i have read all these so-called contradictions and none of them makes sense... because everything in the Bible is like a finely knitted garment.  These ppl find so-called "contradictions" because they do not have the Spirit of God.\n\nUnbelievers are unable to see.\n\nThe Spirit of God is real and personal.  No human being can come to God, the Father must draw them, they must be convicted by the Spirit of God in order to come.\n\nWhy don't u, my Brethren, express this more?  Where did the more personal evangelists go?\n\nIn certain senses, some give dogs what is sacred, and they throw their pearls to pigs. They are only going to trample them under their feet.  Then u feel so bad and low.\n\nur thoughts.
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There are no contradictions, only errors in translation or taking the verse out of text.
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There are loads of contradictions in the Bible. Maybe if the church let us see all the books of the Bible. Including the stuff they rejected for the final canonical version of the bible we would understand fully the religion.
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The contradictions mentioned in the Skeptics Bible cover many categories. Many are superficial 'contradictions' that can be explained pretty easily. Some take more research to figure out, but still have explainations. Some are tough to reconcile   with just internal information, but can be figured out with archeological or other 'external' helps.\n\nOnce you clear out the 'dross', there are still some good, challenging contradictions left that have befuddled true believers for centuries- often covered up as mysteries or otherwise ignored.\n\nHowever- *I* am not going to help you find them! You can find them yourself if you are really interested- THEN we have some great debates here!
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It is very sad indeed that these statements hold so much truth. Just because someone says they are Christian does not mean they are Christ like although that is what the bible teaches us to be. All through out the Word of God we are taught love. I believe because of a few who are ready to condemn or judge others they are defeating the purpose of true Christianity. We are not suppose to turn any away and still there are those that do. Then again the bible says that many will knock but few will enter. I personally apologize to all who have been hurt by someone claiming to have done so for religions sake. The God I serve is a God of love and He loves each and every one of us no matter what our flaws. I'm sure that when He sees someone turning away from Him because of something said or done He is truly heartbroken and disappointed.
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Yeah, there is a scripture that says something like "I am a jealous God" (not exact quote) and I have no idea what exactly it was referring to, but it was not our supreme being saying he was jealous.  Geez Louise!  Whomever wrote that surely wasn't quoting God.  God is all love and I would imagine in a constant state of bliss.  Can you really imagine him being angry or jealous.   I don't care what Sunday School teaches, that's just silly!
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I've taken a look at that question and at the person's profile who answered it. I'm certainly not going to commit the sin of judging someone else but I will say that when someone asks a serious question about how God works in this world a Christian is called to follow the outline given in this portion of Scripture, not that I am using this passage to describe you by any means.\n\n2 Timothy 2:24  And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,  (25)  correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,\n\nThe Scripture also describes the battle that goes on in the lives of every believer that sometimes causes a person to not give a favorable representation of Christ in how they choose to interact with others.\n\nGalatians 5:16  But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.  (17)  For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.  (18)  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.  (19)  Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,  (20)  idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,  (21)  envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.  (22)  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  (23)  gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.\n\nAnd so if a person doesn't exercise self control and seek to be led by the Spirit of God they run the risk of reacting from their physical human nature and bringing reproach upon the name of Christ.
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Amen, and God bless you.  They just don't get it.  Like I have said before, you don't have to believe it, you just have to do it.  Some feel that People who have faith in God, are weak.  They feel that  They just can't handle the world on the their own, without believing in something.  It is not understood, that chapter and verse are recited, because it is God's word, and we are not to add to, or take away from it, so we have to quote it exactly.\n\nI witness God's works every day. And for those who have never asked, and received God's blessings, how very sad.\n\nI am so happy someone verbalized this.  Good job!\n\nGod Bless
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GodShew, could you please enlighten me (and hopefully other Christians) as to what Bible you are referring to when you come up with your questions/answers/comments. Sometimes you Bless ppl in the name of God, and sometimes it almost seems as though you are cursing His Word. Although this comment may seem offensive to you, that is not what I want to accomplish. I just truly want to know, where do you stand on the TRUE Word of God?\n\nWhy do you sometimes speak in "code?" If demons are putting this in your head, you are responsible for rebuking them. Since you know SOME truths about God's Word (even though many times you twist it, as is a characteristic of Satan and his demons), you are responsible for your actions, as it is my responsibility as a Christian to tell you that.
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You answered your own question.  God would never contradict Himself, therefore, the book could not have come from Him.\n\nIt is a good rule to compare things said to be of God with the Bible.  If they don't agree 100% with the Bible, then they are not from God.
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wow...the bible proves it self... and has to many peope throughout history...those the seek the truth find it and those that have no value in it do not...If you find the word of god as stupid then you have your answer as to why it makes no sense to you...God is there for those who find value in him..nad he reveals himself to those who seek him with all there heart...if this does not apply to you then why are you so amazed that you do not understand what others do? I keep talking to athiest who find no value in god whatsoever....this makes perfect sense to me that god has not revealed himself to these and if they are happy and you are happy why do you care that God has revealed himself to others?
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Dude, I don't know where you get your views, but they are not a reflection of God as revealed in the Holy Bible.  Have you ever read it?  Ever had a serious discussion with real people who have also studied it and could have dismissed it all as bunk, but instead they "bet the farm", their lives, reputations, livelihoods on it.  Talk to some real Christians in person.  Anonymity on a yahoo answers forum is not going to get you the real answers you're seeking.
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Dear SwimBabe:\n\nWhen I was your age, I looked at a Young Person's bible and thought it was funny that God looked like a man and sat on a white cloud in the sky.  But, I never doubted that there WAS a God.\n\nWhen I was your age, I looked at the story of Genesis and saw Eve with an apple and a snake wrapped around the tree she had picked it from.  I thought it was strange that an apple could bare carnal knowledge and that a snake could talk to you and offer you the knowledge.  But, I never doubted that  - some thing must have happened that made mankind feel they had been Separated from God.\n\nMany, many young people, as well as older people, have felt that Bible stories were representative of some thing that actually occurred - but, the Truth was depicted and clouded in the manner we have been told about it.  They have realized that Bible stories are filled with symbols - and yet they accept the symbols and the representations knowing the Truth is somehow not very far off from the stories.  In other words, SOME kind of Separation must have occurred.  And SOMEhow we must be in God's image.\n\nWhen you are older or have time to do it, you may choose to read some books on Spirituality, along with the Bible.  Spirituality speaks of the Truths without representations made through symbols.  Books like "A Course in Miracles."  But you should wait until you are older.  I do NOT speak of Occult books.  No.  I speak of pure Spirituality  - as books that will take you to the truth.\n\nYou believe in God.  That is enough for now.  All that is ever asked of us is to remember our Creator, our God.  Keep the connection in your mind, always.  As for Science, remember this:  The human Intellect denies the Soul/Spirit that lies behind it and, looks upon the physical world and its sciences as its only interest.  But we all have a soul/spirit within us and it is THAT that God Created.  The human body and its Intellect (brain) will age, wither and die.  But what God Created, in His own Likeness, never dies.  The Soul remains, eternally.  What is God's Image?  He is a spirit-mind.  His body is an essence that fills all space and dimension.  He Created more of Himself - because He knew nothing but Himself.  We are all spirit-minds, like Him.  Humans call that PART of themselves Soul.  It is the seat of Knowledge.  \nThis is what you can look into when you are older. . .\n\nIn the meantime, there is one important thing to "get" from Church.  That is a feeling of reverence for your Father/God.  And know YOU will come to know Him much better when you are older.  The Catholic faith can offer you much beauty.  If I were you, I would enjoy what it offers and when it comes to the Bible I would make mental notes of those things that seem "too far stretched" for you.  Make mental notes so that you can look into those things later, when it won't be too upsetting for your parents.  When you become College age they will expect that you will be looking into all kinds of things.  Reading lots of books.\n\nAbout Science:  Science searches for information about this physical world.  But this physical world arose due to the Great Separation from God.  The human Intellect likes to study its world of the physical.  But Soul knows of the Kingdom, its Father, and its own identity.  Intellect doesn't allow Soul to speak very much - until you have a Will to know about it and a Will to hear your Soul.\n\nFor instance, the Soul is your level of Conscience.  It is the seat of your higher thoughts.  Science tells the Intellect how to understand the start of this world in a manner that the Intellect will accept !  I would not avoid Science books on evolution and such.  Read them.  Know about it.  But when you learn about Soul/Spirit, which is within you, the Science of THIS world won't seem to you to be so interesting.\n\nGod will never be a mathematical formula.  Science can never touch Him for He isn't seen, locate-
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i think u need to open the bible and read it , u are taking things way out of context. maybe read something before u start asking these questions that even if we gave u the answer u still won't understand. im not going to try to explain the whole bible to u, u can't just take 1 verse and go from there about what its talking about
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I think that we all struggle in our faith one way or another. Questioning God's existence doesn't really cross most of our minds. We may question why He allows things to happen or we may even question our own Christian walk and our relationship with God. My pastors -and I've had a few in my life -haven't been perfect. In fact there was one who was my Dad's boss that treated his underlings shabbily and used the church vehicle for personal business. I think he may've even taken some of the better donations given to the church for his own. I do know that he was eventually caught by his bosses with his hand in the cookie jar and in adultery. He was speedily fired. As for weird things in a worship service? I recall visiting a Charismatic service to see what it was like. I met one of those pastors who held rather rambunctious healing services. You know the type.; they call you forward for healing even though you haven't volunteered or asked for it. He claimed -a few times- to be given a word of knowledge about some type of secret sin in some person's life. I found this made me extremely uncomfortable because I do not believe that God would humiliate an individual in this manner. Nor do I think that Jesus would compel anyone to come for healing. God is a Gentleman, and He never forces Himself on anybody. Neither should His servants
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wow,someone is actually reading the bible right.i actually see the same thing.check this out.when jesus was praying in the garden of gethsemine,if he be the only god everyones cracking him up to be.why would he go thru all the trouble to pray to himself????dosnt sound like sense to me.daaaaaaaaaah.why does he always say "he only does what he see his father do.hhhmmmm.is this the higher being that every body heard at jesus'baptism.quote "behold this is my beloved son whome i am well pleased".this must be the guy who jesus referrs to as father.isnt this a trip.wow!!!!!!!!!!!
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I find it funny that people atomatically assume that since a thing does not exist within the scope of their personal experience, it must be a delusion, hallucination, or short-comming fo a sort on the part of another.\n\nI speak to God nearly daily.  He speaks to me.  He may not use an audible voice, but I recognize it when he speaks.  Does that make me a nut case?  I do the best job I know how to live out a life worthy of the sacrifice that Jesus made.  I know I fall short way to often, but my hearts desire is to fulfill the expectation he has for me.  What part of this threatens you?  And what justification have I offered any of you to call me delusional, tweaked out, dazed, crazed or sedated?  Or is it simply you have made up your mind about all Christ followers based entirely on the experience you had with a few?\n\nI find it funny in a really sad way that there are so many trolling the religion and spirituality section of Y!A simply to stir the pot and verbally harass or defy those with beliefs in God.  I recommend you start your own section.  You can Call it "Infallible Logic and Answers to Every Question You May Have From Those Who Know Everything."\nYou can even set criteria preventing any nut jobs with delusional tendencies and hallucinations from joining.\n\nOr in short, I'd rather be tweaked out over the Great News of Jesus Christ than seeking satisfaction by bashing people who seem to have something I want but can't find.
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God answers prayers of those people that have gotten right with God and have God first in their heart, Its a relationship. Signs of existance hmmmm how about us and the earth. Or do you think this was an accident, the human body is so complex it cant be just by chance!Have lots of doubts about God, Jesus, or the Bible? Most people who think about this do wonder "How do I know that what the Bible says is true?" At ---, we think that this is an excellent question deserving an excellent answer, and that's what we provide in our "Facts Behind the Faith" seminar. Contrary to what you may have heard, God doesn't ever expect us to have "blind faith." He has always proven what He has said, and He's done that conclusively. The only thing that separates Christianity from every other religion is that it can PROVE what it says to be true. No other religion can. We can prove logically, scientifically, and archaeologically that God must exist, that the Bible is directly from God, that Jesus was God's Son, and even that He rose from the dead. Sound impossible? Then you owe it to yourself to force us to prove it. We guarantee that you'll be amazed at what you learn, and you deserve PROOF. Let us give you some  Go to this site and check out the simnars