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Bible Contradictions

King Saul’s Contradiction

Almost everywhere they look in Scripture skeptics believe they have found a contradiction. In this article I want to look at an alleged contradiction concerning Saul, the first God appointed king...

Was Jesus Created? (A Look at Colossians 1:15)

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.” Colossians 1:15 This is one of those verses in Scripture that can cause confusion. This verse seems...

Do the Gospels Contradict each other on the Birth of Jesus?

The birth of Jesus Christ is one of the most important events in history.[1] So important that we celebrate it every year at Christmas. Out of the four Gospels, only...

When did Jesus cleanse the Temple?

There seems to be no end in sight to the allegations that the Bible is full of discrepancies. One of the more famous contradictions appears in the gospels where Jesus...

Peter and the rooster’s crow: A Contradiction?

After Jesus had been arrested, Peter was confronted by people who identified him as a follower of Jesus. When confronted, Peter denied that he even knew who Jesus was. It...

Does Jesus Teach Christians to hate their Families?

Did Jesus teach you to hate your family? Luke 14:26 says, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers...

Do the Gospels Misquote Jesus?

One of the biggest criticisms to the reliability of the Bible is that it is filled with contradictions and inconsistencies. Bible Scholar Bart Ehrman once said that the Bible “is...

A God of War or a God of Peace?

Exodus 15:3 says, “The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name” (NIV). The New King James Version translates “the LORD is a warrior” as “the LORD is a...

Are there Contradictions in the Sermon on the Mount?

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous sermons in the Bible and in history. In this sermon Jesus taught that the poor in spirit will inherit...

Do Thieves Go to Heaven? (1 Corinthians 6:9-10)

Can a thief or any other kind of sinner go to heaven? Take a look at 1 Corinthians 6:9-10: “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the...
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