contradiction?

Question

just curious....where, what, or how does the bible contradict it self or the follwers of the bible contradict their beliefs.

and no im not catholic, christian, or atheist

Answer 1

The Bible never contradicts itself. Although Blue gave you a contradiction site:
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/jim_meritt/bible-contradictions.html.; these are not contradictions.
If you don't look at it clearly; it can be confusing and not make sense. Sometimes people twist contexts to say one thing when it doesn't mean that like Angeltress said in a way. They often don't (James 1:5)ask God for help with these passages; most are simple to explain if you really search it out deeply.

For instance I will give you examples:
Many people who read 2Kings 2:11 assume that Elijah went to heaven; did he when the scriptures say otherwise.
I will give you both texts:
2Kings 2:11 ="And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." but it says in John 3:13 "No man hath ascended up to heaven but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of Man which is in heaven."
Now if you take this slowly; you would find out that he was still here on earth. (see this link down below )
http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Agj6OZM9fo4cpoq9geJbrqD54gt.;_ylv=3?qid=20070423155853AAlelKE&show=7#profile-info-r8fGX7Qyaa

Another one is the hour of crucifixion; this can be confusing because of the different methods of reckoning time used by the Jews and by the Romans during the period of history. But there is no real problem once we have the key. The Jews began their numbering of the 12 hours of night from sunset; the 12 hours of day were numbered from sunrise. The Romans began their count from midnight and again from noon, the way we commonly do today. Of the four gospels accounts, only the book of John uses the Roman reckoning.
In Modern terms, Jesus was crucified about 9 a.m. To the Romans this was 9 hours from midnight. To the Jews it was 3 hours from sunrise, hence it is called the "third hour" in Mark 15:25. Darkness covered the land about 12 noon (to the Romans, 12 hours from midnight; to the Jews, six hours from sunrise, Mark 15:33; Luke 23:44; Matthew 27:45). The darkness lasted until 3 p.m.(three hours from noon in Roman reckoning; nine hours from sunrise to the Jews).
John 19:14 also mentions the "sixth hour." This is the Roman reckoning and here refers to the time around sunrise. This, of course, was about 3 hours before the crucifixion.
So there's no contradiction. Each gospel account adds to the others when we understand how they were written. Please see Isaiah 28:9-13.

Another one is: Acts 9:7 and Acts 22:9.
It is not a contradiction. The solution is based on translation of the word "hearing" in the original Greek language. The word akouo used in both Scriptures, can be translated meaning to "hear" or to "understand." As an example "For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him" (1Corinthians 14:2). Paul is saying His listeners hear him, but do not understand. This is occured during Paul's journey to Damascus. Paul both heard and understood, but the men with him heard the voice but did not understand it. A better translation of Acts 22:9 would be: "Now those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not understand the voice of Him who spoke to me."

Another place the Bible it talks about Jesus's Death; one is "three days" in John 2:19-21; one is "after 3 days" in Matt.27:63-64; and one is "3days and 3nights" in Matt.12:40. It really seems that these passages are contradicting each other, but if you put them all together; you will see the clear picture. (See Site below)
http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Agj6OZM9fo4cpoq9geJbrqD54gt.;_ylv=3?qid=20070322172226AATS7d6&show=7#profile-info-AA10104673

Another one I seen in your answers(Terry M) was about the clean and unclean meat in Lev.11 and Deut.14.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Avieq96JIEj4sW3uFv_GwtPty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20060829173311AAQLle5&show=7#profile-info-dcf3e9eb0bad009c4b86a31f454eff98aa
He said that the clean and unclean meats were valid in the Old Testament and not in the New Testament; is it really? Or is he trying to twist the word out of context in Acts 10:9-28.
Acts 10:9-28 tells us that God told Peter that he should't call any man common or unclean. Why because that would be part of judging a person because they weren't the same color as you or didn't have the same beliefs as you. That's why God had to shew Peter the sheet of clean and unclean meats to make him understand the vision.
http://family.webshots.com/photo/1342416239049373547mLoNir
Maybe he(Terry M) is talking about 1Timothy 4:3-5 which says "Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
Now the most important part of this is which church forbids marrying to start off with? Ellen G. White forbids marriage in the SDA (Seventh day Adventist)Church.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rls=PCTA,PCTA:2006-34,PCTA:en&q=SDA+forbids+marriage
(see #12)http://www.truthorfables.com/EGW_Contradicts.htm#aeleven
See this topic: "Marriage Sanctity Not Stressed" in this website below:
http://www.giveshare.org/churchhistory/sda/064.sda.html
Now to continue: "command to abstain from meats"
(which meats?)it says the one's he created for eating purposes. (the clean meats) If you see the topic SDA's Don't Follow Their Own Prophetess in website above; we will find out that the SDA's predominate teaching is against eating the clean meats because they believe that in the future that the clean meats will have diseases such as Mad Cow Disease; the disease in chickens as well as the fish.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=PCTA%2CPCTA%3A2006-34%2CPCTA%3Aen&q=Ellen+G.+White+forbids+eating+the+clean+meats+from+the+Bible&btnG=Search
Well maybe so, but God told us we could if it be received with thanksgiving. When we see the end of the verse in 1Tim.4:3 it says "which believe and know the truth" (which truth?)
Lev.11:46-47 = "This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth. To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten."
Ezekiel 22:26 = "Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them."
The truth of the clean and unclean; what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. (If you see carefully the texts then everything seems to fit perfectly).
MALACHI 3:6 = "For I am the Lord, I change not..."

I could site alot more, but you can see people can twist out contexts to mean one thing when it doesn't mean that. I see it often. I will give you a screensaver that will help you to understand God's word better.
http://family.webshots.com/photo/1344306436051497771MxKJvC

Answer 2

Ryan,

Contradiction abound; they are very easy to find, all it takes is to read the bible:

"... the earth abideth for ever." -- Ecclesiastes 1:4

"... the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." -- 2Peter 3:10

"... 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

There ar so many contradictions in the KJV that YA would not allow the space to list half of them.

"... with God all things are possible." -- Matthew 19:26

"...The LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron." -- Judges 1:19

In other words, god is omnipotent, except, of course, where iron is involved. That iron is some really hard stuff.

Read the bible, few really do and fewer understand what they read.

One could make the case that the bible is one of the largest collections of contradictions in human history.

Read and enjoy!

Answer 3

The Bible doesn't contradict itself. People like to read their own meanings into the scripture they are reading, rather than look for the meaning that is already there.
It is important, when looking for the meaning in any scripture, to remember who was writing to whom, what was going on at the time, and why he was writing it.
Most folks are so busy trying to prove their own foolish agendas, that God's message unfortunately, gets lost.

Do the followers of the Bible contradict their beliefs?
Absolutely they do...every single day.

Do the followers of the Constitution (example taken at random) contradict their beliefs?
Absolutely they do...every day.
Does that make the Bible bad, or the Constitution, for that matter?
No, it doesn't.
It just means that the followers are human...and subject to error.

Answer 4

I just don't see how some Christians can say that God is all-loving and then tell you that if you don't believe in him he will cast you into everlasting hellfire. I mean, I sometimes really wonder what is going through their minds (if anything) when they make insane, hypocritical claims like that. Sure it's what they believe, but have they ever actually even remotely attemped to use their minds and think about what they are actually being taught, instead of just accepting every little lie and dogma the "preacher man" says like a brainless drone? It does make you wonder.

Answer 5

The actions of Christianity's followers constantly contradict their own beliefs. For example, Christianity has one of the most violent histories of any religion, yet one of their most fundamental laws stated in the Bible is "You shalt not KILL." The number of people killed in Jesus' name is inestimable, but it includes the millions slaughtered during the de-paganization of Europe, the Crusades, the natives killed in the Americas by explorers and conquistadors, Pacific islanders that resisted conversion, and the Holocaust.

Answer 6

For those who are old enough to vote, Landover Baptist keeps a list of the Bible's contradictions.

Answer 7

In the book of Micah, God enjoins us to do justly and love mercy, however in the book of Numbers, God instructs the armies of Moses to commit premeditated genocide.
The gospels compel us to love our enemies, however in the book of Joshua, God commands Joshua to kill everything that takes a breath.
Christians today claim that abortion is murder because God loves the unborn, however in the atrocity mentioned above in the book of Numbers, God specifically instructs the armies of Moses to take any women who has known a man by lying with him and are with child, to lay them down and rip them open.

Answer 8

You coud just google "bible contradictions". I did, and here's what I found:
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/jim_meritt/bible-contradictions.html

Answer 9

The god of the OT vs. the god of the NT is a good place to start. Here's a big one also:

"...he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. " -- Job 7:9

"...the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth...." -- John 5:28-2

Answer 10

I think the most blatent one is preaching that a Judeo-Christian God is 'loving' so long as you love him.
And he loves everyone.
Except the unbelievers whom he casts into a fiery pit. Meaning he doesn't realllyyyy love everyone, only those willing to kiss his *** and tell him how awesome he is.

And then Christians can't pull it together and figure out if there really is a hell, or if there isn't or if God really is about fire and brimstone or is really about love. Hear different things from everyone, which kinda obliterates their credibility.

Answer 11

To the Christians none, to the unbelievers they would not waste there time reading a book they don't believe, so they wouldn't know