Is the bible truly the perfect and inspired word of god? Or is it less than perfect due to man?

Question

If the word of god is perfect, how do you explain the contradictions and inaccuracies? If you say that man made mistakes in translating or added things to the bible that weren't supposed to be there, how do you know which books, verses, quotes, etc., to believe and which ones to disregard?

For those who say that the bible is the perfect word of god and does not contain errors, contradiction, or lies, here is a list of them that you can try to explain for yourself: http://www.evilbible.com/biblical%20cont...

You can compare these verses with the ones in your bible, and decide for yourself it the bible is perfect.

For those of you who say that the list is biases because it comes from an anti-christian website, I have this to say: Scriptures from the bible are scriptures from the bible. None of this is made up. None of this is falsified or fabricated. This is simply a list of the contradictions that you say do not exist. I dare you to open up your bibles to the scriptures listed. If you believe that they do not outright contradict eachother, then there is something horribly wrong with your sense of perception and reasoning. If your book is inerrant, then you should be able to look at it, read it, and give an honest account about it, instead of dismissing the flaws just because an atheist pointed them out.

Okay, some of you are not making sense. Asking me to compare my list to the original Greek because of translation issues is silly.
The bible in most homes across America is not written in Greek, and the question was "Is the bible truly the perfect and inspired word of god? Or is it less than perfect due to man?" Not "Does the current bible look like the greek bible?" Also, Greek is not the original tongue that the bible was written in, it is only one of the first.. ONE of the first, i.e. since there are more than one book by more than one author in a diversified area, the entire thing can not be compared to ONLY the GREEK translation.

Same goes for Hebrew, and Aramic. None of those three agree completely and each version has included and excluded several variations and accounts that the others don't. But either way, the contradictions are there in plain sight, and yes, they do compare with the ancient versions. Where do you think your bible came from?

To Intro: my list is much bigger than yours. You got some 'splainin to do!

Christian person, did you read my question?

kiethwinemaker, in other words the bible is not to be taken as written, only as percieved? Am I paraphrasing your statement correctly?

Answer 1

Believers seem to pick and choose which parts they will follow and which ones they won't.

Answer 2

The Bible does teach the truth. Because it is inspired by God, it teaches us all the truths we need to know. God had human authors write it down so we could understand it (at least somewhat) in a human way. This doesn't mean that we should take everything at face value. For example, Jonah probably didn't really get swallowed by a whale. Sometimes you need to read between the lines. Even so, the Christian faith is not a "faith of the Bible." At least it shouldn't be. It is a faith of the Word, the incarnate God.

Answer 3

Compare your list with one of the ancient Greek or Hebrew manuscripts. Our language changes over time. Thats why we must always go back to as near the original as possible when translating a new work, just re-doing the last one introduces errors.

Answer 4

Angel means messenger. In Habakkuk 2:2, after Habakkuk had given up waiting for God to explain to him why the violence wouldn't stop, he received this message: "Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay."

Demon derives from "to distribute". It has the idea of distributing fortunes or fates. Distribute means sequentially. That's why a distributor in an engine is "a device which routes the high voltage in the correct firing order to the spark plugs." Satan means resister.

Therefore, the message from the Bible can be understood by imperfect humans like us one at a time, and not in any particular sequential order either.

2 Timothy 3:16, 17 says:
All Scripture [graphe] is God-breathed [theopneustos] and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that all God's people may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

What is scripture in the English language? It is script with a -ure suffix, which is "action, process or function". As legislate is to legislature, cult is to culture, press is to pressure, script is to scripture.

The word 'graphe' appears also at John 10:34, 35 which says: "Jesus answered [apokrinomai] them, "Is it not written [grapho] in your Law [nomos - from nemo (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals)], 'I have said you are "gods [theos]"' {Psalms 82:6}? If he called them 'gods [theos],' to whom the word [logos] of God [theos] came—and Scripture [graphe] cannot be broken [luo - loosed]..."

In Matthew 5:17, Jesus says: "Think not that I am come to destroy the law [nomos], or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."

I would like to know what the implication of "loosed" is as opposed to "broken". Compare Isaiah 3:7 where a man with a cloak does not have food or clothing to act as a remedy or restraint (chabash - to tie, bind, bind on, bind up, saddle, restrain, bandage, govern).

Given the cross-over in usage for the word 'theos' to describe God or men (and there doesn't necessarily seem to be a "ho" to differentiate when it is the Supreme God), the implication of 2 Timothy 3:16, 17 could be as in Proverbs 23:10: "Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless." The Bible, such as it is, provides a common platform for people to discuss matters, irregardless of their access to the "right" family circumstances.

What is the significance of human writers writing scripture versus scripts? The writers of the Bible were all outside the system of distribution of their day. That is why they were not merely writing "scripts" for further reference as to dealing with family health politics (which is a tough call, I imagine - ask a doctor). The only way they knew of God's saving power was outside of the 'ability' of doctors/lawyers/politicians to be one step ahead of the game (which is impossible).

Answer 5

Obviously through translation and different intrepretations of the Bible, God's word has differed - forming many religions. So God's word is perfect but man isn't. So you have to decide which intrepretation/ translation is correct.

Answer 6

I agree 100%. Nobody can be accurate all of the time. I'll be honest, if I were one of those men, I would have probably written some things based on my own feelings and standards as well. That's just human nature.

Answer 7

Every time someone points to a "contradiction", I go and look it up for myself, and for some reason, every single time, I can see how it's not true.

Every time I find a verse that relates to my life, and I apply it to myself and my family, I get wiser, healthier, happier, more mature and better at handling things.

So can you guess my answer? lol

Answer 8

The God given REVELATIONS of the Word is perfect.

Answer 9

cheers to all the christians eating crow right now! =) the bible is just the imaginary word of god and christians put its inaccuracies of man, sure we arent perfect but i dont want to be blamed for all the screw ups in the bible, that just isnt fair!

Answer 10

Here ya go. This will explain alleged contradictions, atrocities, and supposed errors

http://www.rationalchristianity.net/

Answer 11

stop looking at anti-christian, biased websites and get the real facts from an unbiased source>