Quote Originally Posted by bobbygreenbear
i'll get it started with a typical website contradiction.


God good to all, or just a few?

PSA 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

JER 13:14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.



this is a hard one. you'll see God in the bible many times as a loving and caring father, and other times as a vengeful destroyer. in fact, a lot of folks have thought that the God of the old testament is incompatible with the God of the new testament, because He seems to be filled with rage and destruction in the old, and love and mercy in the new.

the best way i can answer this question (and i know it's not a great answer) is that God is not bound by human emotion or characteristics. He is both love, and He is also holy, perfect, and hates sin. "sin" means "missing the mark" and is anything short of perfection. so when you here me say "we're all sinners" i think you'll understand that i mean, none of us is perfect. it is important when reading the bible to realize that God is descending to our level to interpret heavenly things to us.

anyway, this sort of "contradiction" may be impossible for some to get over. the reason is because you're implying human characteristics on the allmighty. we don't tend to show great wrath, and also mercy and kindness, but God is not human, nor bound by our imperfections.

this explanation might sound like a cop-out, and it doesn't really explain why God is the way He is (that's one i can't answer), but i think it's a critical point when understanding the bible.
So you believe the Earth is 6,000 years old and that women were created from a guy's rib ?


You're delusional, sorry to say. How would you feel about me if I whole-heartedly said I believe in Zeus ? Or Poseidon ? Or Ra ?

Yup.

I don't want to write a testament (no pun intended) on the subject, but I suggest you watch/read the following:

God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens

Beyond Belief 2006 (15+ hours but damn worth it)

You can find plenty of Richard Dawkins on youtube also. If you prefer reading, you can find some literature @
RichardDawkins.net
http://www.exchristian.net/


I'm not being offensive towards you here, it's just that I've had this same debate with friends of friends and some online friends way too many times for the past few months.
darth stoner Reviewed by darth stoner on . biblical contradictions: hit me ok, so i hear over and over "there are tons of contradictions in the bible." there are myriads of websites that list apparent contradictions. i spent a couple years studying biblical greek and hebrew, and i'd like to see if i can take on some apparent contradictions. i believe the bible, in its original writings, is the inspired word of God. i believe jesus christ is my savior of my sins. i also know that there there are differences in the manuscripts we have today, so some of them must have Rating: 5