This Video DEMOLISHES So-Called “Bible Contradictions”

Critics and skeptics of the Bible have often charged that the Bible is full of contradictions. In this engaging presentation, Tim Chaffey shows that God’s Word can be trusted from beginning to end, and although it does have some difficult passages, it does not contain any contradictions. Many of the common mistakes of the critics are explained and answered. Tim also describes why God allowed these difficulties into His Word, and using several examples, he teaches believers how to deal with these Bible difficulties.
Tim Chaffey is the content manager for the Ark Encounter. He speaks regularly at the Creation Museum, camps, schools, and churches, and has authored numerous books.
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[@staynalive660]

Another great presentation. I used to be one of those who said “fallible men wrote the Bible therefore it cannot be true”. Then I came to the Lord, and actually started reading His Word. I’ve read it thru multiple times and it is the most wonderful, inspired Book ever! The Bible truly is the Word of God. It is alive, never out of date, Gods love letter to mankind. 35:04

[@heirswithChrist8973]

Exactly...they are spiritually discerned.God's words have multiple application.We are always getting new Revelation of His word everytime we read it in different seasons of life.Christ said that His words are spirit and life.

[@JuanManuel-ep8do]

Only for delusionals

[@heirswithChrist8973]

@@JuanManuel-ep8do it's one book that has accurately foretold of events that have unfolded in human history decades well before it happened.You know why?It was not inspired by man. Delusionals are people who have turned the truth into lies and deceive themselves...there are so many testimonials online to prove how true relationship with Christ is. I dare you to give it a try and then tell us it's for delusionals.

[@ikshields]

Welcome to the cult. Here’s your hairspray and Kool-Aid.

[@geezz99]

fallible men wrote the Bible therefore it cannot be true”. Well no , some of it CAN be true , just depend what you " interrupt " as metaphorical and real .. but if it was infact inspired by God him self , it should be prescient , for instance , if it said " and God then created 7 additional world , that will revolve around the sun .. THEN ,, that would be truly a revelation , of a great rock from the heavens will destroy , great beats of all the land . or even a reference to ice age .. ALL of that is known .. and could NOT have been known at the time of the bible . just ask questions, and try to remember , NOT ALL THE Answers are in the bible ..

[@mariahspencer]

WOW I needed this desperately back in 2015… thank GOD I’ve come back to Him that I see this now. 🙌🏼

[@simpchimp4741]

NOOOOOOO COME BACK!!!!!!!!!

[@user-nk8zx1yw8s]

@@wowthat9418 Then prove it? Why do you make claims and then expect others to just believe you without proof?

[@brittag.pedersen5340]

...from Denmark here! I am thankful to have found "Answers in Genesis' since it has helped me with many of my questions! Thanks and God bless you!❤

[@AG-lz2gg]

Are there even any Christian’s left in Denmark?

[@Marcel-alhind]

​@@AG-lz2ggeven the flag is Christian flag lol. After Islam gets abolished from societies, I'm sure there will be a lot of people seeking for the true GOD all around the world

[@billjo4406]

I have read the Old Testament twice and just made it to the New Testament for the second time last night and I have never saw andthing that contradicted anything else but I must ask God for help understanding the gospel

[@Bruhwthecomb]

@cyrus hmmm is that so? Maybe it’s talking about his reign of king in one those and not his ageeeee hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@Bruhwthecomb]

@cyrus look into the Hebrew perhaps , as well as some translations have minor discrepancies but we can rest assure we have many historical manuscripts where we can go back and look into the “supposed” error. Even if in some of the manuscripts, a scribe for example made a error in a number, we can go back and see where there are differences and correct them or address them at least. Everytime I hear about a “contradiction” in the Bible it’s always something like a number being different, bring a stronger argument next time kid.

[@charliemallonee2792]

@@Bruhwthecomb Ok, how’s about the fact that all four (canonical) gospels disagree on such things as when Jesus was born (Herod or Quirinius’ reign), Jesus’ last words, who went to the tomb, who was at the tomb, or even how long he was dead for (Friday noon - Sunday morning ≠ 3 days). Even details like who Jesus’ grandfather was (Jacob in Matthew 1:16, or Heli in Luke 3:23), how he recruited his disciples, how Judas committed suicide, or even where he ascended (Bethany or Mt. Olivet). I… don’t know how you can miss this if you read it.

[@jerrymoore838]

​@@charliemallonee2792 If twelve of us went on a journey together and then each wrote essays about our travels, our narratives would likely vary greatly from one to the next. Peace to you

[@iku_1013]

​@@jerrymoore838 True. Which means at least one of these accounts is inaccurate. Rather, only one can be true. Why would an omniscient all powerful God allow such a thing to happen to his Holy book? Is the Bible the indisputable word of God or a collection of stories written by men who thought God spoke to them?

[@M1KESWEATBAND]

2 minutes in: "The bible is the literal word of god and without err" 5 minutes later: "The bible is written by man therefore not EVERYTHING can be right." 😂 which one is it? It was really fun watching this man do mental gymnastics for an hour

[@chrisanderson5317]

You must have heard something different than what I heard, and I've listened to this several times.

[@gthompsonbjj]

I mean, he clearly stated what a contradiction is and backed it up, soooooo not sure where you're getting this from....

[@M1KESWEATBAND]

Good to hear the indoctrination is working wonders👍​@@chrisanderson5317

[@M1KESWEATBAND]

​@G_Loves_Jesus clearly stated what a contradiction was and then proceeded to lay out blatant contradictions in the bible. I'm not sure what you consider to be "backed up" by him but he's just having to do mental gymnastics to explain how these ARENT contradictions

[@gthompsonbjj]

@M1KESWEATBAND not sure how they're contradictions when they're easily explainable, man.

[@islampeace...]

How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem? (A) Twenty-two (2 Kings 8: 26). (B) Forty-two (2 Chronicles 22 :2). Did Joshua and the Israelites capture Jerusalem? (A) Yes (Joshua 10: 23, 40). (B) No (Joshua 15: 63). Who was the father of Joseph, husband of Mary? (A) Jacob (Matthew 1:16). (B) Heli (Luke 3: 23). Did Jesus pray to The Father to prevent the crucifixion? (A) Yes. (Matthew 26 :39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22: 42). (B) No. (John 12 :27).

[@johnalexir7634]

The books of the Chronicles are a smoking gun... the retellings change a lot of details in ways that are hard to explain away, but the apolgists sure try. Not that the rest of it isn't full of contradictions too of course.

[@mntidy]

Copyist error for ahaziah. I dont see contradictions in other ones

[@Nahnah111]

To address the father of Joseph, one of the men was Mary's father, making that man Joseph's father-in-law The other was Joseph's biological dad Not a contradiction, just weird wording.

[@SBluesBrotherhood]

But none of these are contradictions about faith and salvation and how to get to heaven. If these trivial details are such a huge stumbling block for you then why are you not skeptical of The Big Bang Theory that changes every other week, and when scientists have to create hoax "missing links" to try to convince people of their made up fairy tale??? Do the research on "Lucy" and "Piltdown Man", among others.

[@MB-nx9tq]

@@mntidythe Bible is in error, both internally and naturally. It’s unreliable for truth.

[@richardandaya3932]

Yep. The subjugation of women and advocacy of slavery is irrefutable.

[@user-wz5wx2dx3v]

According to my calculations and observations ......yes Sir ❤❤😂😂😳😳

[@rickbrendonherring3408]

Yes,please please Lord, compell us to contend for the faith more boldly

[@youtubegarbage7876]

contend for an English course.

[@rickbrendonherring3408]

@@youtubegarbage7876 my friend, i hope we , as His Church, would all contend and trust in His Word rightly. His Words are the Only Way to hope in this brief and fragile moment we call life

[@CCP-Lies]

Bible says god is not author of confusion but reading the bible really makes you confused

[@wrathofainz]

In the tower of babel story god confused peoples' languages. And the only reason we can be confused is because he would have made our brains this way or allowed them to become this way for some reason. He's the author of everything. Good, evil, confusion, clarity. Apparently.

[@stuartstein2402]

I bought a One Year Bible so I could finally read it all the way through in a measured way. I've completed reading it cover to cover at least 6 years in a row plus that first year when I kept getting distracted and off track. I thought it was confusing sometimes or boring in names lists but I refused to give up. In time, many questions I had were divulged with clear answers. I still come up with new questions and I love finding gold nuggets of interesting answers, sometimes years after first pondering something. It's really fascinating and always fun to share with others the surprises I learn about. I pray you too will hang on, as Jacob did at Peniel, until Jesus blesses you, too!! Then the Joy of the Lord will be your strength too!

[@wrathofainz]

@@stuartstein2402 you should try some other books too. Odd Thomas is good, Eragon if you like dragons, the original Hunger Games or the Gone series might be nice. There are so many choices that don't revolve around your favorite deity.

[@stuartstein2402]

@@wrathofainz Ahhh, but if it's about finding gold... I do know where to find it. Seek on, Seeker!

[@user-wz5wx2dx3v]

😂😂❤❤❤😂😂😂😂❤❤❤😂😂😂😂 YES ......... GOD DOES HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR AFTER ALL ,😃😃😃❤️❤️

[@towerdave4836]

You can say anything, interpret how you want. That’s not evidence.

[@lisashao2449]

Thank you, LORD Jesus, for such clear teaching through Answers in Genesis. I trust every word in the Holy Bible and be able to give everyone the answer.

[@IggyFireMist]

And where it says a father hates his children that spares the rod, is not saying to spank your children, and is not saying to beat your children. A Shepherd didn't beat his sheep. The ride was to guide them to keep them on the narrow paths on the mountainsides and to pull them out of holes, they may fall into. And also used as protection against wolves and other predators.

[@steffanjansenvanvuuren3257]

​@@IggyFireMist It is not only written "a father hates his children that spares the rod" but also: -------------------------------Proverbs 23:13-15 New King James Version 13 Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. 14 You shall beat him with a rod, And deliver his soul from hell. 15 My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will rejoice-indeed, I myself; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In other Words: -----------------------------Proverbs 23:13-15 Easy-to-Read Version 13 Always correct children when they need it. If you spank them, it will not kill them. 14 In fact, you might save their lives. 15 My son, it makes me happy when you make a wise decision. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Also, it was God, the Father of Jesus, beating His Son for our sins. As if He did it. He represented all of us under that whip and on that cross. He took God's punishment for sin in our place.

[@endoftherope]

Then read mathew 6 5 hypocrite you pray to God not you tube for man to read

[@nitram46]

This peanut quotes selective non-contradictions. To prove there are no contradictions. A Parrot with slogans. May God grant you a discerning mind. E.G. Jesus is the one and only son of God ! Versus Genesis 6:2-4 "That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose." How many Sons? I can quote 100's of contradictions. That doesn't prove that everything is a contradiction. Just as this cherry picker has not proven a perfect text. A parrot repeats but has no understanding

[@steffanjansenvanvuuren3257]

​@@nitram46 --------2 Timothy 3:16-17 King James Version All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness ---------------------------Matthew 7:12 New King James Version Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Many people think that the Bible has contradictions. And that is what some people, who hate God for no reason (there is no reason, He is perfect) , want. They really hope that there are contradictions. But if you are honest and willing to study them out properly. You will find no contradictions.

[@SoniaJbrt]

I prayed for wisdom as a child, and for patience as a teenager. I got epilepsy. And at age 29 I got half of the wisdom, and at age 34 I got our second child, our son, and patience with it. It takes a long time, but now I have, at age 42, much more wisdom and patience. God answered my prayers. So worth it!

[@jerrylong6238]

AND YOU DID IT WITHOUT ANY GOD, BECAUSE NONE EXISTS.

[@theforsakenchild]

So you prayed for wisdom, and recieved epilepsy. Definitely a miracle smh. Also gaining patience and wisdom is literally a natural thing to develop as you grow and mature as an adult and experience more of life. I don't know how those are miracles.

[@chavoux]

@@theforsakenchild Not all answered prayers are miracles. On the contrary, the very fact that the universe have laws are evidence of the faithfulness of God. He is the One who created the laws (and the universe itself) in the first place.

[@toldyouso5588]

God gave you a purpose and you reaized it, you're a better man than I am. Lots of these haters with whole bodies come to bible study just to mock because they are empty and unfulfilled.

[@theknighttemplar8177]

Jesus is God ❤️

[@martinkuliza]

You know what, i grew up in the 70s Back then religious statements were different, a common one was GOD IS LOVE and here is the thing... People used to just say it, Now you need to understand SAYING IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MAKE IT TRUE but hey... When they said GOD IS LOVE at least it sounded like it was true so.. we just rolled with it but what your'e saying is incorrect and completely stupid and you should have a better grasp of your own religion . Jesus is NOT God my friend Jesus is the son of god God is the Father and the Creator Now... i already know what you're going to say in your defense but i'm going to make a cup of coffee in preparation then i'm going to let you say it and then i'll tell why that is incorrect as well (oh .. and i'll use the bible to prove it) even though using the bible to prove something is idiotic) it is the way that christians like to prove things Now i'm going to make a prediction ok You're gonig to say Jesus is god I'm going to say No he's not You're going to show something in the bible that says that jesus said that he is and then i'm going to explain why it's not now... we can agree i'm sure that you believe the bible is teh word of god, (Even though it's not) but YOU BELIEVE IT IS and as such you respect and follow the word i'm then going to show you that THE BIBLE itself says that what you're doing is wrong and as a result if you continue you will be eternally damned and go to hell Now.. one would think if you follow the bible and i prove this to you via the bible you would stop doing it but.. Here is my prediction YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING IT ANYWAY NOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS ??? It means that religion doesn't matter it means that christians don't actualy care about religion they don't actually care about the bible or god or what god or jesus said You know what they do care about ? WHATEVER THEY MAKE UP ON THE DAY I'm going to predict that that is going to happen either that or You're going to completely ignore this and go away 1 of those 2 things always happen I would rather you responded so i can show you your mistake (i won't be rude, but i will show you your mistake) the question is.. Are you willing to learn the truth and accept it

[@c.ranger4748]

Thank you.

[@Malhaloc]

Nowadays, the critics are getting worse when it comes to presuming guilt. It used to be accepted that Jesus was at least a real historical person. Now, with more and more evidence confirming that fact, there are more and more people who say "Jesus never existed" despite that statement being laughed at decades ago when there was less evidence to support him. They don't care what's true and what's not. They hate Jesus, and they will mock him in any and every way.

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

Yes they will. Just the Bible predicted; )

[@SideSwipeGTA]

There's no better evidence for the existence of Jesus now than there was decades ago. It's all hearsay written long after he supposedly died.

[@MastaE2288]

They will also hate us, because they hated Him first. But that's okay. In this life, they can strip away everything in the physical down to my rights. One thing they can never touch is my soul salvation. That's one of my favorite things about God's Word. I am in full control of my standing with God. Think about it...what else in life do you have absolute control over? Not your job, not your family, you may even fumble your own keys on accident.

[@toldyouso5588]

I don't beat around the bush, anti-Christians are on the side of the anti-Christ religion. Then it all becomes clear.

[@theos_philos]

I've learnt so much!!! God bless you for such a great and helpful content like this.

[@terencealbertmcbain8041]

People will always take things out of context, because it suits there own selfish and evil needs.

[@RogerMiller-td5yc]

I bet your into dispensationalism.

[@ellisdeefoley]

Like religious grifters. Good point

[@sherenaarunachellan]

Such a beautiful and insightful presentation, Glory to God

[@Circuit_Design_Services]

The first part of the video, where he quotes 1 Timothy 3:16-17, I have questions about. I'm not sure how we can apply that to the new testament when the new testament hasn't been written/compiled, yet. How can we know it applies to the whole new testament?

[@MB-nx9tq]

Timothy is a forgery written in the 2nd century.

[@user-gb8fl4hk9x]

You got to be kidding believing that the is not errors free!

[@ruffdawgg]

I have always wondered why Jesus healed only a few people instead of using infinite wisdom to inform the world about germ theory

[@downenout8705]

Yep, and telling people not to bother about hand washing didn't help humanity much either.

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

Your not supposed to question God. His level of thinking far exceeds any humans.

[@downenout8705]

@@dustygatrell-ru7tg Sort of makes a mockery of 1 Corinthians 14: 33 don't you think?

[@ruffdawgg]

@@dustygatrell-ru7tg that reminds of the Christopher Hitchens’ reference… a “celestial North Korea”

[@charliemallonee2792]

I have a theory: God was very bored, got stoned out of his mind, and thought it would be funny to incarnate himself as a human and spout gibberish for the lols.

[@sparkyy0007]

66 books written by 40 different authors with a contiguous plot over a 2000 year timeline. That in itself would be a miracle were it not guided by God himself. Peace and Love God Bless you all

[@coreaccount4376]

You sound like you have never read the Bible, only heard about it. Btw it's only 66 books because those are the ones a council of men decided to compile, while leaving out or abbreviating others. Also the message is anything but smooth or contiguous.

[@Loganedward29]

​​@Core Account And why add books claiming to be written by men hundreds of years removed? Why add the battle of Joshua? It's almost like we had a reason for creating 4 points of entry into the most holy collection of God's inspiration to the world. Crazy

[@sparkyy0007]

@@coreaccount4376 Thanks for that. God did say the "natural man cannot discern the things of the spirit for they are foolishness unto him" so your disdain of scripture is the standard atheist position. As far as omission of the Gnostic gospels by early Christians, Paul instructed " if any should teach another gospel than what we have preached, let him be anathema". Peace and Love

[@coreaccount4376]

@@sparkyy0007 Yes. I am certainly a natural man, and the things of the spirit are not really foolish to me, but an interesting look into human psychology, and the role of superstition in human life.

[@sparkyy0007]

@@coreaccount4376 Interesting view. I would disagree with any attempt to lump the belief in a creator with walking under a ladder or fear of black cats which correct me if I'm wrong you seem to be implying. 97 % of world population believe the universe had an author, as well 65% of Nobel Prize winners are Christians who I highly doubt would consider their beliefs unsupported superstition.

[@cozycoffee3831]

Very lovely, thank you, your info is very insightful. Keep up the great work, and God bless!!

[@SokemRokemRobot]

I've seen Bible contradictions that I later figured out that those verses were just misinterpreted, or misunderstood.

[@toldyouso5588]

I think the so called contridictions were intended by God so the wicked may look and look and still not see.

[@xl6941]

@@toldyouso5588you sound cuckoo

[@jacobschroeder5615]

@@toldyouso5588so this all-loving wants to make it difficult for people to believe in him? By purposefully deceiving us?

[@notyourtypicalcomment2399]

@@jacobschroeder5615imagine a book that u can come back to and learn something every time u finish reading it, if ur humble and love learning, you’ll appreciate that.

[@humbleking5803]

@@toldyouso5588 Who are the wicked? Why are you not the wicked?

[@limkongkiat2331]

Is there a video anywhere of the instance where Dawkins was stumped by the question on genetic mutation? Just curious

[@andrewwashburn6080]

well i i typed dawkins mutation add new genetic information into youtube search and i found a video of it took a couple seconds why is it so hard for people to do their own research.

[@coreaccount4376]

You can't expect ppl who have not emotionally come to terms with the temporariness of life to let go off the fantasy that promises them immortality, even in the face of reality and evidence that disconfirms the fantasy to the extent that no reasonable person would continue to believe except by extreme maneuvering and compartmentalization.

[@Loganedward29]

Which proof is that? Specifically mind you. What clear proof do you offer that shows us all not to have faith in God? Take your time.

[@Loganedward29]

Still waiting.

[@shaqyardie8105]

@@Loganedward29 Yeah it doesn't work like that. What evidence do you have that heaven and hell are real places outide of a man made book? Take your time.

[@bikesrcool_1958]

@@shaqyardie8105what evidence you have that they aren’t real? None.

[@mgames3209]

@@bikesrcool_1958 you are the people claiming something is real, if something is real, its the person who claims it that must prove it

[@failforwardfast8609]

Thank you

[@user-iz1pb2sg9f]

Most excellent exegesis and witness, Brother. Amen, Amen, forever and ever Amen.

[@trafficjon400]

Read your bible in context if you want to know honestly.

[@NoLongerNeedThis]

When the Bible says the exact same thing in two different places, atheists say they just copied each other. When the Bible says two slightly different things due to two people having slightly different perspectives, they say it's a contradiction. Some are just intent on refusing to acknowledge God's word no matter what. See how there's no pleasing these people?

[@johnbritain1790]

Well, Mark, most of us please ourselves by finding our reading matter elsewhere, though some do read the bible for reasons of interest rather than belief. What you're overlooking is that there will always be some who see your fantasies as a threat. Who knows, maybe they 're right. But you never consider that, do you? Untruth, when accepted as truth, can become dangerous, as has happened many times in the past. Your "Holy Book" has much to answer for, the persecution of the Jewish nation by religious Nazis being only one example. Are you ready to accept responsibility for so much violence, so many murders, throughout history?

[@roysherwin9348]

​@johnbritain1790 relax, John... no one thinks that Nazis were evangelicals. If we want to pick teams and play the 20th century game, the atheists have many more millions to answer for. Praise God that He will judge justly! The Judge of all the earth will do right.

[@blackadam6445]

⁠@@johnbritain1790so because nazis. The Bible contradicts itself? You can’t be serious. Bible believers…. Better yet, the word of God… Is not responsible for the sin of mankind. When you say the Bible has a lot to answer for, you are framing it like had Christianity never been taught, we would’ve just skipped the genocidal spats and not worry about anything but no one worth their weight in literature would ever agree with that😂 hitler was an occultist. A sycophant. He wasn’t a Christian and Christianity isn’t responsible for A SINGLE DEATH. It is MAN that rises up to take life from one another. I realize you wouldn’t know what the Bible reads like because you have never gotten through not one chapter but that’s why you’re so far off right now. You’re commenting on something you don’t actually know that much about. The word of God is nothing like what you’ve described. Now. Is it possible there’s been a misunderstanding or are you really going to double down on Christian’s being bad people because we don’t take responsibility for Jewish extermination. Literally think about it

[@deathbringer2336]

@@roysherwin9348”Atheists have more to answer for” That’s assuming that anything in your religion is true, which is a hard assumption.

[@roysherwin9348]

@deathbringer2336 good one 👍

[@junaid7355]

19:50 it's amazing how he managed to reconcile this one. I was like seriously bro??

[@holidayrap]

12 And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.

[@edwardwicks304]

This is one of the best videos I've ever watched on KZbin. Excellent teaching!

[@ChrisMusante]

I can't watch them without pausing to explain. I commented on one the other day and 40 minutes of sermon turned into 3 hours. Sermon 246 from some shortwave radio broadcst "Earth Last Chance" (I think)

[@AzBboy]

How do we combat passages where God declares He put a strong delusion on man? Is causing people to be disillusioned the same as lying?

[@chavoux]

This is found in one of the letters written to Thessalonica. And it tells us why God send the delusion. It is only sent on those who already rejected the truth, as punishment. And no, just as hardening the hearts of those who have hardened their hearts already is simply confirming what they have already decided, so it is that those who reject the truth, will be deluded and believe the lie (the lie is not told by God, but by the spirit of the anti-christ, but God will let those who rejected his truth be deluded by it).

[@justthink8952]

Very good observation. The text itself implies that it is God who put delusion on whom he wishes in the first place (predestination) but we also know that God created man with freewill. Therefore, it is most probable that the writer was carried away and did not provide his reasons for saying how God put delusion on man. The reader has to insert his interpretation into the text to justify as to how God is not the one who put delusion in the first place. The example will be that of the Pharaoh of Egypt who did not want to let Israelites go and God hardened his heart such that the Pharaoh was punished severely for his opposition.

[@itskimble3494]

Reminds me of Pastor Greg Lockes series on Myth of Bible Contradictions. Great series for understanding

[@gabrielduran291]

Which english version is the true inspired word of God? King James Version (KJV) New International Version (NIV) Revised Standard Version (RSV) New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) English Standard Version (ESV) New American Standard Bible (NASB) Good News Translation (GNT) New Living Translation (NLT) The Message (MSG) A contradiction is a statement that asserts that something is the case and not the case in the same respect and at the same time. It seems to me we can't even answer the question does the bible contain contradictions without knowing which bible we are talking about. Otherwise this lecture should be titled no contradictions in any bible.

[@allislove9890]

Good advice. I have much more respect for, and faith in someone who admits they don't know, and is willing to do research, than one who just spouts rubbish to cover their ignorance and ego. I've had a vet get a textbook out, and go thru it with me - and even a doctor too. Both were kind, intelligent and perceptive individuals who diagnosed correctly where others had completely failed.

[@bigpigslapperoinktoo4953]

"'ve had a vet get a textbook out, and go thru it with me - and even a doctor too. Both were kind, intelligent and perceptive individuals who diagnosed correctly where others had completely failed.",, those who claim to be wise are fools,, there IS lies and Contradictions in the Bible,, satan has 13-14 books in the Bible

[@MastaE2288]

The Hittites one is pretty cool. The Bible mentions them before modern people even knew they existed.

[@richardgregory3684]

And?

[@MastaE2288]

What is your purpose for replying "And?". I was simply saying it is cool. Have you never found something that was cool and simply stated it?

[@MastaE2288]

Crickets...

[@AlexRyan313]

I agree it's pretty cool

[@veratonnisen3639]

Witch Bible should we use ? King James or one of the others? There are big differences Majority text or minority text ? Erik Tonnisen

[@DrRaven0]

Those who fear the truth will seek to destroy it. God is truth. The Bible is truth. Evil can not destroy either no matter how hard evil tries.

[@CryptoSurfer]

Just wondering, which version of the bible is the one without error?

[@downenout8705]

The one that nobody has.

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

Bring an error out of God's word and I'll explain it to you.

[@downenout8705]

@@dustygatrell-ru7tg Luke in his birth narrative refers to the census that is dated to 6CE, however Jesus was supposedly born during the "days of Herod" who died in 4BCE.

[@CryptoSurfer]

@@dustygatrell-ru7tg corn

[@dorivenlegit]

@@downenout8705 just like that, he didn’t respond 😂

[@hariseldon7645]

The best book I’ve read on the subject is “Bible Contradictions” by Lee A. Williams. Covers a lot and actually points out some of Ken Ham’s (answers in Genesis) mistakes.

[@trevorcronk935]

One point I was given to notice about Judas' death is that what is said in Acts is what Peter says in his speech calling for a replacement to take Judas' place. Wonder what story the Pharisees might have told about buying the potter's field, if they tried to deny their involvement?

[@joshuawang1848]

I was asked by an atheist why in mark 15vs37-38 say the vail of the temple torn after Jesus death but Luke 23vs44-46 say it torn before his death

[@josiahgittman1268]

Answer from Christians: the gospels where written from different perspectives. The problem with this answer is it only leaves you with more questions. Isn’t the Bible supposed to be inspired by god? How did someone get facts wrong if they were inspired by god (because one of the accounts has to be wrong). How do we know who got it wrong? How do we know that the writers didn’t get other details wrong? Atheist answer: the first book was written 20-40 years after the supposed events in the gospels. And the subsequent gospels were written roughly 20 years apart from one another and their authors are unknown, despite what preachers say. Each book was a retelling of the same story but for a different audience, it’s kinda like how Disney is remaking all their classics in live action, and the plot of these movies are roughly the same, but with different details. These are facts btw, supported by evidence. If you don’t believe me I would recommend googling “who wrote the gospels”

[@chevys.designs]

God’s word, inerrant and infallible

[@benwalker578]

There are NO controversy in the Bible, only people who don't want to repent from their sin and they're looking for a reason to not believe! Gods word is infallible! Its TRUTH!

[@roydodds3693]

Clearly, you believe every word of the Bible, and so can't objectively judge its accuracy. Just as a thought exercise to you consider the creation story, taking 6 24 hour days, as factually accurate? Even though there is no evidence to support belief in the supernatural, magic and that astronomical theory provides both a mathematically rigorous and observationally supported alternative, eg planets caught in the act of forming, stars seen at every stage of evolution, and set in an observable universe over 13bn years old? Does it not spark any inquisitive thought that when the Bible was written none of this knowledge had been discovered and the natural world explained through magic, whilst now , although we have nothing approaching all the answers, we do at least, have some?

[@thatskasher]

There’s hundreds of contradictions in the bible

[@S_raB]

@@thatskasher Name 10

[@TheArcticDen]

@@S_raB I can't name them, but most of them stem from translation issues a lot of words in ancient hebrew don't translate to english well.

[@S_raB]

@@TheArcticDen If that's the case then those are not contradictions. They are simply misunderstood culturally. Perfect example is Jesus reference, "Camel through eye of a needle." This is culturally significant for Jerusalem (and other cities from the era) which refers to the difficulty of obtaining entrance into these great walled cities. Two walls, with a system to entrap all evil doers and easily kill them. You enter one door, but face a second door still closed in front of you. They can lock the gate behind you and now what? That's what Jesus was referring to. Most people don't actually know Hebrew customs or the other nations and societies in the Bible; hence, it becomes easy to mis-translate...which is why I always go to the Hebrew and Greek text (skipping the OT Masoretic text also, cuz it was corrupted)

[@whitestone83]

Did he discuss the contradictions in the accounts in the amount of times the cock crowed when Peter denied Christ? Or the accounts of Christ and the centurion. Thank you for any insight.

[@jamesmarvin8867]

The best of the best explanations ✝

[@tatata1543]

No, it really doesn’t.

[@australiasindustrialage689]

The fact that there a some minor discrepancies, demonstrates that the bible was written by real people

[@LeonSemiPro]

As opposed to fake people?

[@ianmonk6211]

it shows man has been putting his own interpretation into it. ignoring the warning in revelation 22:18-19

[@muppetonmeds]

If you add one word to the truth or take one word away from the truth it makes the whole thing a lie the greatest lie ever told was 99% truth.

[@ianmonk6211]

@@muppetonmeds ok so when Jesus gives us the 10 commandments they are now lies because of one other man made insertion? I think not

[@muppetonmeds]

@@ianmonk6211 Yes that would be a lie Mosses gave the 10 commandments, not Jesus.

[@iKnowlestheTruth]

How about 1Corinthians 11? Every time I read that passage as a young Christian I wondered why we no longer practice head covering. I was told it was meant only for the Corinthians, but Paul makes no appeal to cultural practices… he makes an appeal to creation order, which is timeless and makes no distinction of cultural practices. Seems we will go to great lengths to dismiss the passages that we don’t like and then it becomes “some” Scripture is inspired and given for instruction.

[@hitman5782]

Oh wow, finally a Christian figured out that almost all Christians ignore or willfully misinterpret all passages they do not like. They can even interpret "hate your family" (Lk14,26) as "love your family". What a nonsense.

[@christy0202]

​@hitman5782 "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple." Repeatedly in the Bible we see that Jesus founded a way of love, not hate. Yet Jesus used the strong word hate to show how great the difference must be between our allegiance to Jesus and our allegiance to everyone and everything else. “It is only in a comparative sense, and not literally, that the term can possibly be used; and to make this very clear, Christ said that we are to hate our own life.” (Spurgeon) Nobody has ever translated that passage to "love your family". Once again context. This was

[@hitman5782]

@@christy0202 Thx for proving my point. Nothing you said is in the text, you just interpreted it in a way that you prefer. But sure, let´s talk about context. Mt10,34-36 for example. I would love to hear how you make THAT sound any less crazy. Not evil enough? Ok, please explain how a god who makes laws like the following, can be anything but perfectly evil? (Exodus21,20-22)

[@l.p.amador2261]

Amen, and Amen!!!

[@nancymarihart1835]

Excellent!❤

[@jamiefredrickson2560]

Nothing good about it he is a liar It is NOT his place to explain what "god" is or is doing. The bible should not have a hint of contradiction. And it reeks of evil and lies

[@hushsilence8932]

Honestly, I'd rather truthfully accept the fact that the Bible has contradictions then pretend it doesn't for agenda purposes.

[@keemdream3420]

The Bible is innocent until proven guilty

[@pyscher9999]

So you would rather live never knowing the truth? Why tho?

[@hushsilence8932]

@@keemdream3420 innocence or guilt doesn't matter. The Bible teaches that making mistakes is part of human existence as a whole. Therefore, if the Bible is penned by imperfect men, regardless of divine influence or not, those men are capable of mistakes. Moses wrote the first 5 books, and he's even catalogued the many times he has sinned and led the Israelites astray, within those very same pages. It would be unwise to assume each author perfectly inscribed God's will into their chapters, that would essentially be contradictory to the Bible's teaching yet also contradictory to religious doctrine. Whichever you hold most precious to yourself beit doctrine or scripture is fine by me, I prefer actual canon scripture to doctrine paraphrasing

[@chrisanderson5317]

The Bible no more contradicts than the statements of witness depositions contradict. I, as an eyewitness to an event, will see details that another witness may not see. Our statements are not contradictory, but complimentary.

[@myk_3D]

​@@hushsilence8932that's exactly what I thought. But I had to reconsider if my understanding was correct. What the bible is, it's a collection of poems, parables direct messages and historical events. Written by multiple people over a long period of time. The thing is that all those people are said to have been divinely inspired by God. So if you say that the bible is contradicting itself, it means that God has given conflicting messages and that would bring his Judgement as a perfect God. Rather, the more logical thing I said was that those people are writing from their perspective, within the time they are in. So that means there will be different specifics to the same issue or they will be a problem of mistranslations due to differences in languages. So the people will make mistakes but God will not contradict himself. Or at least that's how I understood it

[@brendaduncan4347]

Excellent!!!

[@filamcouple_teamalleiah8479]

There could not have been wind on the Earth before light. How could a 'dome' separate the waters into two regions? What was this dome composed of? How was the dome maintained above the earth's gravity? The 'waters' are not gathered into one place. Water exist in three states and even if the earth was too warm for ice water vapor would exist in the atmosphere. Furrhermore, the 'waters' are found in a myriad number of fresh water lakes, streams, and ponds. Water is also found below the ground as ground water, in soils, and in the bodies of plants, microbes, and animals. Water could not possibly be drawn into one place- that's absurd. The earth could not simply put forth vegetation because the first photosynthesizers existed in the ocean. The green plants are a monophyletic group which evolved from the Chlorophyceae (green algae). How can plants be produced before sunlight anyway? PREPOSTEROUS! The Sun and moon are apparently placed in the 'dome' but the 'dome' separates the waters above from that below. How is this possible? After making fish and 'sea monsters!' and birds God makes all the rest of the living things presumably worms as well as insects, etc...Why did He make the 'creepers' after the birds and fish? Then He makes us in 'OUR' image. Apparently this implies more than one God. All a nice myth suitable for fourth graders. Nothing about this story can remotely plot to reality.

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

Because nothings impossible for God. It's called faith.

[@filamcouple_teamalleiah8479]

@@dustygatrell-ru7tg Then all things that we see in the world and understand are merely reflections of God's character in one form or another. Everything is a miracle. Is that what you are saying? Welcome to the 15th century. During that century Pope Innocent III ORDERED THE DEATH OF ALL WITCHES for they believed that anything was possible. Even a malevolent glance would brand you as a witch or sorcerer. Do you really want to revert to such a time of evil and malevolence? How will you thrive in the 21st century with such an antiquated understanding of the world? Think about it. Science and it's handmaiden, tech, has made amazing things possible. It does have its drawbacks and I'll be the first to admit that we are living in perilous times, but at least I cannot be brought before a king or Duke and stripped of my property and rights without trial. The Enlightenment produced the field of inquiry and subdued our religiosity and fear. Look at those countries today where Islam rules and you find a backwards people subjugated by zealots; look to the Scandinavian countries where religiosity is low and you find a thriving progressive society. The choice can't be clearer.

[@WadeWeigle]

Very nice. It’s good to have this as a resource. I hope this helps many people. Thank you for sharing this.

[@rep3e4]

Awesome

[@rodeobabe101]

This is a great presentation, EXEPT for three contradictions in his own. 1. "All things are possible with God" he said. So why should anyone suffer eternal concious torment? As he says they will. 2. "You first need to have one angel if there are two". But he is unwilling to first have one future age-long life (aionious life) at the separation of the sheep from the goats, as a part of always being with the Lord. He quickly assumes ECT. 3. "Use the clear passages in scripture to help interpret unclear ones. But instead of taking the clear passage of scripture that says "just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive" and MANY other Bible verses clearly supporting Universal Reconciliation, he just jumps to eternal concious torment. Not something I will ever again dare to do even by just going off this one passage of scripture where Jesus begins by saying it was practically impossible for a man who loved his riches to be saved, BUT then He said "with God ALL things are possible".

[@justinfair5216]

What a great study. Great points (for children of God). Note. Children of Adam aren't usually convinced by arguements, they need evidence of love and righteousness and to be brought to judgement (by the Holy Spirit) through your prayers and interaction, for specific individuals ... that they are evil.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"Children of Adam aren't usually convinced by arguements" That's because they are DEAD. Or at least, where they are, you and I are not (yet).

[@justinfair5216]

@@thomasmaughan4798 I'm a child of God ( by rebirth) alive at the moment, and there are children if Adam currently alive. By children of Adam, i mean to seed of Adam ..all human beings that have ever been born are children of Adam. These living groups of people deal with arguement or evidence. The dead know nothing. But are ressurrected, and then evidence and appeal can be brought to them. The dead respond to the fulfillment of their judgements of love and life...but not arguement... God remembers all of their judgements.

[@johnryan6658]

You mean evidence of love like that time he drown all the children on earth? How about murdering all the first born in Egypt?

[@robynb522]

Department of Redundancy Department....lol

[@wannawatchu66]

Never heard that one before?

[@theelectriciansapp7802]

STHANK YOUS FOR THISSS!!

[@rubrev6599]

Do please be respectful,

[@PrabinGolapi-ji4bf]

Thanks sir.

[@Taichi-hn6ww]

But like it still contradicts itself multiple times where there’s not room for a different “perspective”

[@77goanywhere]

Bible inerrantists employ the most obvious circular reasoning to "prove" that the Bible is inerrant. I mean if the Bible "says" that it is God's word, who would have the audacity to question it, right? Only "sinners", who hate God of course. It is an argument reliant totally on threats and fear to carry any weight.

[@andrewiglinski148]

The real irony in this is that the Bible never says that the Bible is God’s word. It’s not possible for a book in a later collection of books to claim that the entire collection is anything.

[@johnalexir7634]

My favorite example of this circular logic... in Timothy where it says all scripture is inspired (not going to bother looking up the exact citation). The thinking is, 'this verse tells me the bible is inspired, so it must be true, because it says so' ... Even whe I WAS in the church it used to annoy me when people cited that verse.

[@dandare2520]

What about Mathews lie re the census.

[@mntidy]

There is a chain of scripture that proves the Bible is the word of God. The true Word of God is Jesus himself. If the resurrection is true, then Christianity is true.... then the most historically reliable documents in antiquity (the new testament) has every reason to be the revealed word. That includes 2 tim 3:16, which at the time it was written was talking about the old testament

[@hanklohan]

Just to let everybody know that when it says all scripture was written by the inspiration of God that was not talking about the New Testament since the New Testament wasn't written yet. They were all using the Old Testament as a guide.

[@rogueraven1333]

Are all currently printed versions the same though? what about mistranslations?

[@S_raB]

BIG issue here: 1:00 the passage from I Timothy 3:16 does not in any way read, "The Bible is the Word of God." Doesn't matter what translation, the Greek in all texts just read, "Scriptures" or "Holy texts"....this is distinguished as separate from the Word of God as detailed in John chapter 1. If I'm mistaken, someone explain with the Bible wherein it reads that said Bible is the Word of God. Scripture defines scripture, right? Edit: To be clear, I follow Yeshua. I do believe inerrancy of scripture. I also know I Timothy 3:16 is absolutely in agreement with God's Word. Where I differ & disagree is defining the Bible as the literal Word of God. The Word of God is solely possessed within the person of Jesus Messiah. Furthermore, just as a photograph or painted portrait is not the actual person, merely a shadow, a representation, an image of the actual real person, so too is the Bible in regards to the Word of God/Jesus the Christ. At best the Bible is a slight piece of the Word of God, but in no way is it whole or complete. Only Jesus Messiah is the complete Truth & Word of God, which the Bible exists to point us toward. Paul teaches this concept clearly in Hebrews, Romans, & Corinthians - shadows, teachers, & instructors that are fully revealed in the mystery of the Gospel - in the person of Jesus the Christ - the whole of God's Torah is written in our hearts...not the Bible! The Holy Spirit leads us into all Truth...not the Bible! Jesus is the Word of God...not the Bible!

[@answersingenesis]

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[@S_raB]

@@answersingenesis Did you read what I wrote? I think not. What verses explicitly read, "The Bible is God's Word?" I do not assert the Bible as false. I do not claim the Bible is not authoritative. I am not claiming the Bible isn't true and wholly accurate. I follow Messiah & study the Bible, but The Word is solely contained within Jesus the Christ; therefore, I pray through the Spirit (who teaches all things), Jesus as intermediary, to God my Father. My point is nowhere does the Bible claim itself as God's Word; rather, it is only a shadow just as is the Torah and Prophets of the True Word - Jesus Messiah.

[@TRIPLEP_PrayPrayPray]

​@@answersingenesiscan you explain the contradiction in 1st Kings 5:16 & nehemiah 2:2? Plus ezra 2 & nehemiah 7?

[@andrewiglinski148]

@@answersingenesisLol… and they respond with a link to their e-commerce store? *_Of courseeeeeee_*

[@lexyls4777]

Hallelujah!!!

[@davidlloyd1750]

Napoleon was baptized in Ajaccio on 21 July 1771. He was raised as a Catholic but never developed much faith. Said, that man will believe anything, as long as it doesn't come from the Bible.

[@jeffda1164]

Hello, I'm looking for and accurate bible to purchase. I hear KJV 1611 is a good choice. Can you please help me with this. Thank you God bless

[@liamcroatt171]

"Zero flaws" in the thumbnail, practicing Christian speaking. That is a literal impossibility with written language. Language is flawed by nature. It's impossible to write any work that is completely flawless using a system that's flawed by nature. God-inspired doesn't mean flawless in totality. What it means is it executes it's purpose utterly, completely flawlessly. But there will always be flaws on a literary level and this has to be recognized. To say it's completely flawless is to a non-Christian to say a completely ridiculous assertion. And they have a point.

[@Lee_Sieon]

Bible is an axiom. It doesn’t need to be proven. And we can persuade people to accept the axiom in various ways.

[@freezyourit]

Amen!

[@mk71b]

5:15 - 1 Corinthians 12:31 is even an encouragement to reach out to what is already rightfully yours and paid for...

[@trafficjon400]

Cherry picking is a trip to confusion when you stop it and read it in context. every verse changes and stumps true honest readers in context. Why the book tells you not to cherry pick. It also tells you nothing is rightfully yours later in the book contradicting it self.

[@andresmiranda7875]

There are no contradictions, just people who fail to RIGHTLY divide as we are commanded in 2Timothy15(KJV)

[@jimhinkle7245]

The part about the earth "couldn't be flat" is incorrect according to his description. If you have a round table in the dark and you have a flashlight shining on the table fairly close (think of the firmament), there would be a lighted area and a darkened area. Personally, I don't care if it's flat, square, or round. God made it.

[@richardgregory3684]

The light would still be visible from the whole table, even in the parts not directly illuminated by it. On a flat earth, the Sun would be visible in the sky from everywhere at the same time. We know that is not the case, because right now my country it is night, but elsewhere on the GLOBE it will be daylight.

[@muppetonmeds]

And it says the earth is fixed true if you tie a string onto a rock and swing it around and around in space it moves but yet it's fixed to the string just like the earth is fixed to orbiting around the sun year after year after a century and so on.

[@muppetonmeds]

,@@richardgregory3684 He didn't say the world is flat lol he just said that he believes in God the Bible says the world is round it only said that the angels would stand on the four corners to most we believe that means 4 equal points around the earth like dividing an apple into fourths.

[@richardgregory3684]

@@muppetonmeds _And it says the earth is fixed true_ Nice cherry picking, but of course, to set the correct context, the bible says "fixed" as in "immovable and unmoving"

[@richardgregory3684]

@@muppetonmeds _the Bible says the world is round it_ Nope, it says the earth is a circle. Who describes a bass as a circle? It sound much more like a flat disc, doesn;t it? And how does this fit with the various flat earth models in the bible, things that only work on a flat earth?

[@edbrackeen5979]

There are no known ORIGINAL manuscripts. There are many handwritten copies that have been saved and compared to each available copy.

[@dizzysdoings]

I had someone tell me that there were 2 different accounts of creation, 1 in chapter 1, the other in chapter 2. They were shocked when I pulled out a Bible and asked them to show me. They couldn't. I've heard of people saying the color of the robe that was put on Jesus was described as 2 different colors, depending on which book you look at. My answer for that is, what color is the dress?

[@downenout8705]

So did you tear out the version that you didn't like, because you are perhaps the only person on the planet who claims that there is only one account. Seriously they even use different names for your god.

[@ReiseLukas]

​@@familyportsmouth "The Bible was never meant to be in the hands of the laypeople" The reason the Dark Ages lasted so long was because the Bible WASN'T in the lay person's hands. Progress came when people could read the Bible for themselves and saw the Catholic Church had been deceiving them for centuries

[@ReiseLukas]

@@familyportsmouth Whether it's the Catholic Church of the Middle Ages or the Scientific Establishment today. The world is run by deceivers. The Bible is the Rock in the shifting sand of deception

[@curbroadshow]

The patriarchs, Abraham, Noah, Jacob, etc. were Caananites and worshipped a council of gods with El at the head, he had a wife/consort Ashera and his council of gods included Baal, Mot, Yam, Ashtar, Shahar and many others who all had different duties and responsibilities, collectively called the Elohim, you see evidence of this in the names of people and places, ie Isra-el, Dani-el etc. etc. It wasn’t until around 500-600BCE, during the Babylonian exile that the banished priests began worshipping Yahweh, a monotheistic deity. They rewrote the old myths and legends to urge the Israelites to worship the new god concept. That’s why there are two creation accounts, two flood stories, two sets of Ten Commandments. Genesis 1 to Genesis 2 verse 3 is the account of the Elohim creating the heavens and earth, in the Hebrew Bible it calls them the Elohim, translated simply as ‘god’ in the English versions. “Then god (Elohim) said, let us (plural) make mankind in our (plural) image, in our (plural) likeness”. Genesis 2 1 “Thus the heavens and earth were completed” and the account finishes with the Elohim resting on the seventh day. Then Genesis 2 verse 4 begins the story again with Yahweh (translated as ‘Lord god’ or ‘Lord’) as the creator. “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord god (Yahweh) made the earth and the heavens”. After the conversion to monotheism the worship of the old gods was frowned upon, statues of Ashera were smashed and burnt, and her name removed from the biblical record, and in Kings, Elijah tests the priests of Baal before discrediting and slaughtering them for worshipping the gods that their own ancestors, the patriarchs, worshipped. Psalm 82: El (god) has taken his place in the divine council, among the Elohim (gods) he judges.

[@answersingenesis]

No@@curbroadshow - answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/moses/documentary-hypothesis-moses-genesis-jedp/

[@nonnibonni3853]

The story about how Judas dies is a HUGE problem, a HUGE contradiction.

[@louisvega1834]

The bible will show many contradictions for the natural mind, but zero for the spiritual.. Discernment comes from the spirit of GOD, not from the mind of man!..

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

Very wise words.

[@louisvega1834]

@@dustygatrell-ru7tg why we need to be born again, in order to discern the word of God, and enter into his kingdom!.. No spirit, no discernmemt, no discernment, no kingdom!..

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

@@louisvega1834 truth.

[@louisvega1834]

@@dustygatrell-ru7tg G.B.U.

[@nadaproblem3023]

Then why did men collaborate the Bible from chosen books to be canonized, books that were never meant to be read together from A to Z. What about the other hundred or so books not in the Bible? Not chosen by wealthy priests around 330 A.D.? Christian ignorance of the world they live in 😂 It would be funny if it weren't so damb sad and depressing. Sheep. Bah! Bah! Keep throwing your money at them because "god" told you so. 🐑🐑⛪💸💸

[@bailujen8052]

"The bible has no contradiction" people say, well James 2 talks about the issue with faith without works and Ephesians 2 talks about the issue with works without faith. (I am saying this in chronological order here)

[@-Joku_-]

Good point! But there is a clear distinction between them. James talking about faith without works, is talking about if someone really has faith, then the byproduct of this should be wanting to do work. If someone really believes that God has saved their life, then they should want to live life for him, and do his will (works). But Ephesians 2 is talking about that it is by the grace of God that saves us, not our good works. Good works cannot get you into heaven, they are like filthy rags to God. But a sign of a true believer, is that they are still doing the good works, not because they have to, but because true believers want to, they are changed and transformed. So to summarize, we get to heaven by grace, through faith alone. But to know if someone really believes, they want to do good works. If they aren’t doing those works, it’s a sign that you don’t believe.

[@timothymichaels6873]

​@@-Joku_- So if you are a paraplegic who is also a mute and can't tell anyone about the gospel you can't be save as you literally can do nothing? Right? Or is it because James is written to twelve tribes scattered abroad whom he was instructed to minister to and Eph is written by the apostle to the gentiles? If it's like you say, then what do you do with Romans 4:5? "But to him who worketh not." We are in the dispensation of grace and James is not talking about boy scout good deeds but good works according to the law. We are saved by grace through faith and no works apply. Further more one can ruin salvation by assuming they need to do good works. Gal 5:4 Ye are fallen from grace. 2 Tim 2:15 "rightly divide" The Gospel for today is found in 1 Cor 15:1-4. It does not include works.

[@-Joku_-]

@@timothymichaels6873 I’m literally not arguing that, I’m saying that works are of no use for salvation. But, as James is talking about, a indication of someone that is saved, good works will follow. Take the illustration of good tree, and bad tree. The good tree produces good fruit, and cannot produce bad fruit, but the bad tree cannot produce good fruit; only bad. This is addressing people who say the sinners prayer, but keep living their life style, aren’t transformed, won’t inherit the kingdom of God. This is Jesus, in John 3:3 “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” Also, yes, it’s according to your ability? Someone who can’t do anything, then this “test” that scripture gives us won’t work for them. But if you can walk, and can talk, and can spread the gospel, and you aren’t, then, to reiterate, that is a sign someone isn’t really following Jesus. “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” Godbless

[@dimetrekorsikov5643]

​@@timothymichaels6873 the thief on the cross was saved , without baptism, without works , purely on faith. This is an old argument. The bottom line is if you take the grace of God for granted and have the kind of heart that doesn't grieve over sin then you really don't have the heart of God. Not that you won't sin. I do, every human in the flesh does. The flesh wars against the spirit and the spirit wars against the flesh. If you take pleasure in sin with no inner grief knowing that you're not being true to your own spirit and that of The Lord, then your faith wasn't a living faith. It didn't continue to grow. I can put a seed on wet paper towel and it'll pop open and you see a difference in the original seed. But if no care is given and no desire to nurture that seed. And it doesn't matter one way or the other because you're perfectly content believing that the seed will still save your life by feeding you, then you really didn't have the seeds best interest in your heart. You didn't truly value what you'd been given and it was dead. He's saying faith without works is dead, not that your salvation is based on works, but as evidence of faith that was superficial and not important, not a saving faith, then that faith is dead. I give you a coconut. I tell you that if you believe everything that I tell you is true about that coconut, it'll feed you forever. You say that sounds great. You take it home and do nothing with it. And you throw it in the trash. And years later you're starving to death and you blame me for letting you starve. And I say if you honestly believed everything about that coconut, you would have cared for it the way that taught you. So either you didn't believe that it would one day feed you, or you never had the desire to see your faith through. That is not saving faith. Because while you might skip months without watering that seed. As you see it languishing it pains you that you're so careless with such a great gift. So you repent and you tend it and then you slide again into doing other things but all the while in your heart you know that you're neglecting that coconut. This is the weirdest analogy but but whatever. True saving faith is demonstrated by works. Paraplegic mute deaf dumb blind on a deserted island blah blah blah.... none of which apply to you so it's ridiculous hypothetical rhetoric..... IF that was the case... you could still silently pray everyday for lost souls, you could still intercede in prayer for people that push you around in your wheel chair and spoon feed you you could pray and God would use you to accomplish everything that He chose to do so because your limitations have nothing to do with God's purpose. God uses rocks to glorify Him.

[@SurferKroky]

Yes. That is NOT contradiction. Having faith without works shows your faith has not changed you . And if you just do good works but have no faith then obviously that is not the way. Your faith should change you from the inside and good works and deeds and thoughts naturally follow as the Holy spirit will come into you

[@g_man_rising4345]

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.”

[@AerialHeights]

Luke and Matthew ate both thru two different peoples eyes. So they focus on different things

[@J0HN_3_16]

This teaching has been a real blessing and is extremely helpful for sharing the Gospel with nonbelievers.

[@thatskasher]

Literally just makes us believe less..

[@kevinburke1325]

​@thatskasher that's because you are a John Balnis Bot.

[@thatskasher]

@@kevinburke1325 im the bot for not believing a BOOK 😭 what has this world come to edit: A BOOK WITH OPEN CONTROVERSIES ! 🤦‍♂ if that makes me a bot let me be a bot then lol ill live in reality & not a fictional world.

[@kevinburke1325]

@thatskasher there's billions of proof that Jesus exists. Just recently the blessed virgin Mary revealed herself at a church in Africa. Keep going with your ignorance though.

[@kevinburke1325]

@@thatskasher when literally every video debunks you atheists 😆

[@RogerMiller-td5yc]

So is law abolished or not, how bout works? What do i fo to be s saved? Jesus says one thing and paul says another, who should i listen to?, everybodys best friend or Jesus?

[@RogerMiller-td5yc]

Starts off with pauls letter to Timothy, so i know exactly where this is gonna go. Everybodys a paulinian.

[@etherealblacketernal2889]

"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." That is literally a blind leap in the dark. The word evidence is in the bible "definition" because it makes the claim that faith itself is evidence. It's NOT. It's a belief in what cannot be seen by its own admission, IE: A belief in something with nothing to go on or no reason to believe. Also known as: A blind leap in the dark.

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

I guess where just making stuff up then huh?

[@etherealblacketernal2889]

@dustygatrell-ru7tg If you're a xtian then yes, that seems to be their MO.

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

@@etherealblacketernal2889 explain a little more please.

[@raygsbrelcik5578]

This is a Great study. I've been looking for a more indepth Apologetic on this subject. We, as Christians, need to be able to provide, "An answer for the Hope that lies within."

[@grimuk3817]

Indeed. But be never afraid to admit ... You simply do not know.

[@micharlflynn4404]

Depends on the translation. Modern translations have 16 verses missing. The Apocrapha had been removed by the Protestants and Catholics.

[@dany_fg]

if only you could not believe a 2,000 years old book about an supernatural sky daddy, you wouldn't have so many contradictions: "The study of inconsistencies in the Bible has a long history. In his 1670 Tractatus Theologico-Politicus, Baruch Spinoza considered the Bible to be "a book rich in contradictions". In the 18th century, Thomas Paine in The Age of Reason compiled many of the Bible's self-contradictions. And in 1860, William Henry Burr produced a list of *144* self-contradictions in the Bible."

[@shroomitechromee]

Most is these "contradictions" aren't even contradictions

[@danyang8617]

The Bible did say that one should fear not the devil who cannot destroy the soul but to fear the one who can which is only God himself. He who created all can also destroy it. Who ever believes he’s only loving and forgiving, remember he is also jealous and wrathful. He will punish yet he will also reward those deserving of the cup. The judgement will come. These videos are great. And people needs to remember that Gods judgment will b for everyone. And no one is exempt.

[@richardgregory3684]

He sounds very human, with very human failings. The divine an dperfect creator of the entire cosmos, with it's billions of galaxies, each of them containing hundreds of billins of stars and planets, yet he is petty and capricious. And the bible makes it absolutely clear: jealousy (which is a form of envy) and wrath are sins. Not only that they are cardinal sins, not venal ones.

[@awaitingthetrumpetcall4529]

​@@richardgregory3684 *You:* _"...yet he is petty and capricious...."_ Do you feel that way because He didn't give you license to say anything you want to say about Him ...without consequence? Your pet doesn't have free will. "Sit. Stay". One of the risks of having free will is that you can rebel. Angels and people have free will but only people can be redeemed.

[@richardgregory3684]

@@awaitingthetrumpetcall4529 _Do you feel that way because He didn't give you license to say anything you want to say about Him ...without consequence_ Nope, because of the way that your "god" behaves in his own "holy" book. And the way that believers claim he behaves now. "I lost my cvar keys, I prayed and they were found halleluha praise the Lord!" - but 100,000 people died in a tidal wave "Oh he has a Plan and Works in Mysterious Ways" I don;t require any license to say anything about a fictional being. _Your pet doesn't have free will. "Sit. Stay". One of the risks of having free will is that you can rebel_ Of course me pet has free will. They can decide to not sit or not stay - but of course that mean slosing a reward, or getting a punishment. Just like your "god" treats his human pets. It's not free will if it;s back up by a 24/7 surveillance that records not only what you do, but what you think, and stacks up merit and demerit points like they do in China.

[@awaitingthetrumpetcall4529]

@@richardgregory3684 *You:* _"It's not free will if it;s back up by a 24/7 surveillance that records not only what you do, but what you think, and stacks up merit and demerit points like they do in China."_ You're looking in the wrong direction. There is an 'all seeing eye' atop an Egyptian pyramid on the American dollar bill. In the late 90's I saw a satellite view of the Freemason symbolism in the Washington DC street layout. Their influence is everywhere. When you hear the globalists refer to the great reset it means they intend to collapse the global economy and replace it with a digital monetary system. Cash will become illegal. Digital transactions can and will be tracked 100%. *'You'... are the one who will be tracked.* The Bible predicted what's going to happen in the 'last days'. The Church, which I'm a part of, will be removed from the earth before the new world order seizes control.

[@MastaE2288]

I'm not sure what Richard Gregory's issue is here. My best guess is they got in their feelings because we have something they don't. Hope. He can argue all he wants about how the hope is based on fairy tales, but at the end of the day guess what, we still have hope that he doesn't. I mean, in his mind, all he has is what he has and he along with what he has will all wither away. We have drank from a fountain which contains life everlasting. Again, I may be wrong as to what his issue is, but that's just my best guess.

[@katrinalucas5173]

I disagree with you about the holy Bible saying you will have eternal suffering in the lake of fire. As the scripture you quoted says the everlasting punishment, I.e the eternal consequences will not be revoked, it is not talking about the death itself.... it's consequences will be forever. How can a loving God watch as someone burns forever in agony it doesn't fit with all other scriptures showing God's character.

[@charliemallonee2792]

Oh, I think it fits with quite a few of Yahweh’s demonstrated character. See the many calls for genocide (including instances where he smites the Israelites for doing a bad job of it). “The Lord thy God is a jealous God” indeed.

[@katrinalucas5173]

@@charliemallonee2792 I do see what you are saying....but in all those examples, they were killed on the spot....not eternal suffering. Soooo much differing opinions based on God's word. I just want His meaning not ours. I presume we all do.

[@FeetMusical]

You focus on God’s love and then conveniently ignore the truth that God is holy and righteous and Who has declared that there must be accounting for sin. Jesus paid that price for our sins - all one has to do is acknowledge that payment and accept that forgiveness. Rejecting God’s one and only path to salvation is eternal unending punishment - forever and ever. That is what the Bible has to clearly and explicitly say.

[@katrinalucas5173]

@@FeetMusical isn't death for all eternity, accounting for sin?

[@Samsamhamram]

@@FeetMusical I CANT WAIT TO SUFFER FOR ALL ETERNITY FOR BEING BORN ON JAPAN IN THE 1100S AND NEVER HEARING OF SOME OBSCURE MONTHEIST GROUP FROM THE MIDDLE EAST!!!!!!!!!

[@outdoorsforachange]

Here is a contradiction at first glance. In Exodus, Moses feared Pharoah and fled. Yet in Hebrews 11:27, it reads, "By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as though seeing Him who is unseen."

[@DARamosYT]

Does seem contradictory at first. But then I consider Moses did leave Egypt twice. The first time he fled as a murderer and without God; the second time, he didn't flee, he left under the triumphant hand of God who had delivered him and his people.

[@thefriesens1071]

@@DARamosYT Yes, the second time was 40 years later.

[@us3rG]

We are not commanded to live our parents we're told to honor. Not every parents deserves to be loved Even when you love them don't put them above God If you have problems forgive and move on, be the better person.

[@erichetherington9314]

We don't HAVE the original autographs, my friend. We don't know who wrote many of the books, or how long these stories were told before they were written down. Daily experience confirms that virtually retelling will change the narrative a little. Over time, these can become big changes. What proof do we have that these ar the "original"? Amazingly creative, how he worms his way around these contradiction. The best statement here 'The Bible doesn't tell us." Ain't that the truth! Here are some contradictions. I wouldn't sat that these are especially significant; for example, whether the Last Supper served bread first, then wine or vice versa. But it does show that the Bible isn't inerrant. What a ludicrous idea. Try reading some Biblical scholars like Marcus Borg or John Dominic Crossan. Was the Last Supper a Passover Meal? The idea that the Last Supper was a Passover meal celebrating the sacrifice of a lamb to save the Hebrews while they were in captivity in Egypt is regarded as an important connection between Christianity and Judaism. Not all gospel authors agreed on this, though. Mark 14:12, Matthew 26:17, Luke 22:7 - The Last Supper occurs on the first day of Passover John 19:14 - The Last Supper occurs the day before, and Jesus is crucified on the first day of Passover Jesus Predicts His Betrayal During the Last Supper It’s important that Jesus is betrayed to his enemies, and Jesus knows this, but when does he tell the others? Mark 14:17-21, Matthew 26:20-25, John 13:21-30 - Jesus predicts his betrayal before the communion portion of the Last Supper Luke 22:21-23 - Jesus predicts his betrayal after the communion portion of the Last Supper Order of Communion During the Last Supper The establishment of the communion celebration is perhaps the most important aspect of the Last Supper, so why can’t the gospels agree on the order? Mark 14:22-25, Matthew 26:26-29 - The order of communion: bread, then wine Luke 22:17-20 - The order of communion: wine, then bread John - There is no communion during the Last Supper Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial During the Last Supper Peter’s three-time denial of Jesus is an important aspect of the gospel stories, but none of the stories agree on what Jesus predicted he would do. Mark 14:30 - Jesus predicts that Peter will deny him before the cock crows twice Matthew 26:34, Luke 22:34, John 13:38 - Jesus predicts that Peter will deny him before the cock crows Cite this Article Look at how this guy twists in the wind to make obvious contradictions somehow reconcile.

[@helioselexandros]

Wouldn't a contradiction be more like the bible saying jesus will die on the cross and in a later chapter saying he will be stoned to death? Idk I'm no expert and don't know Bible as well as I'd like but small differences can be accounted for by different writers emphasize different points. Small difference like this is just pointless imo because the bible's is in complete agreement about jesus and his divinity. He was predicted in old Testament and those prophecies we're fullfiled. His message of salvation is clear his death and resurrection are clear. Small difference in words sure but meaning is same in the end.

[@erichetherington9314]

@@helioselexandros Sigh. It is true that some inconsistencies are minor, but on the other hand, doesn't it seem significant that the DAYS around the crucifixion are not in agreement among the authors? Besides, my whole point is that the Bible CLEARLY isn't inerrant, as some claim. (Another example, the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew leaves out some folks; plus the fact that it's organized in convenient groups of 14 seems suspiciously tidy.) As for Jesus being predicted, read some scholarly work. The writers of the NT (and remember, we don't know who the Gospel writers even were, and many of Paul's "letters" are not by him, as scholars will point out) wrote their work AFTER the life of Jesus (obviously) and therefore had every reason and opportunity to make their narrative fit with what the Old Testament "prophets" said. Anyone can "retro-fit" a narrative to make it look like prophecy come true. Do you really believe that these Prophets were fortune tellers about events hundreds of years in their future?

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

@@erichetherington9314 nice manipulation dude. Never seen anyone do that before.

[@erichetherington9314]

@@dustygatrell-ru7tg Does your reply imply that the verses I quoted are inaccurate? Or are you agreeing with me? (The word "manipulation" would imply that you're not.)

[@thefriesens1071]

@@erichetherington9314 How do you know Paul's letters are not written by him?

[@gerardmoloney433]

Please note: God called light day not 12 hours. and darkness night not 12 hrs. God regulated light and darkness on the earth on the 4th creation day. A creation day is not an earth day. The Bible makes that very clear by stating a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day. No mention of 24 hrs. So please stop creating problems arguing about something we know nothing about. Time is relative. Leave it at that. Don't add to or subtract from the Word of God. You only make problems.

[@to6955]

Calm down there buddy

[@benjaminstephenson3125]

If what you posit is true, then why end each of the first three days of creation “morning, evening, first/second/third day”? It was clearly explaining that God created light called day, and called the darkness night in the first day including creating the heavens and the earth. The description of “morning, evening, number, day” in all six creation days should demonstrate clearly that they were ordinary day time lengths for those six days.

[@johanbroersma7037]

You need to know Gebrew for this. In the Tenach in the first book "Beresjiet" (In the beginning) also called Genesis there is only one particular Hebrew word used for the word "day" and that is "Yom". In Hebrew the word "Yom" always means 24 hours. Problem solved.

[@johanbroersma7037]

Hebrew

[@timricketts.]

A day to us is one rotation of the earth. Time has no bearing on God. I believe the heaven in verse 1 includes sun, moon stars and other planets. We find in other bible scripture this is the case. Just as the earth was without form and void, and and so would be the case for the heaven. God said let there be light. God gave light to the stars. Has the earth made a rotation yet? Is the earth even rotating yet? Nothing has been put in order yet. God Concentrates on the earth. The book of Psalms 104:2 "Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:". When did God do this? On day 4. He had already created them, He put them in order to be for signs and seasons.

[@Aerodos12]

48:12 When I think of this Bible verse, I think of the phrase "It's okay to roast (judge) yourself!"

[@PennySmart]

YES, exactly, the Gospels are eye witness accounts, and like all witness accounts, they differ on minor details. God said in Deuteronomy that you need 2 or 3 witnesses to establish a fact, so He provides 4!

[@revv45acp71]

Brilliant and helpful!

[@kellystone7501]

I have faith that the Bible has many contradictions. My faith is the evidence. Sarcasm doesn't translate well in comments, so stated more clearly: Faith is a bad reason to believe anything because you can believe anything using faith.

[@dustygatrell-ru7tg]

If you really dug deep you find that Jesus has more eyewitnesses to him then any other historical figure. And there is intact books written that support the evidence of his resurrection.

[@nezz0r]

@@dustygatrell-ru7tg It does not matter what is true to make people move. It matters what people believe is true. Based on that belief people will move even if the thing they believe might be a lie.

[@SideSwipeGTA]

@@dustygatrell-ru7tg There are claims that eye witnesses saw him but these weren't written by eyewitness. There's no evidence he was written about by anyone who was live when Jesus supposedly lived. There are no books outside of the Bible about his resurrection.

[@toldyouso5588]

Oh what about comparison then? You state your top 5 God haters who were good for humanity. Then I will state my 5 Christians however flawed who did much service for humanity and history.

[@Samsamhamram]

@@toldyouso5588 Heres my top 5 God lovers: -Hitler (devout christian) -Slave owners of the south -God him/herself (Killed himself!) -The crusaders! -Catholic priests who have a longer history with little boys than any other group in history Heres my top 5 God haters: -Einstein (believed in an uncaring creator) -Robert Coch (discovered germs, saved countless lives) -Myself -Your mom

[@fredhorwath4237]

Right dividing will remove all contradictions

[@CyberSurf1980]

Authors are unknown in Bible, and the biggest contradiction.

[@normahopkin3393]

"Let There Be Light' , God's light into the canvass that HE was about to create seems most lightly. NOT light as we know it. That came later. ALL of Creation, holds God's Spirit, but the first human, Adam was made to live by having GOD breathe His spirit into his first created human.

[@paulgomez381]

hahahah so laughable

[@0hSayCanYouSee]

Norma Hopkin: For the record, there are 17 English translations of the Bible at Blue Letter Bible, and every one of them are translated to say that God breathed the breath of life into the man. None of them say anything about God breathing his Spirit into the man. Gen. 2:7. I love the clarity of God we gain when we go back and carefully check what the infallible words of God actually say, like the Bereans did when Paul spoke to them. Acts 17:10-11.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

Given that the sun was created on the 4th day, it is nearly certain.