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Bible “Contradictions”

Bible “Contradictions”. Does the Bible contain contradictions?. Skeptics claim the Bible is full of contradictions. Google “Bible contradictions.” Making the charge doesn’t prove the case. Contradiction Cannot be and not be

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Bible “Contradictions”

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  1. Bible “Contradictions”

  2. Does the Bible contain contradictions? • Skeptics claim the Bible is full of contradictions. • Google “Bible contradictions.” • Making the charge doesn’t prove the case. • Contradiction • Cannot be and not be • Must be speaking of the same person, place or thing at the same time and in the same sense

  3. Contradiction? • The door is open. The door is closed. • Lazarus was poor. Lazarus was rich. • Ted Cruz is an American citizen. Ted Cruz is a Canadian citizen.

  4. Principles for dealing with alleged discrepancies: • Is the same person, place or thing under consideration?

  5. Same person, place or thing • Zechariah, son of Berechiah – Matthew 23:35 vs. 2 Chronicles 24:20-21 • Could be talking about Zechariah the minor prophet (some 400 years later during the time of Ezra) Zechariah 1:1 • Could be a Zechariah from the first century. • We don’t know.

  6. Same person, place or thing • Uzziah or Azariah? • Matthew 1:8, “Uzziah begot Jotham” • 2 Kings 15:7, Jotham is Azariah’s son • Many people in the Bible were known by 2 names: • Abram – Abraham, Jacob – Israel, Saul – Paul • Uzziah and Azariah are the same person. 2 Kings 15:27, 32

  7. Same person, place or thing • Matthew 5:1 vs. Luke 6:17-49, Sermon on the Mount or Sermon on a Flat Place? • Could be 2 different occasions • Could be the same occurrence (flat place on a mountain)

  8. Principles for dealing with alleged discrepancies: • Is the same person, place or thing under consideration? • Same time

  9. Same time • Genesis 1:31 vs. Genesis 6:5-6 • A great amount of time has passed. • How did Judas die? Matthew 27:5 vs. Acts 1:18-19 • He hanged himself, and when his bloated body came out of the tree some time later, it burst open.

  10. Same time • Is David the 7th or 8th son? 1 Samuel 16:10f – 8th, 1 Chronicles 2:13-15 • A sibling has died • Genesis 10:5 vs. Genesis 11:6-9 • Genesis 10:25 – different genealogies, 11 explains how 10:5 came to pass

  11. Same time • Did Jesus cleanse the temple at the beginning or end of His ministry? Matthew, Mark and Luke vs. John • Could be John is not writing in strict chronological order. • Could be that there was more than one cleansing

  12. Principles for dealing with alleged discrepancies: • Is the same person, place or thing under consideration? • Same time • Same sense

  13. Same sense • Zechariah son of Berechiah vs. Zechariah son of Jehoiada • Different sense of the word “son.” • Zechariah 1:1, Ezra 5:1, Zechariah was Iddo’s grandson • 1 Samuel 3:16, 1:1 - Samuel was Eli’s disciple • 1 Samuel 24:16, 18:25ff – David was Saul’s son-in-law • Matthew 1:1 – Jesus was David’s descendent

  14. Same sense • Saul on the road to Damascus • Acts 9:7 – heard a voice, but saw no one. • Acts 22:9 – didn’t hear the voice • Different sense of the word “hear”

  15. The Plan of Salvation • Believe – Acts 16:31 • Repent and be baptized – Acts 2:38 • Confess – Acts 8:37, Romans 10:10 • Be faithful – Revelation 2:10

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