Bible Contradictions

[flower_child]

As the title says, submit Bible verses that you believe contradict eachother, or any contradictions within the Bible.

Just know, I'll be out to debunk them.

*Edit* We'll, I'll debunk them when my internet works. It won't be fixed till wednesday so I never know when it will connect or not.

God willing.

[runner's high]

Good idea for a thread although I can't see it ending well. I'll start with the passage that C.S. Lewis--the very Christian author of the Chronicles of Narnia--called "the most embarrassing verse in the Bible", Matthew 24:34 / Luke 21:32:

Originally Posted by Jesus

I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

Here Jesus says the Second Coming will occur during the lives of his disciples. Think he doesn't? He says it again in Matthew 16:28, Mark 9:1, and Luke 9:27.

I'd like to hear your explanation for his as-yet 2000-year lateness.

[glass_guy420]

I like George Carlin's line:
"In the beginning, there was nothing, and then God said 'let there be light', and there was still nothing, but you could see it.

[Opivy]

this could be interesting.

I think theres a few other threads along the lines of this one, but they bored the hell outa me

[chronictoker]

The bible is full of contradictions, it's a big book bound to happen...but I'm not going to point them out for you because I don't feel as though I need to.

[emagdnim13]

i don't know what verse or anything...

but where it says, "a man shall not lay with another man." aka the christian's proof that gays are wrong.

but 2 chapters later it also says that you should banish the women on their period from the village until it is over.


i didn't think you could pick and choose what you wanted to take from the bible, guess i was wrong.

[Num]

Originally Posted by glass_guy420

I like George Carlin's line:
"In the beginning, there was nothing, and then God said 'let there be light', and there was still nothing, but you could see it.

I reckon everything was already there, but u couldn't see it cos it was dark.
God just took the credit for what satan had made.

[DjOverEZ]

The thing with the Bible is that it was written by a bunch of people over different spans of time. There are bound to be contradictions. Essentially it's interpretations on storys and things of that nature that were written down and bound together in a book. It told of a lot of laws for the time (like banishing a woman while she is on her priod) and tried to explain things without science on their side (ie. creationism.) What can be taken from the Bible shouldn't be anything literal but ideas. It's prety obvious that science is much more credible compared to a story of God creating the earth in like a week. What we have to keep in mind is that science can only go so far and in a way, we're still in the position of having to let go and understand that there are powers beyond our control regardless of what God/Gods you worship.

[TheRiz]

Originally Posted by Num

I reckon everything was already there, but u couldn't see it cos it was dark.
God just took the credit for what satan had made.

HAHA that is great.

[Num]

yeah - wash ur mouth out with Pope

[Shouse1018]

Originally Posted by runner's high

Good idea for a thread although I can't see it ending well. I'll start with the passage that C.S. Lewis--the very Christian author of the Chronicles of Narnia--called "the most embarrassing verse in the Bible", Matthew 24:34 / Luke 21:32:


Here Jesus says the Second Coming will occur during the lives of his disciples. Think he doesn't? He says it again in Matthew 16:28, Mark 9:1, and Luke 9:27.

I'd like to hear your explanation for his as-yet 2000-year lateness.

http://forerunner.com/beast/X0003_Ge...atthew_24.html

[youngandstupid]

Genesis chapter one states God created man (mankind not specifically Adam) after creating animals. Genesis chapter two says God created Adam and then created animals to keep him company. Then God created Eve.

[flower_child]

Originally Posted by emagdnim13

i don't know what verse or anything...

but where it says, "a man shall not lay with another man." aka the christian's proof that gays are wrong.

but 2 chapters later it also says that you should banish the women on their period from the village until it is over.


i didn't think you could pick and choose what you wanted to take from the bible, guess i was wrong.

That's not a contradiction. The Jews had to follow a strict set of rules. There are several reasons for these things but this is the contradiction thread, and though I know it will go off topic sometime, I'd like to stay on track as long as we can.

I have a response to the only contradction on here; the one about the generation passing away, but I think shouse took care of that one. If not, when my internet let's me, I'll be back.

[flower_child]

Originally Posted by youngandstupid

Genesis chapter one states God created man (mankind not specifically Adam) after creating animals. Genesis chapter two says God created Adam and then created animals to keep him company. Then God created Eve.

With all due respect, that's not what Genesis Chapter 2 says. It says that God saw that man was lonely, he had sent all the animals to him to be named by him, then he put Adam to sleep and created Eve out of his rib.

As far as I can see while I'm rushing, Eve is the only creation in this chapter. But certainly not animals. They're created in chapter 1 and only chapter 1.

[Shouse1018]

Originally Posted by youngandstupid

Genesis chapter one states God created man (mankind not specifically Adam) after creating animals. Genesis chapter two says God created Adam and then created animals to keep him company. Then God created Eve.

Genesis Chapter 1 view chapter one like a summary before the book.

Genesis Chapter 2
1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. 4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Verse number 3 is actually the end of the summary.

Verse 4 is the opening to a new part of the story.

View chapter 2 as the Act 1 whereas Chapter 1 is the narrator.

Looking from this point of view you'll find it easier to understand.

So for the most part Verse 4 is mainly concentrating on the 5th day.



So to summarize Chapter 1 is a summary of what God did and on what day
all thru verse 3 of Chapter 2.

Verse 4 of Chapter 2 is a start to a new story which Concentrate on the 5th day of creation.

Hope that helped