Christians, if the bible was inspired by god, and god is perfect, why are there so many errors?

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I mean the thing is just chock full of contradictions, lies and just plain stupid mistakes.
You'd think that a perfect creator could see fit to have the mistakes taken out of his own manifesto.
I think the worst one out of the THOUSANDS has to be matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

How many thousands of parents have begged, in vain of course, to have their children saved from pain, misery and agonizing death because of this outright lie?
Note that the passage makes NO conditions. It's very simple and straightforward; ask, and you get.
And yet the apologists will say I'm "taking it out of context" when of course, I'm not. Since the context is right there in black and white.
But they'll still try. I guess that since their book is filled with lies, it's ok for them to lie too...

tebone,
Heh, no mistakes huh, here is just ONE for you;
Leviticus describes Bats as "unclean birds" when anyone with more than two braincells knows that bats are mammals, not birds.
Honestly, I can provide you with THOUSANDS more...

rockinwe,
Ok sparky here is just ONE;
Matthew 7:1
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Leviticus 19:15
In righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

There ya go. Blatant contradiction. Nothing less and there is NO way you can argue the point since both passages come from your favoirite book of bronze-age jewish mythology.
*Ding!* next...

Suspendo,
so, your magic sky-pixie has two sets of rules, one for his mindless sheep, and one for others. How nice and exclusivist of him. Tell me, is there a sign that reads "no coloreds or dogs allowed" over the pearly gates?

Answer 1

Christians will say that there are no contradictions in the Bible.

To them, God creating Adam and Eve before AND after He creates animals makes perfect sense (Genesis).

Answer 2

I can't answer the first part of your question because I am am only familiar with the old testament. But to say that Leviticus is wrong for calling bats birds, is really ignoring historical context because the bible came before scientific classifications. Scientific knowledge, you will not dispute, is definitely derived from human minds. Therefore classifying bats as mammals is just as suspect to the fallacy that a biblical classification might be, if not more so ( because we can all agree that science is the product of human- therefore imperfect minds- while the bible has the possibility of being g-d given and therefore perfect). After all, science evolves and what we hold as true scientific fact can in the future be regarded as foolishness, just as we regard past scientific knowledge- a basic example being the sun revolving around the earth. Just an idea to think about. Although if you don't mind my saying, you seem to be personally invested in this question rather than enjoying an intellectual exercise. Are looking for objective truths- or possibilities- or more comfortable excuses?

Answer 3

the two or the two. a suited god would not write a less than perfect bible. in any experience god did no longer write something, guy did. consequently to disagree with the bible, you basically ought to disagree with guy. That makes the bible (and the different non secular rfile for that count number) an exceptionally vulnerable device of religion. stable grief look at each and all the fundies posts. Gen a million and a pair of, guy till now flowers or guy after flowers, the two can not be real. get a grip, you fundies needless to say have confident your self. Too undesirable you won't be able to convince absolutely everyone else. LOL

Answer 4

Yoda, the words are in black and white, the context is in what you chose to read and what you chose to leave on the page.

To answer your specific example, you left out one verse that would tie them all together. Matthew 7:3 Jesus is saying not to judge the sin in someone else when your sins are even greater. How we judge others is how we are going to be judged, mostly here and now. But, it is also our duty to judge the sin our those we care about to help them improve and not end up destroying themselves with mistakes... call it constructive criticism. It is NOT our place to judge the hearts of others; only God can do that.

Matthew 7:7: Jesus is speaking to those who know God and have a relationship with Him. Likewise, James 4:2,3 says that the reason we don't have is that our hearts are wrong in what we are asking for, even though the things we are asking for may seem good things. But, if we don't give our life to God, there is not much He can do with it. If we do, then the things we ask for will tend be in line with His will and so be granted.

The suffering in the world is not from God. It is caused by the fallen state of man and his insistance on doing things his own way instead of God's. We contribute to that when we turn our backs on God and do things our own way, be us Christian or not.

There are no mistakes in the Word of God, only blind people trying to read it for their own purposes making mistakes in the process.

I can tell you this though. If you really want to see what the Bible is trying to say to you, put your own presuppositions aside and ask God to open your eyes to His Truth as you read the Bible. He will do it. He wants nothing more than to receive you in to His perfectly designed relationship with Him. When doing so start with the Gospel of John and see the love that God has for you.

'Come to the bright side Luke'

Answer 5

hmmm, i'll give this a shot. this verse you speak of, is it not simply one part of the whole? is one petal called a flower, or does it make up the flower? there are a few ways to reading the Bible. 1. reading it entirely including all contexts and contemplating it as a whole 2. reading it with man's wisdom and ideas vs. reading it as a christian... even though it is hard for me to read the Bible right now, i do know Christians that are greatly impacted by this book in a unique way compared w/ others. One suggestion, maybe try being open to understanding this literature at a deeper level. When I read Buddhist teachings or text I am greatly impacted by the deep level of thinking and teaching. I just think it might help both of us if we became more open to the whole... the macro perspective. does this help?

Answer 6

God says not to "answer a fool in his folly, lest you become like him", but here I go...

There are no "contradictions" in the Bible. And yes, you ARE taking them out of context. Since you have failed to provide even one example of these so-called "contradictions", I have to assume that you mean the same ones that everyone else has tried to pawn off as contradictions, and I can tell you they've already been answered. You need to do a little more research. The Bible can be trusted 100%. You just need to readjust your belief in the lie that you came from a rock 4.5 billion years ago, something for which there is absolutely no scientific proof. Talk about lies-! There's a whopper if I ever heard one.

Answer 7

There are no errors in God's word, the holy bible. It is flawless and perfect.
Psalm 19:7
Just ignorant ones who try and unsurp the true sayings of God, with Satan as there leader.
Try and hang around just a little longer and you and all others that act as you do will see. The end is closer than many people think.
The end will come just as it did in Noahs day, instantly upon us all, with many not taking note.
Luke 17: 26

Answer 8

Mistakes are normally made by humans especially in translating the Bible. Our God is a good God. I know there are times when we get angry with him for things we don't understand. I think he always has a reason for things that happen in our life's. The Lords Prayer says "thy will be one".
I also agree that if it was my child or grandchild, I would be very angry with him.

I also think that everyone gets different meaning from God's word. My understanding of the Bible may be totally different than others. I think a minister could probably answer you question better. God Bless You as you seek answers for your questions

Answer 9

Okay, I may be one fo the people who can answer this without a bias. I am agnostic I believe in a god but not religion. You are incredible correct when you state the bible is flawed as it was written by man and we are immensely flawed. As for the god idea god may very well be able to make mistakes. God may view us as a child views an ant farm a pointless creation which you keep alive and attend to every once in awhile but sometimes screw with just to see what happens.

Answer 10

First off "unclean Birds", no one new back than that they where mammals! Jesus dodn't right the Bible, and if u would look a little deeper u would see that he says it's not perfect, because of Satan.

Answer 11

The obvious answer would be that God is not as anal about "accuracy" as his followers are. He didn't see fit to make sure the original manuscripts survived, or even that the authors could be properly identified. It's just not that big a deal for him.

As for Matthew 7:7, what's the problem? The squeaky wheel gets the grease. What happens after you find something? You stop looking! Knock long enough and somebody's bound to open, just to stop the racket. I don't see your complaint.