CONTRADICTIONS IN THE BIBLE

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We are doing a series of silly contradictions I garnered from an “erudite” secular website. Some are silly, some are serious but I will try to give a sentient answer for each one.

Our basic pre-supposition is following:

• The Bible is God’s Word
• God’s Word is perfect
• Therefore, the Bible is perfect.
  

If your Bible has errors in it you have my sympathy. Mine does not.

I think I need to add an explanation of why these obvious simple statements are taken for contradictions. - The unbelievers are looking for anything they can use for ammunition. But the largest is they are simply unable to understand anything spiritual.

1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Previous posts
1. The Sun was not created until the fourth day therefore light could not have been created on the first day.
2. The creation of trees and men do not match.
3. The creation of birds and men do not match.
4. The creation of animals and men do not match
5. The creation of woman and men do not match
6. God says to have children then says not to have children.
7. God was pleased with His creation and He was not pleased with His creation

In quotations is the actual clip and pasted contradiction from this site. The people who did this site actually believe their inconsistency listing will disprove Christianity.

And today's Supposed contradiction #8
8. Adam died the day of the fall but he lived to 930 years

• “GE 2:17 Adam was to die the very day that he ate the forbidden fruit.”
• “GE 5:5 Adam lived 930 years.”
  

• Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die..
• Genesis 5:5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
  

This one falls into the “DUH” category. If the Bible were such a puerile book to have such a glaring contradiction then it would fall into the ashcan of fantasy along with:

• Hollywood marriage tips
• Bill Clinton morality tales
• Islam peaceful conquest
• The intelligence of PETA
• The complete book on Democrat ethics
• Republican courage in Washington DC
• ACLU patriotism
• Hillary Clinton’s kindness manual
• The Benny Hinn Biblical Doctrine book

That was fun!

The answer to this “contradiction” is that death is not only the cessation of biological functions. It is also separation from God. When Adam sinned he did die spiritually. This doctrine of spiritual death is taught throughout the Bible but especially in the NT.

1Corinthians 15:22 - For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 1Corinthians 15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
Nuff said.

HTOITA - hopefully