There are No Contradictions in the Bible
The Bible contains 66 books that were penned by 40 different writers over the span of 1600 years. During that time, it was copied by hand from one generation to the next. It’s not surprising that some people would ask “Is the Bible free from error?”
Are there contradictions in the Bible? Atheists and skeptics want you to believe that there are and that therefore the Bible cannot be trusted. Do you know how to answer them? Many of them have never studied the scriptures on their own, and this is the main reason for their misunderstanding. They are usually just parroting claims they have heard from other people, using these as their excuse for not putting in the work and doing the research themselves.
On the other hand, countless Christians read the Bible repeatedly. What has all this Bible study revealed? Intelligent, honest-hearted people come to realize that each of the 66 books in God’s Word, the Bible, actually harmonizes with each other. If you have ever come across what seems to be a contradiction at first glance, a little research will reveal that the alleged contradiction doesn’t really exist.
Most so-called contradictions are actually not contradictions at all, but rather are differences. For example, one Gospel writer may have recorded an event from his point of view, while another Gospel writer wrote about it from his point of view. One writer might include details that the other writer chose not to include, and vice versa. In some cases, a law that was binding on ancient Israel may no longer be binding for Christians (shrimp, anyone?).
This is the purpose of this Blog entitled “No Contradictions”. Our goal is to provide an answer to every supposed discrepancy that is often lobbed towards bible believing Christians, usually by uneducated Atheist sheep and other skeptics. By means of this blog, we will admonish skeptics to stop copying and pasting other people’s criticisms and arguments, but to take a moment to dig deeper, and learn for themselves about how remarkable Biblical accuracy really is.
Of course, results will vary. The apostle Paul reminds us…
“A physical man does not accept the things of the spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot get to know them, because they are examined spiritually. However, the spiritual man examines all things.” – 1 Corinthians 2:14-15
Did you notice who really examines all things? It’s not the atheist, the skeptic, or the unbeliever. It’s actually the spiritual man. So we challenge skeptical readers to examine all things and to think for themselves.
Contrary to the baseless claims that opponents of Christianity like to make, thorough research, an honest heart, and an open mind will lead you to declare as we do: that the Bible is not guilty of contradicting itself. You will realize that when you dig deeper in order to understand biblical statements in context, there will be no errors to be found. God’s Word is a harmonious book from cover to cover, one that is accurate, trustworthy, and true.
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