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Why all these Contradictions, in the Bible?

Theological doctrines:

 1. God is satisfied with his works
     Gen 1:31
    God is dissatisfied with his works.  
     Gen 6:6
 2. God dwells in chosen temples
     2 Chron 7:12,16
    God dwells not in temples
     Acts 7:48
 3. God dwells in light
     Tim 6:16
    God dwells in darkness
     1 Kings 8:12/ Ps 18:11/ Ps 97:2
 4. God is seen and heard
     Ex 33:23/ Ex 33:11/ Gen 3:9,10/ Gen 32:30/ Is 6:1/
      Ex 24:9-11
    God is invisible and cannot be heard
     John 1:18/ John 5:37/ Ex 33:20/ 1 Tim 6:16
 5. God is tired and rests
     Ex 31:17
    God is never tired and never rests
     Is 40:28
 6. God is everywhere present, sees and knows all things
     Prov 15:3/ Ps 139:7-10/ Job 34:22,21
    God is not everywhere present, neither sees nor knows all      
    things
     Gen 11:5/ Gen 18:20,21/ Gen 3:8
 7. God knows the hearts of men
     Acts 1:24/ Ps 139:2,3
    God tries men to find out what is in their heart
     Deut 13:3/ Deut 8:2/ Gen 22:12
 8. God is all powerful
     Jer 32:27/ Matt 19:26
   God is not all powerful
     Judg 1:19
 9. God is unchangeable
     James 1:17/ Mal 3:6/ Ezek 24:14/ Num 23:19
    God is changeable
     Gen 6:6/ Jonah 3:10/ 1 Sam 2:30,31/ 2 Kings 20:1,4,5,6/ 
      Ex 33:1,3,17,14
 10. God is just and impartial
      Ps 92:15/ Gen 18:25/ Deut 32:4/ Rom 2:11/ Ezek 18:25
     God is unjust and partial
      Gen 9:25/ Ex 20:5/ Rom 9:11-13/ Matt 13:12

Moral Precepts

 24. Robbery commanded
      Ex 3:21,22/ Ex 12:35,36
     Robbery forbidden
      Lev 19:13/ Ex 20:15
 25. Lying approved and sanctioned
      Josh 2:4-6/ James 2:25/ Ex 1:18-20/ 1 Kings 22:21,22
     Lying forbidden
      Ex 20:16/ Prov 12:22/ Rev 21:8
 26. Hatred to the Edomite sanctioned
      2 Kings 14:7,3
     Hatred to the Edomite forbidden
      Deut 23:7
 27. Killing commanded
      Ex 32:27
     Killing forbidden
      Ex 20:13

Historical Facts

 58. Man was created after the other animals
      Gen 1:25,26,27
     Man was created before the other animals
      Gen 2:18,19
  1. All the cattle and horses in Egypt died 
      Ex 9:3,6/ 14:9
    All the horses of Egypt did not die 
      Ex 14:9
  2. Elijah went up to heaven 
      2 Kings 2:11
 None but Christ ever ascended into heaven
  John 3:13
    1. All scripture is inspired 2 Tim 3:16 Some scripture is not inspired 1 Cor 7:6/ 1 Cor 7:12/ 2 Cor 11:17

This list go on an on an on

  1. Why would any person write a book/guide of rules and be so contradictive?
  2. Were the bible perhaps written by people, who neva in their wildest dreams
    thought, even normal IQ rated beings would pic up all these contradictions, or
    did they just not care perhaps? OR were the goal confusion???
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Answer #1

Because people wrote it. People are hypocrites, and will do whatever it takes to get other people to live in a world they built out of their morals.

Answer #2

Hey Annv my Friend :-)

Come to think of it…hmmm I really dono if some or any part of da bible were written by females … would be interesting to find out though lol I know there is books with female names, but dono if they wrote it/or were there only written about them “according to xtians”

Opinions?

Answer #3

As ‘reverend666’ points out, the Bible as we know it today is not one single, logically coherent document.

It is a collection of many different amounts from different sources and different languages, and has been put together (and revised and changed) over the centuries.

The contradictions between the Old Testament and the New Testament are especially big, but also within each ‘testament’ and sometimes even within the same chapter there are differences.

The important thing is to read the Bible for inspiration and spiritual guidance if you are a Christian, focusing on the parts that are most important to you in your own life.

If there are specific points or differences you wonder about, you’ll find that many of them have been studied and discussed in depth by theologians and Bible scholars, and a google search can bring up relevant text references for you.

Answer #4

Hey Jane-of-the-Jungle,

..because the Bible is a rather messy collection of views written down by many different and vastly ignorant un-educated men…

Answer #5

The Old and New Testaments,have two different depictions of God, for two different religions: OT (Torah, Hebrew Bible, Judaism) and the NT (Christianity).

Answer #6

this cannot be the work of GOD. As God says in the scriptures” the Quran” if THIS QURAN was written by any other than God You would have found many contradictions in it. Please read the Quran because IT does NOT have contradictions like the Bible. and any logical conclusion to these contradictions as the QURAN says is that THE BIBLE is NOT the word of God

Answer #7

I imagine you would find contradictions in any compilation of related works covering a 1000 year time span.

Answer #8

in my honest opinion; I think you are expecting more from God who made us in His own image than He can satisfactorily give you. He has moods and feelings and reverses Himself when the situation warrants. He once repented for even creating man, but decided to come in human form to redeem us to Himself. FYI ~enjoy the following article :

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God Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source

In the final analysis, He loves us. Whether or not you choose to wrap your mind around it, is entirely up to you. To the thinking man, no explanation is possible; to the spiritual man, no explanation is necessary. ^There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio than are dreampt of in your philosophy^ ~ William Shakespeare

Answer #9

Ok, first of all God was satisfied with his work. it wasn’t until we messed it up by eating the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil that we rebelled and messed up the world. God could have struck us all dead right there but He gave us a second chance with Noah and the ark. He is amazing and never says something He doesn’t mean.

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