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There are NO contradictions in the Bible
Many atheists are under the impression that the Holy Bible is riddled with contradictions. I can understand how it might seem that way to the reprobate mind, but any True Christian™ will tell you that there are no contradictions in the Bible.
You see, the human imagination is powerful enough that we can tie in other loosely connected Bible verses and invent just so stories to explain away any alleged contradiction you can point out to our own satisfaction. We may strongly disagree about how to go about explaining some of these so-called contradictions and get into arguments so heated that we accuse each other of heresy and question each other's salvation, but we all agree that they aren't contradictions.
I'll issue a challenge to any skeptics out there. Tell us your favorite alleged contradiction, and I or another True Christian™ pastor will explain it away to our own satisfaction. If you are a Christian who is struggling with some difficult passages, you can post those here as well.
I'll start.
How much did David pay for the threshing floor?
II Sam 24:24 says he paid 50 shekels of silver, but I Chr 21:25 says he paid 600 shekels of gold. Is this a contradiction?
Not on your life, friend. The first version of the story was written by Samuel in the 1000's BC. The second version was written by Ezra in the 400's BC. Ezra simply adjusted the figure for inflation so the story would be relevant to a contemporary audience, so there is no contradiction.
Now, you may wonder how a Jewish scribe living in 5th century BC Babylon could accurately adjust monetary figures for inflation so many centuries prior to the birth of modern economic theory, and the answer is, there's no way he could have without God's help. This is further proof the divine authorship of the Bible. SHOUT GLORY!
You see, the human imagination is powerful enough that we can tie in other loosely connected Bible verses and invent just so stories to explain away any alleged contradiction you can point out to our own satisfaction. We may strongly disagree about how to go about explaining some of these so-called contradictions and get into arguments so heated that we accuse each other of heresy and question each other's salvation, but we all agree that they aren't contradictions.
I'll issue a challenge to any skeptics out there. Tell us your favorite alleged contradiction, and I or another True Christian™ pastor will explain it away to our own satisfaction. If you are a Christian who is struggling with some difficult passages, you can post those here as well.
I'll start.
How much did David pay for the threshing floor?
II Sam 24:24 says he paid 50 shekels of silver, but I Chr 21:25 says he paid 600 shekels of gold. Is this a contradiction?
Not on your life, friend. The first version of the story was written by Samuel in the 1000's BC. The second version was written by Ezra in the 400's BC. Ezra simply adjusted the figure for inflation so the story would be relevant to a contemporary audience, so there is no contradiction.
Now, you may wonder how a Jewish scribe living in 5th century BC Babylon could accurately adjust monetary figures for inflation so many centuries prior to the birth of modern economic theory, and the answer is, there's no way he could have without God's help. This is further proof the divine authorship of the Bible. SHOUT GLORY!
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