Can we agree that the Bible may have some errors, and therefore may not be the truth?

Question

World = >10,000 years old. Fact.
Man evolved from apelike ancestors. Fact.
There is no evidence of a worldwide flood......a flood in the Mediterrian area yes, but world, never. Fact.
Pi does not equal 3. Fact.
And then there's little things like the Gosples not coinciding that should prove that the Bible is not 100% fact.

These are facts, you can't argue facts, only 31% of Christians still take the Bible literally, and most haven't even read it.

Answer 1

There are over 50 versions of the bible in English alone = FACT

49 of them must be wrong = FACT

Almost 98% of English bibles are wrong = FACT

Answer 2

A wise man once said that the Bible is perfect enough to astound theologians and historians and human enough to give any unbeliever a seed of doubt.

Science currently right now is inconclusive on how old the world is as well as the question of darwinian evolution. Right now there is actually more evidence right now to suggest creation rather than blind chance.

Even if there was or was not evidence for a flood, that doesnt prove beyond a shadow of a doubt either way. A person maintaining that the flood in the Bible never happened just because they dont believe the Bible is no reason make philosophical assumptions and then turn around and try to base it on science. Future evidence may turn up and for all you know, this world has flooded serveral times. A person who believes in true science and searching for the truth must always b willing to accept new evidence and the fact that their current hypothesis is wrong. Likewise, believers could be wrong because just because people find evidence of things doesnt mean that it happened exactly the way we suppose.

The Gospel accounts do not contradict, that is a very old and debunked atheistic assumption.

We cant argue with facts when they are presented. But all you have offered is philosophical assumptions based on misunderstandings and other peoples failed readings of Scripture which they dont believe in the first place.

Ill do a survey if you wish at my church but Im guessing the true Chrsitians from my church, we believe the Bible literally 100%

Answer 3

I suspect all translations of the Bible have errors. That means the prophets and/or the translators were not perfect.

However, note that so called facts change all the time as new evidence is gathered. For example, one disproved fact is that the earth is flat.

The Bible doesn't mention the age of the earth.

Actually, there is a theory that man and ape evolved from a common ancestor. Theories such as this one have many holes, but can still be useful for scientific inquiry.

To say there is no evidence of a worldwide flood is an ignorant statement. There could be evidence that hasn't been found yet.

I don't remember the Bible mentioning Pi.

Interestingly enough, minor inconsistencies in the Gospels help prove the events. If someone faked the writings, they would match. Different witnesses of the same event usually differ in many ways.

Answer 4

Apelike ancestors and evolution has not been absolutely proven, nor has earth's age (in fact, most evolutionists say it's millions of years old, not thousands, so that's not even a fact to evolutionists!)

There are flood stories from all over the world from the same time period and if you research, there IS evidence of a world-wide flood. I even learned about it in college. The flood stories are scarily similar too.

For the gospels not coinciding I'd recommend "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel (a reporter). It has a good analysis of that.

I think that there is room to question the Bible, but you should question your own beliefs as well and do some research. It's arrogant to write "fact" when it is all still debated by intelligent scholars. Do some reading. If you need to be directed to the right material, ask a minister who actually went to school to study this stuff. I have found that every apparent contradiction I have found had a good explanation if you look at the history, original language literal meanings, archeology, logic and science.
You don't know everything for sure. I think you are just using these feeble "facts" as an excuse not to believe in a God. At least find a good excuse.

Answer 5

I know full well that this is going to be a big surprse to you, but, there has never been a book ever written that is 100% correct. The Bible is a history book and a message book that tells a story about how to be right and righteous.

The word "fact" is thrown around on here all the time by people that don't even have the first clue.

Funniest thing I ever read on here was two answers to a question about evolution. Both stated, "evolution is a fact and a theory", now how can anyone argue with that logic?

Answer 6

World >10,000 yrs ... fact, and the Bible does not dispute it, man made the calculation.

Man evolved from apelike ancestors = no proof yet (no missing link remember)

No evidence of a worldwide flood = original translation of Bible does not say world, it says land ... hence Mediterranean area flood = biblical flood = fact.

Pi does not equal 3 = is not Biblical

Gospels DO coincide, they are 3 versions of same events (Luke doesn't count, he wasn't a Disciple) = 3 witnesses to same event = proof enough in a court of law = fact.

You are right, these are facts and YOU can't argue the facts ... you have no idea how many Christians have read the Bible you are guessing, therefore you = false testimony.

Answer 7

The Bible has many seeming contradictions within its pages. For example, the four Gospels give four differing accounts as to what was written on the sign that hung on the cross. Matthew said, “This is Jesus the King of the Jews” (27:37). However, Mark contradicts that with “The King of the Jews” (15:26). Luke says something different: “This is the King of the Jews” (23:38), and John maintains that the sign said “Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews” (19:19).

Those who are looking for contradictions may therefore say, “See—the Bible is full of mistakes!” and choose to reject it entirely as being untrustworthy. However, those who trust God have no problem harmonizing the Gospels. There is no contradiction if the sign simply said, “This is Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews.”

The godly base their confidence on two truths: 1) “all Scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16); and 2) an elementary rule of Scripture is that God has deliberately included seeming contradictions in His Word to “snare” the proud. He has “hidden” things from the “wise and prudent” and “revealed them to babes” (Luke 10:21), purposely choosing foolish things to confound the wise (1 Corinthians 1:27).

Answer 8

Definately. The Bible was written so long ago and in such a different type of society. There is no way the translations are correct. Previous rulers have actually changed or taken out verses to suit their liking. The Bible is a means to control people. It is clearly NOT fact and should be used for merely allegorical purposes.

Answer 9

Fact: The bible says bats are birds of the air and the earth has four corners and four pillars. There are hundreds of errors in the bible, but they dishonestly insist that it is infallible.

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But we know Christians rationalize and twist the facts to make them fit their fragile belief system.

Answer 10

If you took out the evolution thing then yes all would be facts. Evolution does have holes in it that have yet to be proven. Now I have full faith they will fill in those holes but as long as that remains up there people can disagree with this statement. Of course people disagree with facts all the time.