Originally Posted by Thunderstick
Originally Posted by rimfire
If the bible was "fact" there would be no contradictions in it,and only one version could exist all over the world. A few hundred years ago you could be thrown in jail or even killed for believing the earth was round, or not the center of the universe. Again to "believers" ignorance is BLISS.

Galileo was also a Christian. He did not allow the misapplication of faith by his contemporaries to overthrow his personal faith.
The Greek and Hebrew often have a broad range of acceptable choices for some words that will flow with the context. For example the Greek word for patience can be:
patience, steadfastness, perseverance, endurance
These are different shades of meaning that are not contradictory, and seeing the full scope of possible translation is helpful.
There are no true contradictions in the Bible records, but there are statements on either side of a subject that help us to find the center balance.

I have yet to see a skeptic post a true contradiction that is not reasonably reconciled. This thread has demonstrated this once again.




Fortunately for me it is an easy look up as biblical contradictions have been well researched .
The contradiction between the blood thirsty God of the old testament and the teachings of Jesus are what I find the most troubling.

However the list of contradictions in the details in the Bible is very long:

“… 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

Leo of the Land of Dyr

NRA FOR LIFE

I MISS SARAH

“In Trump We Trust.” Right????

SOMEBODY please tell TRH that Netanyahu NEVER said "Once we squeeze all we can out of the United States, it can dry up and blow away."