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How to keep America safe during these uncertain times.
We go to a Staples store and buy one of those big red buttons labelled "easy."
The one with a recording so that when you push it says, "That was easy."
Then we change the label to say "Nukes."
Then we change the recording to say, "Nuclear launch has been initiated."
Then we sneak it into the White House and then into the Oval Office and screw it onto the president's desk.
That way if Trump decides to launch the nukes, nothing happens and we're all safe.
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We are toast anyway. Trump wont throw the first punch. There is not enough hours in the day to write out a blirb about all of it. Watch this, you can't make this stuff up! When you take the Bible and read the news by it, man its crazy! Side: True.
Remember I said the closer we get the more pieces fit? The pieces didnt all fit then, and they do now. Prediction Fortune telling Prophesy Prediction could be either Christian/Jewish or secular Fortune telling is exclusively secular Prophesy is exclusively Christian/ Jewish Prophesy builds faith as we look back and see line upon line fulfillment. Its one way God confirms Himself. Prophesy past fulfilment also give clues for interpreting prophesy and making more accurate Godly predictions. Prophesy is also instructional to a specific time period. And God confirms that in several ways. If you step back a minute and observe. All things you say could be coincidences, all confirm the same things from multiple angles. God is a God of order, mathmatical order, reasoning, common sense logic, judicial, and a God of evidence. Faith is evidence of what is unseen! Thats what it says faith is. Blind faith is not of God. He would never require us to walk following blindly. As a matter of fact He says blind follow blind and both fall into the pit. Blindness regarding faith is actually judgment. All the evidence is meant to weigh together from every direction so we can be sure of faith by evidence that is logical and compelling. And some revelation is specific to be revealed. So now it seems all of it has a place in the puzzle. And holding 1 piece in your hand can fit 1 or 2 places maybe 3, but the puzzle is filled in to the point its much clearer. We literally could take the Bible and read the news with it. We are in a unique time in Bible history. Between technology and events unfolding, its more like a neon sign flashing truth, than a guess and a prediction. Your passivity may do you harm, and it could be permanent. So study a little, and let the evidence pile and weigh it together. If you have the body, murder weapon, motive, and dna signature, along with every piece of evidence from finger prints to testimonies, at some point the combined evidence is more compelling than being simply a suspect! . . Side: Wait..., what? No!!!
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What can't happen? The rapture? Haven't you ever seen a Star Trek movie? A technologically advanced alien race can beam people up into their spaceship and tell the rest of us to repent. The scenario is within the realm of possibilities, albeit a remote possibility. ;) Side: True.
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That's simple. If you have to keep postponing something till eternity, then it is probably not true. Most religious people are already equivalent to zombies. It has gone long enough, so the demon should have appeared by now. Ideally, religion should have ended at least 1500 years ago. Blame evolution for making people so clingy. Or I'm probably overestimating the speed of human progress in old times even if people weren't so clingy. Side: True.
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It isn't a traditional religion. Even if we twist words enough to fit it in, we're going to need more words to replace the meaning. Only the most religious think that everything ought to be classified as a religion of some sort. It's not new to say that every faith is religion (and twist that even further). Many ancient Hindus believed that every intention is religion (well, sort of). But a lexicon does not contain such universal properties. That'd be idiotic to expect. Those who try this to defend their claims ought to be dismissed due to the attempts alone. It annoys me how much benefit of doubt the naturally mindless followers can give to such things. Side: True.
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I would, but it would be rather unlike of me. But the subject will be part of some of my meditations on record. If, that is, it is something a bit new. I've almost never used such symbols in my writing. I don't remember whether there was a last time to it at all (but it wouldn't be less than an year ago.) Even if I forget these things, I have the profile picture to remind myself. Side: True.
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How does one stop being queer? Do you mean that you have lost interest in sex and you're asexual now? BTW, I have always wondered, do gay men enjoy tits as much as everyone else? ;) Oh, wait, do parenthesis mean sarcasm? The internet is in dire need of a sarcastic font. Side: True.
This one? : "I know this because Jesus is telling it to me so straight I stopped being queer." Uh, let's see. There's a lot of layers. "Bent" is slang for a gay man, "straight" for a heterosexual. Both get used to describe queers and not queers more generally. "Telling it straight" is also being direct and upfront about something. So, being queer I'm bent. The idea is that Jesus is talking so straight (both heterosexual and directly upfront), that I came unbent and straightened out. Not that that's possible, but that's part of the joke since there's a religious notion that you can pray the queer away. I'm not sure if that clarified or made it more confusing... Side: True.
Yep. "Queer" can refer to a lot of other sexual orientations and genders beyond gay, though it isn't always used that way. I use it because specific labels don't really do the trick for me, but I'm definitely not straight or cisgender (designated sex and gender are the same, e.g. male and man, as opposed to male and woman). Close approximations for me would be that I'm asexual and agender (i.e. not attracted to others sexually, no gender). Side: True.
Yeah ok ill bomb you with all my answers too I have measured you and decided you are not a sensible use of my time. I hope God shows you stuff, and I hope the best for you. And ill be glad to reason with you and argue points. But uou didnt make any, i dont know what you are comparing as a contradiction. And its really not worth doing. I want to discuss something and challenge and be challenged. Thats the purpose of debate. And honestly I decided if your that closed its not a discussion or a debate. And my time is more valuablr than that. Go aregue with Saintnow that is NowaSaint. He likes those kinds of arguments let him have this one. I d rather not waste my time! Side: Wait..., what? No!!!
I'm not bombing you you left me no option for a reply which is cowardly . You asked for contradictions I gave you a list and you don't even understand it ? Did you not read the biblical contradictions at the top in the order of the way things were created ? You don't want to be challenged because you won't read the list ; I'm being serious if you don't understand it please ask a Christian with a bit of bible knowledge to help you I don't mind . It's ok to admit you're not conversant in the bible but you should not get involved in something you do not understand , let this be a lesson to you Side: True.
Ah , so you cannot debate the contradictions because it's ' straw man ' :) .... ok got ya ... Let's see now your American , you're a fundie , and you don't understand what a contradiction is ? Sad thing is you have no one to help you because that big word .... contradiction .....has you all confused hasn't it ? So all, the people in San Francisco throw insults at each other ? My you are judgemental you do know what Jesus said about your type .... hint : it's in the bible get an adult to show you :) Side: True.
The Bible self defines itself. And confirms itself by confirming facts by two or three witnesses. God's World is judicial. So, an interpretation should be interpreted by itself. It will be confirmed as a witness within itself. And in context. The Word and Jesus are one, and both He and the Father bear witness to Himself, the Spirit reveals and bears witness. The Lord our God is One. It doesn't say He is One God. It says He is One. But also He is three persons, each bearing witness to Himself. And He is also described as the seven Spirits of God that executes judgment to infinity. The Bible says the "Lord our God is One," to have no idols before Him and He is this as described because He is Judicial. He is both the judge and jury, He is One! Only He is proven as Truth, so only He could bear witness to Himself and execute His vengeance. So He is three persons to bear witness to Himself. As evidence to us and as evidence against those who do not live by its evidence. He is also The Seven Spirits of God, because seven and seventy times seven to execute vengeance for the blood shed in violence on the earth "sevenfold" As He promised Cain. Marked out with a price of vengeance on his head. Any who kill him, veangeance times seven. From there it grew by the value of e - as in hidden text of John 1: 1, growth of both light and darkness in two opposite directions, exponentially. By Cain's 6th generation, Lamech doubled his murders, and then he boasted of it in song! And his haughty self declared vengeance, he sang for himself veangeance to be seventy times seven. Out of Lamech's own declaration of vengeance is the measure by which he shall also be judged. This is the judgment that leads to death. This is the "time of the completion of iniquity." Seventy times seven is how severe God's final wrath will be. Vengeance to infinity, seventy times seven. But from the Mercy Seat, His judgment has already been completed at Calvary, He paid His life for our life. We have forgiveness seventy times seven, forgiveness to infinity. In the contrast of vengeance seventy times seven, Jesus forgives us to infinity by the degree of squared to infitity seventy times seven. We need to forgive bretheren, because as He is, we are born again as new creation in His image. Seventy times seven, unlike Cain we are our brother's keeper. And unlike Lamech we know God executes judgment leading to death. We execute judgment leading to life. Shine to light the way, and keep each other in the faith, on the narrow path following the only way, Jesus, the truth of the Gospel. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, Jesus and the Father are One. And the Spirit is a measure of himself and The Spirit and Father are one. The Bible is the truth of the reality so to speak. The Bible is self defining. And all the events around us are interpreted by it! By it, the Word of God. So you need to be more like Gideons 300 when drinking the water. Be alert with the Word in your hand and be ready to interpret all things by it! He literally made the worlds by it. He litterally appointed our times by it. Our names are even in it somewhere. Because without it, NOTHING came into being. He spoke His Word and then it was finished! We have a copy of that Word in our hands, and the Spirit of truth drops the scales from our eyes, and we see men like trees walking about! Even if a word or two was messed with in our manuscript. The Spirit leads us, these things are unclear to those who cant hear or see! But the Spirit seals the elect from the flood of darkness and deception that has been poured out on this generation. This is TODAY'S "Spirit of the Age!" Will He find faith on the earth? Jesus made this statement referencing particularly this final generation. Dense, like an unreasoning mind has been given to them. We have to bind the strongman, which is the Spirit of this Age. The time is short! Our warfare over darkened minds is with the Spirit of the Age ... deluded their minds. Truth has been lieing dead in the streets. God is breathing life into it and now its standing as a witness against them, and will begin to lead many to righteousness. Then the witnesses will lie dead for 1260 days.... We have to lift up truth in the streets right now against the flood of deceptions. We need to expose the lies. Which God is doing by opening the Book like a scroll, and revealing mysteries from the beginning! Every jot and tittle is everything ever ibserved from the beginning to the end. And eternal life is beyond this heaven and earth. This one will be done away with, as His Kingdom comes, and His will be done on earth as it is in Heaven!!!! Side: Wait..., what? No!!!
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DOES THE BIBLE CONTAIN CONTRADICTIONS? BY WAYNE JACKSON “I cannot have confidence in the Bible, for it is a book filled with contradictions.” I could not estimate how many times I have heard this charge against the Holy Scriptures over the past several decades. One thing, however, has been consistent about the allegation — the critic rarely can name even one alleged contradiction that the Bible is supposed to contain. He just “knows” that they are “in there” somewhere. Those who allege that the Bible contains contradictions basically fall into two classes. First, there is the person who honestly believes this to be the case because he has heard the hackneyed charge repeated frequently; thus, he sincerely is misinformed about the facts. Second, there is that type of person who, from base motives, hates the Bible and so does not scruple to pervert its testimony in order to discredit the Sacred Volume. In either case, the Word of God is not at fault! Preliminary to a consideration of this important theme, it should be noted that the principle of “innocent until proven guilty” applies to the Bible as much as to any other book. Books, like people, ought to be considered truthful and consistent unless it can be demonstrated that they are not. Great attempts have been made to absolve the Greek and Latin classics of contradictions, under the presumption that the authors did not contradict themselves. Surely the Bible deserves at least an equally charitable approach. What Is a Contradiction? It is fairly safe to say that most people have only a superficial concept of what constitutes a genuine contradiction. An important truth that must be hammered home repeatedly is this: a mere difference does not a contradiction make! What, then, constitutes a contradiction? In logic, the Law of Contradiction is stated succinctly as follows: “Nothing can both be and not be” (Jevons, 1928, p. 117). That is a very abbreviated form of the rule. Aristotle, in a more amplified format, expressed it this way. “That the same thing should at the same time both be and not be for the same person and in the same respect is impossible.” An analysis of the Law of Contradiction, therefore, would suggest the following. When one is confronted with an alleged contradiction, he must ask himself these questions: Is the same thing or person under consideration? Is the same time period in view? Is the language that seems to be self-contradictory employed in the same sense? It is quite important that these questions be answered correctly. For instance, let us analyze the following two statements: Robert is rich. Robert is poor. Do these statements contradict one another? The answer is — not necessarily! First, two different people named Robert could be under consideration. Second, two different time frames might be in view; Robert could have been rich but, due to financial disaster, he became poor. Third, the terms “rich” and “poor” might have been used in different senses; Robert could be spiritually rich but economically poor. The point is this: it never is proper to assume a contradiction exists until every possible means of harmonization has been fully exhausted. Now, let this principle be applied to the Bible. A Contradiction Must Involve the Same Person or Thing An infidel once announced that he had discovered a contradiction in the Bible. When challenged to produce it, he suggested that whereas Noah’s ark, with all of its inmates, must have weighed many tons (Genesis 6), the Hebrew priests were said to have carried the ark across the Jordan River (Joshua 3). The poor fellow, in his profound simplicity, did not even know the difference between Noah’s ark and the Ark of the Covenant! Slightly different “arks” — to say the least! Again, the Scriptures affirm that faith saves apart from works; on the other hand, the New Testament declares that faith apart form works cannot save. “Surely,” some contend, “this is a contradiction.” The fact is, it is not, for different types of works are addressed in the Scriptures. Salvation involves works of obedience to the commands of Jesus Christ (James 2:14ff; Philippians 2:12), but pardon cannot be obtained by works of the Mosaic Law (Romans 3:28; 4:2ff) or by boastful works of human merit (Ephesians 2:9). There is no contradiction in the Bible on this point. A Contradiction Must Involve the Same Time Reference The Bible records: “God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). And then: “And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on earth, and it grieved him at his heart” (6:6). The infidel cites both verses and claims that God simultaneously was satisfied and dissatisfied with His creation — neglecting to mention, of course, that the fall of man and hundreds of years of history separated the two statements! Judas, one of the Lord’s disciples, was empowered to perform miracles (cf. Matthew 10:1-18), yet he is called “the son of perdition” (John 17:12). Is there a contradiction? No, for it was a couple of years after the time of the limited commission (Matthew 10) before Judas commenced to apostatize from the Lord (John 12:6; 13:2,27). The time element is important in understanding some passages. Critics have charged the Bible with a mistake in connection with the time of Jesus’ trial and death. Mark writes that the Lord was crucified at the third hour (Mark 15:25), while John’s account has the Savior being tried at the sixth hour (John 19:14) — seemingly, therefore, three hours after His death. John’s time reference, however, was based upon Roman civil days, while Mark computed according to Jewish time (cf. Westcott, 1981, 8:282). Again, the “contradiction” dissolves. A Contradiction Must Involve the Same Sense If the Bible is to be understood, it is imperative that recognition be given to the different senses in which words may be employed. Normally, words are used literally, but they can be used figuratively as well. In Matthew 11:14, John the Baptizer is identified as “Elijah.” Yet, the forerunner of Christ, in John 1:21, plainly denied that he was Elijah. These verses are reconciled quite easily. Though John was not literally Elijah, physically reincarnated; nevertheless he was the spiritual antitype of the great prophet; he prepared the way for the Lord “in the spirit and power of Elijah” (Luke 1:17). Did the apostle Paul contradict himself when he affirmed on one occasion that he was “as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless” (Philippians 3:6), and yet, at another time, he acknowledged that he was “chief” of sinners (1 Timothy 1:15)? Again, the answer must be “No.” In the former passage, Paul was describing the reputation he enjoyed among his Hebrew contemporaries as a Pharisee, while in the latter verse, he expressed the anguish he felt at having been a persecutor of the Christian Way. How sad it is that some are almost totally ignorant of the principles that resolve Bible difficulties. Logical Implications of the Law of Contradiction One of the implications of the Law of Contradiction is the concept that “nothing can have at the same time and at the same place contradictory and inconsistent qualities” (Jevons, 1928, p. 118). A door may be open or shut, but the same door may not be both open and shut at the same time. Open and shut are opposites, yet they are not contradictory unless they are affirmed of the same object at the same time. Here is the principle: opposites are not necessarily contradictory. Let this principle be applied to certain biblical matters. Does the Bible contradict itself, as is often suggested, when it asserts that God both loves and hates? No, for though these terms are opposites, when used of God they do not express His disposition toward the same objects. God loves every sinner in the world (John 3:16), but He hates every false way (Psalm 119:104). He loves righteousness, but hates iniquity (Psalm 45:7), and hence responds toward such with either goodness or severity (Romans 11:22). No contradiction exists here. Was Paul both “perfect” and “imperfect” at the same time? Some have charged that he so claimed. In Philippians 3:12, the apostle declared that he had not been “already made perfect,” while in the fifteenth verse he wrote: “Let us, therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded.” How is this problem resolved? A careful analysis of the language employed will solve this alleged discrepancy. When Paul claimed that he had not been “made perfect,” he used a perfect tense form of the Greek term which literally suggested that the apostle had not arrived at a permanent state of perfection. On the other hand, in the latter verse Paul used an adjective that actually means full-grown or mature (note how the same term is used in contrast to infantilism in 1 Corinthians 14:20 and Ephesians 4:13). And so, while Paul denied that he was already in possession of permanent perfection, he did claim to possess spiritual maturity. There is no conflict between these passages. Don’t Confuse Supplementation With Contradiction Another important point to be emphasized is this: one must not confuse supplementation with contradiction. In a contradiction, two facts are mutually exclusive; in supplementation, two facts merely complement one another. If one says, for example, that John Doe is a husband, and then, of the same John Doe, that he is not a husband — this is contradiction. On the other hand, if one says that John Doe is a father — that is not a contradiction. It merely provides supplementation to statement number two. Many alleged Bible discrepancies can be answered by a recognition of this principle. An Example of Supplementation The case of the healing of the blind men of Jericho presents an interesting study in supplementation (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43). Two prominent problems have been set forth. First, while both Mark and Luke mention the healing of one blind man, Matthew records the healing of two blind men. Second, Matthew and Mark indicate that the blind men were healed as Jesus was leaving Jericho, whereas Luke seems to suggest that a blind man was healed as the Lord “drew nigh” to the city. As a discussion of these passages is begun, let this vital consideration be remembered — if there is any reasonable way of harmonizing these records, no legitimate contradiction can be charged to the accounts! How, then, shall these narratives be reconciled? Several reasonable possibilities have been posed by scholarly writers. In the first place, the fact that two of the accounts mention only one man, while the other mentions two, need not concern us. Had Mark and Luke stated that Christ healed only one man, with Matthew affirming that more than one were healed, an error would be apparent, but such is not the case. If one says, “I have a son,” he does not contradict himself by stating further, “I have a son and a daughter.” The latter statement merely supplements the former. There is no discrepancy, therefore, with reference to the number of men involved. But how may the second problem be resolved? Several reasonable possibilities have been advanced. It is possible that three blind men were healed in the vicinity of Jericho on this occasion, and that the incident mentioned by Luke, as occurring when Jesus approached the city, might have represented a different miracle than that recorded by Matthew and Mark. This may not be the most likely explanation, but it cannot be disproved. Edward Robinson argued that the verb engizo, rendered “drew near” (Luke 18:35) also can mean “to be near.” He cited evidence from the Septuagint (1 Kings 21:2 — “it is near unto my house” [cf. Deuteronomy 21:3, Jeremiah 23:23, Ruth 2:20, and 2 Samuel 19:42]) and from the New Testament (Luke 19:29; cf. Matthew 21:1 and Philippians 2:30). He thus translated Luke 18:35 as “while he was yet nigh unto Jericho” (1855, p. 200). This view implies that Luke simply locates the miracle near Jericho; hence such can be harmonized with the other records. Perhaps the most popular viewpoint among reputable writers is the fact that at the time of Christ there actually were two Jerichos. First, there was the Jericho of Old Testament history (Joshua 6:1ff; 1 Kings 16:34) that was located at the sight of Elijah’s spring. In the first century, however, that city lay almost in ruins. About two miles south of that site was the new Jericho, built by Herod the Great. The Lord — traveling from the north toward Jerusalem — first would pass through the old Jericho, then some two miles to the southwest, would go through Herodian Jericho. The miracles under consideration, therefore may have been performed between two towns. Accordingly, the references in Matthew and Mark to leaving Jericho would allude to the old city, whereas Luke’s observation to drawing near to Jericho would refer to the newer community (see Robertson, 1930, 1:163). Conclusion In dealing with so-called “contradictions” in the Bible, let these principles carefully be remembered. No contradiction exists between verses that refer to different persons or things. No contradiction exists between passages that involve different time elements. No contradiction exists between verses that employ phraseology in different senses. Supplementation is not the same as contradiction. One need show only the possibility of harmonization between two passage that appear to conflict in order to negate the force of an alleged discrepancy. Finally, this point needs to be made: the differences in various Bible accounts of the same events actually demonstrate the independence of the divine writers and prove that they were not in collusion! God, although using human writers in the composition of the Bible, is nevertheless its ultimate Author. And since the perfect God cannot be the source of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33) or contradiction (Hebrews 6:18), it must be acknowledged that the Bible is perfectly harmonious. This does not mean that men will not struggle with difficult passages. If seeming discrepancies are discovered, let us apply ourselves to a diligent study in an effort to resolve them; but let us never foolishly charge God with allowing His sacred writers to contradict one another. REFERENCES Jevons, W. Stanley. 1928. Elementary Lessons in Logic. London: Macmillan. Robertson, A. T. 1930. Word Pictures in the New Testament. Nashville, TN: Broadman. Robinson, Edward. 1855. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. New York: Harper Brothers. Westcott, B. F. 1981 reprint. “The Gospel of St. John,” The Bible Commentary. ed. F. C. Cook. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Genesis 6; Joshua 3; James 2:14; Philippians 2:12; Romans 3:28, 4:2; Ephesians 2:9; Genesis 1:31; Matthew 10:1-18; John 17:12; Matthew 10; John 12:6, 13:2, 27; Mark 15:25; John 19:14; Matthew 11:14; John 1:21; Luke 1:17; Philippians 3:6; 1 Timothy 1:15; John 3:16; Psalm 119:104; Psalm 45:7; Romans 11:22; Philippians 3:12; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Ephesians 4:13; Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43; Luke 18:35; 1 Kings 21:2; Deuteronomy 21:3; Jeremiah 23:23; Ruth 2:20; 1 Samuel 19:24; Luke 19:29; Matthew 21:1; Philippians 2:30; Joshua 6:1; 1 Kings 16:34; 1 Corinthians 14:33; Hebrews 6:18 CITE THIS ARTICLE Jackson, Wayne. "Does the Bible Contain Contradictions?" ChristianCourier.com. Access date: November 23, 2016. https://www.christiancourier.com/ JOIN OVER 19,500 subscribers who get fresh content from us on a weekly basis SUBSCRIBE NOW Don't miss out ... internet-only discount! 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Your buddy neglected to include the last type who questions .... a former Catholic who knows the bible back to front and sees the obvious contradictions so let's try again with some simple straight forward contradictions and see how you get on ? 1. Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel? God did (2 Samuel 24: 1) Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1) 2. In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel? Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9) One million, one hundred thousand (I Chronicles 21:5) 3. How many fighting men were found in Judah? Five hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9) Four hundred and seventy thousand (I Chronicles 21:5) 4. God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine? Seven (2 Samuel 24:13) Three (I Chronicles 21:12) 5. How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem? Twenty-two (2 Kings 8:26) Forty-two (2 Chronicles 22:2) 6. How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem? Eighteen (2 Kings 24:8) Eight (2 Chronicles 36:9) 7. How long did he rule over Jerusalem? Three months (2 Kings 24:8) Three months and ten days (2 Chronicles 36:9) 8. The chief of the mighty men of David lifted up his spear and killed how many men at one time? Eight hundred (2 Samuel 23:8) Three hundred (I Chronicles 11: 11) 9. When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14) 10. How many pairs of clean animals did God tell Noah to take into the Ark? Two (Genesis 6:19, 20) Seven (Genesis 7:2). But despite this last instruction only two pairs went into the ark (Genesis 7:8-9) 11. When David defeated the King of Zobah, how many horsemen did he capture? One thousand and seven hundred (2 Samuel 8:4) Seven thousand (I Chronicles 18:4) 12. How many stalls for horses did Solomon have? Forty thousand (I Kings 4:26) Four thousand (2 chronicles 9:25) 13. In what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die? Twenty-sixth year (I Kings 15:33 - 16:8) Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1) 14. How many overseers did Solomon appoint for the work of building the temple? Three thousand six hundred (2 Chronicles 2:2) Three thousand three hundred (I Kings 5:16) 15. Solomon built a facility containing how many baths? Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5) 16. Of the Israelites who were freed from the Babylonian captivity, how many were the children of Pahrath-Moab? Two thousand eight hundred and twelve (Ezra 2:6) Two thousand eight hundred and eighteen (Nehemiah 7:11) 17. How many were the children of Zattu? Nine hundred and forty-five (Ezra 2:8) Eight hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:13) 18. How many were the children of Azgad? One thousand two hundred and twenty-two (Ezra 2:12) Two thousand three hundred and twenty-two (Nehemiah 7:17) 19. How many were the children of Adin? Four hundred and fifty-four (Ezra 2:15) Six hundred and fifty-five (Nehemiah 7:20) 20. How many were the children of Hashum? Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:19) Three hundred and twenty-eight (Nehemiah 7:22) 21. How many were the children of Bethel and Ai? Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:28) One hundred and twenty-three (Nehemiah 7:32) 22. Ezra 2:64 and Nehemiah 7:66 agree that the total number of the whole assembly was 42,360. Yet the numbers do not add up to anything close. The totals obtained from each book is as follows: 29,818 (Ezra) 31,089 (Nehemiah) 23. How many singers accompanied the assembly? Two hundred (Ezra 2:65) Two hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:67) 24. What was the name of King Abijahs mother? Michaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah (2 Chronicles 13:2) Maachah, daughter of Absalom (2 Chronicles 11:20) But Absalom had only one daughter whose name was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27) 25. Did Joshua and the Israelites capture Jerusalem? Yes (Joshua 10:23, 40) No (Joshua 15:63) 26. Who was the father of Joseph, husband of Mary? Jacob (Matthew 1:16) Hell (Luke 3:23) 27. Jesus descended from which son of David? Solomon (Matthew 1:6) Nathan(Luke3:31) 28. Who was the father of Shealtiel? Jechoniah (Matthew 1:12) Neri (Luke 3:27) 29. Which son of Zerubbabel was an ancestor of Jesus Christ? Abiud (Matthew 1: 13) Rhesa (Luke 3:27) But the seven sons of Zerubbabel are as follows: i.Meshullam, ii. Hananiah, iii. Hashubah, iv. Ohel, v.Berechiah, vi. Hasadiah, viii. Jushabhesed (I Chronicles 3:19, 20). The names Abiud and Rhesa do not fit in anyway. 30. Who was the father of Uzziah? Joram (Matthew 1:8) Amaziah (2 Chronicles 26:1) 31. Who was the father of Jechoniah? Josiah (Matthew 1:11) Jeholakim (I Chronicles 3:16) 32. How many generations were there from the Babylonian exile until Christ? Matthew says fourteen (Matthew 1:17) But a careful count of the generations reveals only thirteen (see Matthew 1: 12-16) 33. Who was the father of Shelah? Cainan (Luke 3:35-36) Arphaxad (Genesis II: 12) 34. Was John the Baptist Elijah who was to come? Yes (Matthew II: 14, 17:10-13) No (John 1:19-21) 35. Would Jesus inherit Davids throne? Yes. So said the angel (Luke 1:32) No, since he is a descendant of Jehoiakim (see Matthew 1: I 1, I Chronicles 3:16). And Jehoiakim was cursed by God so that none of his descendants can sit upon Davids throne (Jeremiah 36:30) 36. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on how many animals? One - a colt (Mark 11:7; cf Luke 19:3 5). And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it. Two - a colt and an ass (Matthew 21:7). They brought the ass and the colt and put their garments on them and he sat thereon. 37. How did Simon Peter find out that Jesus was the Christ? By a revelation from heaven (Matthew 16:17) His brother Andrew told him (John 1:41) 38. Where did Jesus first meet Simon Peter and Andrew? By the sea of Galilee (Matthew 4:18-22) On the banks of river Jordan (John 1:42). After that, Jesus decided to go to Galilee (John 1:43) 39. When Jesus met Jairus was Jairus daughter already dead? Yes. Matthew 9:18 quotes him as saying, My daughter has just died. No. Mark 5:23 quotes him as saying, My little daughter is at the point of death. 40. Did Jesus allow his disciples to keep a staff on their journey? Yes (Mark 6:8) No (Matthew 10:9; Luke 9:3) 41. Did Herod think that Jesus was John the Baptist? Yes (Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:16) No (Luke 9:9) 42. Did John the Baptist recognize Jesus before his baptism? Yes (Matthew 3:13-14) No (John 1:32,33) 43. Did John the Baptist recognize Jesus after his baptism? Yes (John 1:32, 33) No (Matthew 11:2) 44. According to the Gospel of John, what did Jesus say about bearing his own witness? If I bear witness to myself, my testimony is not true (John 5:3 1) Even if I do bear witness to myself, my testimony is true (John 8:14) 45. When Jesus entered Jerusalem did he cleanse the temple that same day? Yes (Matthew 21:12) No. He went into the temple and looked around, but since it was very late he did nothing. Instead, he went to Bethany to spend the night and returned the next morning to cleanse the temple (Mark I 1:1- 17) 46. The Gospels say that Jesus cursed a fig tree. Did the tree wither at once? Yes. (Matthew 21:19) No. It withered overnight (Mark II: 20) 47. Did Judas kiss Jesus? Yes (Matthew 26:48-50) No. Judas could not get close enough to Jesus to kiss him (John 18:3-12) 48. What did Jesus say about Peters denial? The cock will not crow till you have denied me three times (John 13:38) Before the cock crows twice you will deny me three times (Mark 14:30) . When the cock crowed once, the three denials were not yet complete (see Mark 14:72). Therefore prediction (a) failed. 49. Did Jesus bear his own cross? Yes (John 19:17) No (Matthew 27:31-32) 50. Did Jesus die before the curtain of the temple was torn? Yes (Matthew 27:50-51; Mark lS:37-38) No. After the curtain was torn, then Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit! And having said this he breathed his last (Luke 23:45-46) Now can you not see listed the obvious contradictions ? bet you will deny it ? Side: True.
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They can be answered easily. A change in authority where the new guys had no idea such a thing might ever happen. If everything went according to the plan, there would be no contradictions. But I'd be surprised if something can go exactly according to the plan throughout the course of time. Thus, some minor contradictions are bound to happen; they can be ignored by the new followers. Say, for example, they're there to test your faith. In fact, even you could make yourself think that there are no contradictions and all who say so are ignorant, if you only wanted to believe. All just minor stuff. They don't contradict each other on how the little machines should behave and thus earn eternal bliss - that's all that is needed. Side: True.
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Some details about the law of contradiction. http://www.iep.utm.edu/reductio/ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ http://www.iep.utm.edu/math-inc/ Contradiction - The conjunction of a proposition and its negation. (Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, 2016 ed) The simultaneous assertion of both the truth of a proposition and its denial. (Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics, 2014 ed) A sentence is called a contradiction if its truth table contains only false entries. (Wolfram Mathworld) So yes, saying that it has no contradictions is a brainwashing technique. Side: Wait..., what? No!!!
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Log out, go give your family some love and attention, reaffirm with your friends and neighbors and coworkers that you're there for each other, and odds are your local part of the world will pull through together regardless of what Washington or the rest of the world is doing. Side: Wait..., what? No!!!
What is going on in Washington is a backlash against 8 years of liberalism. This serves as a release valve for the pressure that has been mounting. This is a good thing. We don't want to piss off anti gun control supporters who also happen to own assault weapons ;) Side: Wait..., what? No!!!
What is going on now is a populist hatemonger emboldening people with persecution complexes that are resistant to evidence or reason... who own assault weapons. It doesn't matter what we do. They piss themselves off. (Notably, they're not special that way. Just more likely to be armed.) Side: True.
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