"For I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger forever." (Jeremiah 3:12)
"Ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn forever." (Jeremiah 17:4)
"If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid." (John 5:31)
"Jesus answered: Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid." (John 8:14)
"And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth." (Matthew 28:18)
"the whole world is under control of the evil one." (1 John 5:19)
And Jesus said, "For judgement I am come into this world." (John 9:39)
"I came not to judge the world" (John 12:47)
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 5:16)
"Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 6:1)
"Jacob said, 'I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.'" (Genesis 32:30)
"No man hath seen God at any time." (John 1:18)
We should fear God (Matthew 10:28)
We should love God (Matthew 22:37)
There is no fear in love (1 John 4:18)
2006-10-24 15:22:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I lost faith in the human race when I was young because their very existence is a contradiction, how could something as dumb as a human make it as far as they have. And the sad thing is humans are becoming dumber as time goes on.
2006-10-24 15:26:40 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are no contradictions in the Bible - only misunderstandings on the part of the one who reads it. You must consider the context of each statement in question.
For example, in Matthew 5:16 and 6:1, Jesus discusses the motivation for doing good deeds. In Matthew 5:16, we are told to let our lights shine so that God is glorified. In Matthew 6:1, Jesus teaches that we are NOT to do good deeds to be seen of men.
If you are truly interested in knowing more about so-called Bible contradictions, you should check out the book Alleged Bible Contradictions Explained by Georgie W. DeHoff.
2006-10-24 22:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by The_Answer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is so much that you believe in the bible as such, It is more important to understand the wisdom behind his teaching, it is something we all live by today, we can question and criticize what is written, but one has to ask himself where could a person acquire such knowledge and wisdom, and it is that wisdom that makes me believe and respect the lord Jesus Christ, no other human being has ever presented such knowledge to mankind.
2006-10-24 22:42:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do not understand the Bible, if you did, you would know that it NEVER contradicts itself. The reason you don't understand is quite simple........
14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
1 Corinthians 2:14 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)
Public Domain
so there you have it, you are spiritually dead. Good news, you have an option, you can put your trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord and become Spiritually alive for all eternity.
2006-10-24 22:29:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Parroting the words of other people doesn't make you sound intelligent. You simply cut & pasted these from another website. I could just as easily cut & paste a rebuttal.
These "contradictions" are old and were rebutted long ago.
If you want to be taken seriously, at least do your own research.
2006-10-24 22:27:44 · answer #5 · answered by Randy G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
for one you need to read the whole passage and find what it means for to take it out of contaxt does not work. In a lot of spots Jesus is trying to make a point my dear
2006-10-24 22:36:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The proper place for the Bible is in the fictions section of the bookstore.
2006-10-24 22:40:24 · answer #7 · answered by dream reality 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your points are good..but Anyone can use the Bible to prove a point whether the point be good or evil.Logical or unimaginable.Dont think so literally and analyze so much. Just read
2006-10-24 22:28:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you were on an icy road and your car suddenly went twirling around out of control what would you do? Pray. That's about it pray.
2006-10-24 23:17:29 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the authors will pale in comparison to the bible promo man's
description so isn't that true in most advertising ...
Take it for what it's worth; As I'm sure u do!
2006-10-24 22:38:14 · answer #10 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋