bible. The main issue for me is that the God of the bible is not that smart. The concept of a Jealous all powerful being that can't get anything right and has nothing to do but to watch a group of people everyday is ridiculous. The god of the bible is not smarter than the people in those days.

[@andrevisser7542]

No contradictions in the Bible, if you find something it serve to show you your understanding is flawed. Usually happen when you try to fit your narrative into the Bible or you don't know the story of the Bible.

[@kazumakiryu157]

You're really badly strawmanning the Christian position and obviously don't even understand the fundamentals. So, are you just ignorant or wilfully so?

[@European-ye7ne]

no human alive who reads the bible with a NATURAL READING would come to the conclusion that the bible is perfect and without contradictions but only those who force the verses or make excuses like you dont have the holy spirit so thats why you dont understand it and things like that

[@kazumakiryu157]

Just give us a few contradictions. I mean, the truth and history is complex. If you want to have a quick gloss of the Bible, see something that doesn't quite fit, but can ultimately be satisfactorily accounted for, then just conclude that it is a contradiction, I can't stop you. And, like Dr. Brown literally already said, do you think that the people who wrote the gospels didn't realise these "contradictions". You give them too little credit. Even modern day laymen could construct a narrative without contradictions. The point is that maybe you should look deeper into these so called contradictions and actually give us a few before assuming how smart you are and that you are the first one to notice these. I can definitely say that you are nothing special when it comes to noticing these "contradictions".

[@GTX1123]

I find Bart Ehrman's arguments disingenuous and downright manipulative. He'll make one set of arguments to the general public that he would never make in an academic scholarly setting. Judging the tree by the fruit, I think all of the attention he gets feeds something very unhealthy in him. It's really sad. It reveals that he is as broken and in need of salvation as the rest of us...

[@robertrogers-lc8vf]

Dr Brown, is it heretical if I make my Pastor baptize my puppy?

[@ChuckLee-oz2es]

Ha! Best comment in the section