Need help from those that know the bible better then I do?

Question

My husband is not a believer but is open to the idea of God. He just find so many discrepancies in the bible and I don't know the bible well enough to answer them.

1. Why do the laws regarding Christianity change from the old to the new testament.

2.Why would someone so perfect let us live in a world were people are suffering from cancer, aids, starvation, terrorism and Hannis crimes.

Any answers would be helpful!

Answer 1

The laws regarding Christianity changed because of Jesus. In the Old Testament, the Jewish people are called to live by covenants with God. The most important being the covenant of Moses with the ten commandments. The problem with that covenant is that we are unable to keep it. As John says in his letter, "If we say we have no sin, we are a liar". Sin broke the covenant and subjected the people of Israel to rituals and punishment. The rituals involved the blood of a lamb who was sacrificed to God as an offering. If sacrificed properly, the sin would be forgiven. They even had a "scapegoat". Once a year they took a goat and put the sins of all the people on that goat. Then they drove it into the desert.



God began to understand that we want to love him and obey him, but that we often failed through our own desires and self-centeredness. So he knew that it was not enough to give rules for living - he needed to change our hearts.



The prophet Jeremiah in the Old Testament predicted that God would send a messiah who would bring a new covenant - a covenant that would result in a changed heart and an inner strength in living by God's way.



When Jesus came (the New Testament) he claimed to be the promised messiah. He did not reject the Old Testament. In fact he strengthened it. As an example, in the Old Testament adultery is a sin punishable by death. Jesus said that the standard was higher - that a man who even thought about a woman in a lustful way had committed adultery. He did not reject the ten commandments, he implied that sin begins in the mind.



The night before his death, he shared a meal with his disciples and said that the wine was his blood and that it was the blood of the new covenant. So he himself became the lamb (thus the title "the Lamb of God") who was sacrificed for the sin of the world. Only unlike the lamb of the Old Testament, his sacrifice is eternal and never needs to be repeated.



Thus, in the New Testament the covenant has changed. We are no longer under the covenant of Moses - we are now under the new covenant of God's love. As part of that covenant God promises to send his spirit to those who believe in him. The Spirit works within the soul to change the very nature of how we live and how we respond to sin and temptation.



The second question is more difficult. The world that God created was perfect in every way. There were no illness, starvation or any other sinful problem. God gave us the freedom to choose to love him and serve him or to reject his way. When Adam and Eve were in the garden, they chose to reject God's love and disobey God.



The Bible says that their sin changed the very nature of creation. Illness and other terrible things became a part of life. Death entered the world and with it decay and disorder.



This can be seen in a small way. When a person drinks and then drives drunk and kills someone, it is not God's will that the person be killed. It is God's will that the person have life and health. However the sin of the person who chooses to drink and drive drunk sets into being the chain of events that leads to that person's death.



There are hints in the Bible that God allows this to happen so that we can see the result of our desire to rule our own life in our own way.



But it will not go on forever. God has promised that there will be a time when evil will be destroyed along with all who reject God's rule. Only God knows when this will happen. At that time, God will restore the perfect nature of creation and death, sin and other problems will exist no more.



This answer is too long for which I apologize, but I hope it helps.



Pastor John

Answer 2

I must try to help you. First of all if you are a christian and your husband is not he is in good standing because of you. I don't have the space to fully answer your question so I recommend your pastor he has the answers. The laws are given in the Old Testament and also in the New Testament. A testament is a 'will' so in the Bible we have the old will which ends the last chapter in the Gospel According to St. John and the new will which starts with the book of Act1:1. Jesus did not come to destroy the law but to fulfill the law and in doing so He gave us a new commandment or law (the old wrapped up in the new). We live in a world like this because of SIN! All of us sin there is non perfect but the Father. This world has been messed up since the fall of Adam prior to that the world was perfect without sickness starvation and etc. You know aids is a new to this world. Even aids came because of sin that humans participate in. If we would abstain aids would be no more after a period of time. As I always say God acts on the good and the bad, the just and the unjust. The wages (pay) for sin is death. Otherwise we would live forever. Your Pastor or a Spirit filled person will be able to add to this to make it clearer to you and your husband. I pray your strength in the Lord. Be blessed.

Answer 3

So U are Un-Equally Yoked? Was this Before Ur Marriage or after? Is this an attempt to "Convert" him or just in the calm course of discussion? Has he ever read the Bible? The reason I ask is rather Important. 1.) If U became a Christian After marriage, then he may be asking questions because of the changes he has seen in U??? If U were a Christian Before marriage, then his Attraction may be that something "Special" he perceived about U. If U knowingly married him & thought U could "Change" him, that was wrong & U may by "Pushing" him (in Love of Course) but the Holy Spirit might not have him under Conviction??? Ok, basics aside, now to the question answers. 2.) First there are no "Laws" about Christianity in Either the O.T. or N.T.!!! With God, Salvation has Always been by Faith Alone, Period! The Jews became a "Chosen People" by the Faith of Abram which was greater than anyone else! So God Rewarded him and sent Christ through his bloodline to the World. At this point, we now have Christ as the Final Atonement for All Sin so that Sin is not an Issue, ONLY Belief (Faith) in Christs' work on the cross showing how much God Loves mankind! Now the "Religious Practices" have changed as We no longer have to continuously make "Animal Sacrifices" to have our Sins removed as Christ has taken care of All Sin past, present & future! We also after Accepting Christ become a part of the Royal Priesthood & Family of God answering Directly & Only to God for our actions. Are the 10 Commandments still to be followed, YES! & if U think that's too hard to do, try following the 2 that Christ gave us!!! Love God with All Ur Being & Ur Neighbor as Urself!!! 3.) Lest ye forget, we were Created Perfect in a Perfect Environment and Our Parents blew it for Us!!! With Sin comes Spiritual & Physical Death! Sin was made manifest after the Fall in the Males Genes by God & only the Male can transmit it. So All are (ONLY at Time of Birth) "Activated" with the "Old Sin Nature" being Born Physically Alive & Spiritually Dead! There is NO Human / Soul Life in the womb as is stated in Genesis 2:7, where God "Breathes" Human / Soul Life into the fetus! We are NOT Creators & God would NEVER entrust Us with making "Souls", the way we like to Kill people!!! So, the next thing we must Realize is that in order to settle the "Angelic Conflict", we were Created & given "Free Will", but our "Perfect Environment" was Removed and Control of this World was given to Satan for a short time!!! So there are Ur Reasons for the "Suffering from Cancer (All Disease), Aids, Starvation, Terrorism and Heinous Crimes " in our World!!! BUT (BIG BUT) God has prepared a place for Christians again in the Perfect environment of Heaven for Eternity!!! So why worry about our short life here compared to Eternity, "Seek Ye First the Kingdom of Heaven and All these things will be add to U!" Mat. 6:33 4.) His & Ur Bible Knowledge should be worked on Together, not to "Prove" someone right or wrong, but rather as something that will bring U both closer to God! I would Suggest that U go to a Bible Supply / Gospel Supply store & find an easy to read version in larger print in say the "New American Standard " version & a "Bible Handbook" such as Halley's that can give U a "Background" of the Scripture in things like "Customs" of the day, "Other Peoples" of the day, "Traditions" of the day etc.. This makes the Scriptures just "Come Alive" & soon U will Both be looking forward to the "Bible Study" time U spend together. God WILL Bless U Both for this! John

Answer 4

1. Why do the laws regarding Christianity change from the old to the new testament.



The laws didn't change. They were fulfilled by Jesus Christ and totally set aside, in favor of the grace and mercy of Jesus and his Church.



Under the new covenant, we are no longer dependent on keeping the law for our salvation. We are dependent on the grace, mercy, love, and forgiveness of Jesus Christ, which is available to us whenever we need it, through Christ and his Church.



When the Church eventually readopted and readapted the old commandments to the realities of the new covenant, they ceased to have the power they did in days of old, acting instead as guides for proper behavior and aids for the formation of the conscience.



2.Why would someone so perfect let us live in a world were people are suffering from cancer, aids, starvation, terrorism and Hannis crimes.



The world is what we chose to make of it after Adam exercised his God-given free will, threw in with the devil, and transferred dominion over all the earth to Satan, in return for the knowledge of good and evil.



Jesus eventually put an end to Satan's evil dominion, but the effects of man's rebellion persist ... death and corruption being foremost ... and they will until Jesus comes again, wraps everything up, and ushers in a new and perfect age that's not subject to all the bad things that plagued this one.



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Answer 5

I think I understand your situation. Many people find the apparent discrepancies in the Bible to be stumbling blocks to faith in God.



I would suggest that you do not attempt to use Bible text because it is subject to interpretation by you or religious leaders, therefore can not be counted on to be totally accurate.



I think he might find it helpful to just look at our world realistically and then re-ask his questions. It is the fallen man who has brought about cancer, aids, starvation, terrorism and crime. God does not control the lives of people unless they ask Him to take control and guide them. They have the freedom to make their choices and as you can plainly see, those choices are often not in the best interest of anyone.



God is giving mankind the opportunity to turn away from their sinfulness by choosing to follow Him. One day, when the time is right, God will once again purify the world and bring it back to the "Garden of Eden" state....but this time...without allowing Satan to interfere with the perfection.



Now, after I have said all that, let me give you the most important thing you can do. Let yourself be a shining example of what God can do in a person's life. Show what a personal relationship with your creator really means. Seek God first, and he will lead you.

Answer 6

1) There are three types of OT laws: Civil (government), ceremonial (pointing to a Messiah - Jesus), and moral. Of all the OT laws, only about 6% can be applied outside the State of Israel. That fact, along with all the laws that were fulfilled with Jesus' death on the cross, basically eliminates all the civil and ceremonial laws. That leaves us with the moral laws to ponder.



Moral laws applied to pre-Israel, Israel, and post-Israel. The NT confirms that the moral laws are still in effect (homosexuality, adultery, etc.). All of the Ten Commandments were repeated again in the NT except keeping the Sabbath (the principle of one day of rest still applies, just not necessarily on Saturday). The NT also confirmed it isn't just the action that is wrong, but also the "thought" behind a wrong action (Matt. 5:27-28).



Remember, the law can't save you (Gal. 2:21). But we will be judged according to its righteous standard as it applies to us (I Cor. 3:13-15).





2) God governs the course of history so that, in the long run, His glory will be more fully displayed and His people more fully satisfied than would have been the case in any other world. If we look only at the way things are now in the present era of this fallen world, this is not the best-of-all-possible worlds. But if we look at the whole course of history, from creation to redemption to eternity and beyond, and see the entirety of God's plan, it is the best-of-all-possible plans and leads to the best-of-all-possible eternities. And therefore this universe (and the events that happen in it from creation into eternity, taken as a whole) is the best-of-all-possible-worlds.

Answer 7

2. When Adam and Eve fell into sin, the entire creation reaped the wages of sin- death. Sin in the world contributes to all kinds of horrible suffering. However, God gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.



1. The Old Testament ceremonial law was fulfilled by Christ. For example, the sacrifices pointed to Christ's final sacrifice. The Old Testament is full of pictures, shadows and types of the coming Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. Once Christ came in the flesh, his presence made the types no longer necessary.

Answer 8

1) The law didn't change, but was fulfilled in Yashua.

The law was given as a 'mirror', so that everyone had the opportunity to see their 'mistakes' (sins). Laws are made for law-breakers after all.



2) When God first created this earth it was beautiful and perfect, but when sin entered in it was no longer so.

Adam & Eve were vegetarians, so no animal had to die. When they sinned, they attempted to cover their nakedness with leaves. At this point in time death entered into this perfect earth, for God Himself slayed an animal and made clothing for them. This was the third death - as even though Adam & Eve were physically alive, their spiiritual death had already taken place.

Since the fateful day when Eve handed Adam the fruit the earth and all that is in it has declined.

Today we have all of the horrors you mentioned - cancer, starvation, teroism, and other hannis crimes as a direct result of sin.

But be of good cheer, for this is temporal. The Lord Yashua, Jesus the Christ is returning for His own. There is a scripture that tells us to be found looking up as our redemption draweth nigh!

Answer 9

I actually side with your husband on this one, but I'll try to help. Most discrepancies between old and new testament are usually due to the death of Christ and his life being given to save the souls of others. That is why Christians can eat pork, shrimp, etc. But on that note, homosexuality should fall into that boat. It is only a few passages away. Many Christians pick and choose what is right and wrong and don't read the dog gone book they say they worship.



The suffering on the other hand is chalked up to free will and Adam's choice to eat the fruit. By doing that, man was tossed out and we have to deal with the perils that Satan can throw our way.



Hope that helps.

Answer 10

1 In the Old Testament, God was working very hard to tame an extremely wild animal called Man. By the time we get to the New Testament, we are civilized enough to comprehend the concept of 'love'.



2 God is Spirit, not flesh. His interests are spiritual, not fleshly. He uses trials and tribulations to perfect the Spirit within us. It's all a matter of perspective. We will all see that eventually. But it's better to recognize the truth sooner rather than later.

Answer 11

The laws regarding christianity from the old to new testaments changed because of Calvary, when Jesus paid the price for our sins, and when we receive salvation the old laws no longer apply because he paid it all, our debt was paid and we are washed in the precious blood of Jesus

The answer to question two is because God give man kind freedom of choice, and obviously we always chose wrong until we received him as our Lord and Saviour, and so did all man kind past, present and future, the Great News is Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. I hope this helps

Answer 12

1. Why do the laws regarding Christianity change from the old to the new testament.



Well if you understand the Old Testament well you will understand how the New Testament fits in. The Jewish law required a sacrifice to atone for sins. You see the law had two parts: punishments and cleansing. If you could not be cleansed of the sin, you would be punished, typically by execution. A cleansing though would happen by sacrificing the best animal from your flock (since the Jews were agricultural people). Anyone would be willing to give something they didn't want.... trash.... but to give up something spotless and valuable IS a real sacrifice. Christ is merely the spotless sacrifice for all of us. If we are under Christ, we are not under those punishments of the Jewish law. This does not mean we are free to do whatever we want, we need to seek righteousness and keep distant of all sin. How do we know what is sinful and what iis righteous? Through the Holy Spirit, which is living and active. We do not live by the words of Moses, we live by the Holy Spirit from God which is a direct counselor to us. As to the Jewish law itself, the New Testament clearly nullifies some of it, such as the dietary laws, everyone from Christ to Peter to Paul wrote about all foods being clean (it doesn't mean we have to eat them, it just means we can). Also the Sabbath laws were broadened in a way. The Jews thought certain things were illegal on the Sabbath, but Christ taught that doing good works, no matter how much effort there is, is justified. Of course people always say, "The Old Testament condemns shellfish eating" well, I don't know many people who eat shellfish! I've never even seen a shellfish I believe, let alone eat one.



2.Why would someone so perfect let us live in a world were people are suffering from cancer, aids, starvation, terrorism and Hannis crimes.



Do you mean heinous crimes? Well look, a good example of suffering is the story of Joseph in the latter half of Genesis. Joseph was a good guy but his brothers were jealous and threw him in a well and destroyed his favorite coat. If God is loving, why didn't he stop this from happening? From here, Joseph, a good guy, is sold into slavery. Why didn't God prevent this? From here Joseph is thrown into prison for a crime he was innocent of. Why did God let this happen? Because all of these were merely steps. From here, Joseph became a leader of Egypt and saved thousands of people from starvation, including his family. See, although bad things happened, there was good at the end of the tunnel. Joseph may not have seen the good that was destined for him, but God did, and because of that he let these things happen because of a greater good.



Also you can think of Christ. He was good and suffered terribly. Again God had a bigger plan in mind. Our vision is very narrow, God's is not.



Here is an analogy I thought of. Imagine being in a room with hundreds of dark passageways. You do not know what any of them leads to. Some appear frightening. Some appear lonely. But all of them are mysterious. God may lead us down one of those tunnels, and it may stink and the ground may be mushy and gross, but maybe God is leading us down the only tunnel that has a good ending. Maybe all the other tunnels lead to death, but this one leads to salvation. All the others lead to starvation, but this one leads to fullness. We may not know exactly when things will get good, they may get worse and worse, but we have to trust that God would not let something happen if there was not some good result that was planned.



Just take the Holocaust for instance, easily one of the most terrible moments in human history. Millions of Jews killed. Did they realize that just three years after the war, three years after all that suffering, after nearly 2,000 years of wandering the earth, within three years of the Holocaust the Jews were restored in the nation of Israel. They got their home again because of the sympathy created from the Holocaust. We are never promised things will be totally perfect in this life, suffering is sometimes the most effective way we can learn anything, but we are never without hope.



Hope those answers were helpful. Pardon any typos.

Answer 13

To answer your first question: the laws didn't change, Jesus summed up all the laws into "Love the Lord with all your heart, all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength." and "Love your neighbor as yourself." Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice so there is no need for us to make sacrifices like in the Old Testament.



The second question is a bit harder to answer because those of us who have faith don't have all the answers either. I believe that God allows suffering because of original sin and our free will. He didn't want a bunch of mindless robots worshiping Him so He gave us free will; we get to choose right or wrong, to serve Him or not. The suffering in this world is not caused by God but He does allow it until the day He returns to take His own home with Him.

I'm glad your hubby is at least open to God and I pray that he will accept Jesus as his Savior and have a personal relationship with Him.

Answer 14

This is for the second question. Since "He lets us live in a world like this"... is he suppose to destroy everyone? That's how the world became since humans misbehave, mess up, and some are evil. Humans are the result of life today. God created it, we changed it.



Not to mention, we can pick and choose several negatives out of the world; but just the same as the positive. How about: Why does God let us live and see a rainbow? Or feel the wind. Breathe the air, etc. etc. etc.? Just as the world is full of negatives, there are positives too.

Answer 15

1. The old Testament is only a "shadow of the true light". It is a log of all the prophesy about the coming messiah. After Jesus came and fulfilled the requirements of the laws in the old Testament the age of "grace" came upon the children of God, thus, we no longer are under the requirements of the law after we claim that we believe in the atonement of Jesus Christ through his blood. We aren't perfect yet, but we are working towards perfection, but though we may fail to be just like Jesus in our actions as long as we ask for forgiveness, grace helps us to overcome our short falls.



2. God made the earth to have fellowship with all men in a beautiful place. (Proverbs 8:20-46) Yet he wants us to love him with our own free will and therefore, he made other choices in the world we live in other then choosing his fellowship. Some of the opposing choices is the Devil, our own lusts and false religion. The concept is just like when you and your husband got married you gave up all the other choices to concentrate on the one you love above all others.

The Devil came to steal, kill and destroy and thus we see so much evil. (John 10:8)

Our flesh is very selfish and therefore we see so much greed.(Galatians 5:15-22)

And false religion is there to mask the true choice. (2 Corinthians 11:12-15)

It is God's desire that all be saved but men reject his truth. (John 3:16-22)

Hope this helps.

God bless

Answer 16

Jesus didn't take away the law. Mt 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. If man hadn't sinned, then there wouldn't be the suffering. As far as "discrepancies", this appears to be the case when passages are read, and not studied in their proper context.

Feel free to e mail me with questions.

Answer 17

answer 1: The laws change because Jesus came, and took our place on the Cross as a sacrifice. So, instead of just believing in God and sacrificing animals (what they pretty much did in the Old Testament for forgiveness for their sins), we need to believe that Jesus died for us, accept him, know that we are sinners, and dedicate ourselves to following Him. so, the old testament had a different way of salvation until Jesus came.



answer 2: God needs us to grow! When we are suffering, we can pay attention to God and realize that He is greater than us and we need Him.

Answer 18

1. While they are not identical (obviously); they are similar. (Part 2) The scriptural old testament is the law of Moses not Genesis-Malachi. (old testament=law of Moses 2 Cor. 3:13-14).

2. Practice what we do with opposition. (Put love into action).

Answer 19

I don't claim to know the Bible very well, but I'll do my best to answer your questions based on what I do know.



1. The laws change from the OT to the NT because of Jesus. In the OT, believers were required to make sacrifices for their sins. However, in the NT, Jesus died for our sins, making Himself the sacrifice. Now, we don't have to make sacrifices, because Jesus died in our place.



2. God lets us live in a world full of suffering because He wants us to learn to depend on Him. If things were always perfect, it would be easy to follow. He wants it to be a choice. We have brought the pain on ourselves. If everyone was perfect, no one would ever experience anything but perfection, but we aren't perfect.

Answer 20

The law in the old testament were meant for the Israelites.

If the world did not have all of these problems then we would never learn from our mistakes.

Answer 21

While we were in sin, God sent His Son Jesus to die for us. Then, God raised Him

from the dead so that we who accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior can have eternal

life. When we accept Jesus, we become children of God. And as His children we

should have the same character as our Father. We should not only love one

another, but we should love those who do not deserve it. That’s what God did when

He loved us. And when we truly love Him, that’s what we will do.

2.We as a race from the garden of eden have brought the punishment on our selves and our familys, so at best accept the loving grace of God and accept the Lord Jesus as your savior then you will quit asking for God to account to you.He doesnt owe it to us My God and his loving grace be with you both.Romans chp 10 vs. 9,10 will help.

Answer 22

One of the best things you can do is buy him one or more of Lee Stobles books.

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Lee%20Strobel&page=1



The Case for Christ is wonderful



Just a little backround, Lee Strobel was an athiest. He was also a reporter. He took his investgative skills and wanted to apply them to prove the Bible wrong.



He couldn't, and became a believer.



Its one of the best gifts you can give your husband.

I think your husaband will enjoy these books. I know I did.

Answer 23

Bible has been changed many times during the centuries.

Answer 24

to answer your second question:



if we didnt learn of pain and suffering and sadness here on earth how would we ever know what true happiness is when we return to live with our heavenly father? If we didnt know we wouldnt appreciate it.

Answer 25

you will NEVER get an actual answer from any of the Christians on here. its all.. because he wants it that way... or something dumb like that.

Answer 26

"Better than," not "better then."

Answer 27

Sorry - I'm on his side - and your questions seem to make me think you are too. You want discrepancies? Here's a few;



Contradiction #1 Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel? (a) God did (2 Samuel 24:1) (b) Satan did (1 Chronicles 21:1).

Contradiction #2 In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel? (a) Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9). (b) One million, one hundred thousand (1 Chronicles 21:5).

Contradiction #3 How many fighting men were found in Judah? (a) Five hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9). (b) Four hundred and seventy thousand (1 Chronicles 21:5).

Contradiction #4 God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine? (a) Seven (2 Samuel 24:13). (b) Three (1 Chronicles 21:12).

Contradiction #5 How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem? (a) Twenty-two (2 Kings 8:26). (b) Forty-two (2 Chronicles 22:2).

Contradiction #6 How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem? (a) Eighteen (2 Kings 24:8). (b) Eight (2 Chronicles 36:9).

Contradiction #7 How long did he rule over Jerusalem? (a) Three months (2 Kings 24:8). (b) Three months and ten days (2 Chronicles 36:9).

Contradiction #8 The chief of the mighty men of David lifted up his spear and killed how many men at one time? (a) Eight hundred (2 Samuel 23:8). (b) Three hundred (1 Chronicles 11:11).

Contradiction #9 When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? (a) After (2 Samuel 5 and 6). (b) Before (1 Chronicles 13 and 14).

Contradiction #10 How many pairs of clean animals did God tell Noah to take into the Ark? (a) Two (Genesis 6:19, 20). (b) Seven (Genesis 7:2). But despite this last instruction only two pairs went into the ark (Genesis 7:8, 9).

Contradiction #11 When David defeated the King of Zobah, how many horsemen did he capture? (a) One thousand and seven hundred (2 Samuel 8:4). (b) Seven thousand (1 Chronicles 18:4).

Contradiction #12 How many stalls for horses did Solomon have? (a) Forty thousand (1 Kings 4:26). (b) Four thousand (2 chronicles 9:25).

Contradiction #13 In what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die? (a) Twenty-sixth year (1 Kings 15:33 - 16:8). (b) Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1).

Contradiction #14 How many overseers did Solomon appoint for the work of building the temple? (a) Three thousand six hundred (2 Chronicles 2:2) (b) Three thousand three hundred (1 Kings 5:16).

Contradiction #15 Solomon built a facility containing how many baths? (a) Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26). (b) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5).

Contradiction #16 Of the Israelites who were freed from the Babylonian captivity, how many were the children of Pahrath-Moab? (a) Two thousand eight hundred and twelve (Ezra 2:6). (b) Two thousand eight hundred and eighteen (Nehemiah 7:11).

Contradiction #17 How many were the children of Zattu? (a) Nine hundred and forty-five (Ezra 2:8) (b) Eight hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:13).

Contradiction #18 How many were the children of Azgad? (a) One thousand two hundred and twenty-two (Ezra 2:12). (b) Two thousand three hundred and twenty-two (Nehemiah 7:17).

Contradiction #19 How many were the children of Adin? (a) Four hundred and fifty-four (Ezra 2:15). (b) Six hundred and fifty-five (Nehemiah 7:20).

Contradiction #20 How many were the children of Hashum? (a) Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:19). (b) Three hundred and twenty-eight (Nehemiah 7:22).

Contradiction #21 How many were the children of Bethel and Ai? (a) Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:28). (b) One hundred and twenty-three (Nehemiah 7:32).

Contradiction #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: (a) 29,818 (Ezra). (b) 31, 089 (Nehemiah).

Contradiction #23 How many singers accompanied the assembly? (a) Two hundred (Ezra 2:65). (b) Two hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:67).

Contradiction #24 What was the name of King Abijah's mother? (a) Michaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah (2 Chronicles 13:2). (b) Maachah, daughter of Absalom (2 Chronicles 11:20). But Absalom had only one daughter whose name was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27).

Contradiction #25 Did Joshua and the Israelites capture Jerusalem? (a) Yes (Joshua 10:23, 40). (b) No (Joshua 15:63).

Contradiction #26 Who was the father of Joseph, husband of Mary? (a) Jacob (Matthew 1:16). (b) Heli (Luke 3:23).

Contradiction #27 Jesus descended from which son of David? (a) Solomon (Matthew 1:6). (b) Nathan (Luke 3:31).

Contradiction #28 Who was the father of Shealtiel? (a) Jechoniah (Matthew 1:12). (b) Neri (Luke 3:27).

Contradiction #29 Which son of Zerubbabel was an ancestor of Jesus Christ? (a) Abiud (Matthew 1:13). (b) 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 (1 Chronicles 3:19, 20). The names Abiud and Rhesa do not fit in anywhere.

Contradiction #30 Who was the father of Uzziah? (a) Joram (Matthew 1:8). (b) Amaziah (2 Chronicles 26:1).

Contradiction #31 Who as the father of Jechoniah? (a) Josiah (Matthew 1:11). (b) Jehoiakim (1 Chronicles 3:16).

Contradiction #32 How many generations were there from the Babylonian exile until Christ? (a) Matthew says fourteen (Matthew 1:17). (b) But a careful count of the generations reveals only thirteen (see Matthew 1:12-16).

Contradiction #33 Who was the father of Shelah? (a) Cainan (Luke 3:35-36). (b) Arphaxad (Genesis 11:12).

Contradiction #34 Was John the Baptist Elijah who was to come? (a) Yes (Matthew 11:14, 17:10-13). (b) No (John 1:19-21).

Contradiction #35 Would Jesus inherit David's throne? (a) Yes. So said the angel (Luke 1:32). (b) No, since he is a descendant of Jehoiakim (see Matthew 1:11, 1 Chronicles 3:16). And Jehoiakim was cursed by God so that none of his descendants can sit upon David's throne (Jeremiah 36:30).

Contradiction #36 Jesus rode into Jerusalem on how many animals? (a) One - a colt (Mark 11:7). Luke 19:35). And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it." (b) Two - a colt and an *** (Matthew 21:7). They brought the *** and the colt and put their garments on them and he sat thereon."

Contradiction #37 How did Simon Peter find out that Jesus was the Christ? (a) By a revelation from heaven (Matthew16:17). (b) His brother Andrew told him (John 1:41).

Contradiction #38 Where did Jesus first meet Simon Peter and Andrew? (a) By the sea of Galilee (Matthew 4:18-22). (b) On the banks of river Jordan (John 1:42). After that, Jesus decided to go to Galilee (John 1:43).

Contradiction #39 When Jesus met Jairus was Jairus' daughter already dead? (a) Yes. Matthew 9:18 quotes him as saying, "My daughter has just died." (b) No. Mark 5:23 quotes him as saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death."

Contradiction #40 Did Jesus allow his disciples to keep a staff on their journey? (a) Yes (Mark 6:8). (b) No (Matthew 10:9; Luke 9:3).

Contradiction #41 Did Herod think that Jesus was John the baptist? (a) Yes (Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:16). (b) No (Luke 9:9)

Contradiction #42 Did John the Baptist recognise Jesus before his baptism? (a) Yes (Matthew 3:13-14). (b) No (John 1:32, 33).

Contradiction #43 Did John the Baptist recognize Jesus after his baptism? (a) Yes (John 1:32, 33). (b) No (Matthew 11:2).

Contradiction #44 According to the Gospel of John, what did Jesus say about bearing his own witness? (a) "If I bear witness to myself, my testimony is not true"(John 5:31). (b) "Even if I do bear witness to myself, my testimony is true" (John 8:14).

Contradiction #45 When Jesus entered Jerusalem did he cleanse the temple that same day? (a) Yes (Matthew 21:12). (b) 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 11:1-17).

Contradiction #46 The Gospels say that Jesus cursed a fig tree. Did the tree wither at once? (a) Yes. (Matthew 21:19). (b) No. It withered overnight (Mark 11:20).

Contradiction #47 Did Judas kiss Jesus? (a) Yes (Matthew 26:48-50). (b) No. Judas could not get close enough to Jesus to kiss him (John 18:3-12).

Contradiction #48 What did Jesus say about Peter's denial? (a) "The cock will not crow till you have denied me three times" (John 13:38). (b) "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.

Contradiction #49 Did Jesus bear his own cross? (a) Yes (John 19:17). (b) No (Matthew 27:31-32).

Contradiction #50 Did Jesus die before the curtain of the temple was torn? (a) Yes (Matthew 27:50-51; Mark 15:37-38). (b) 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).

Contradiction #51 Did Jesus say anything secretly? (a) No. "I have said nothing secretly" (John 18:20). (b) Yes. "He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything" (Mark 4:34). The disciples asked him "Why do you speak to them in parables?" He said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given" (Matthew 13:10-11).

Contradiction #52 Where was Jesus at the sixth hour on the day of the crucifixion? (a) On the cross (Mark 15:23). (b) In Pilate's court (John 19:14).

Contradiction #53 The gospels say that two thieves were crucified along with Jesus. Did both thieves mock Jesus? (a) Yes (Mark 15:32). (b) No. One of them mocked Jesus, the other defended Jesus (Luke 23:43).

Contradiction #54 Did Jesus ascend to Paradise the same day of the crucifixion? (a) Yes. He said to the thief who defended him, "Today you will be with me in Paradise" (Luke 23:43). (b) No. He said to Mary Magdelene two days later, "I have not yet ascended to the Father" (John 20:17).

Contradiction #55 When Paul was on the road to Damascus he saw a light and heard a voice. Did those who were with him hear the voice? (a) Yes (Acts 9:7). (b) No (Acts 22:9).

Contradiction #56 When Paul saw the light he fell to the ground. Did his traveling companions also fall to the ground? (a) Yes (Acts 26:14). (b) No (Acts 9:7).

Contradiction #57 Did the voice spell out on the spot what Paul's duties were to be? (a) Yes (Acts 26:16-18). (b) No. The voice commanded Paul to go into the city of Damascus and there he will be told what he must do. (Acts 9:7; 22:10).

Contradiction #58 When the Israelites dwelt in sh*ttin they committed adultery with the daughters of Moab. God struck them with a plague. How many people died in that plague? (a) Twenty-four thousand (Numbers 25:1 and 9). (b) Twenty-three thousand (1 Corinthians 10:8).

Contradiction #59 How many members of the house of Jacob came to Egypt? (a) Seventy souls (Genesis 46:27). (b) Seventy-five souls (Acts 7:14).

Contradiction #60 What did Judas do with the blood money he received for betraying Jesus? (a) He bought a field (Acts 1:18). (b) He threw all of it into the temple and went away. The priests could not put the blood money into the temple treasury, so they used it to buy a field to bury strangers (Matthew 27:5).

Contradiction #61 How did Judas die? (a) After he threw the money into the temple he went away and hanged himself (Matthew 27:5). (b) After he bought the field with the price of his evil deed he fell headlong and burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out (Acts 1:18).

Contradiction #62 Why is the field called "Field of Blood"? (a) Because the priests bought it with the blood money (Matthew 27:8). (b) Because of the bloody death of Judas therein (Acts 1:19).

Contradiction #63 Who is a ransom for whom? (a) "The Son of Man came... to give his life as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45). "...Christ Jesus who gave himself as a ransom for all..." (1 Timothy 2:5-6). (b) "The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright" (Proverbs 21:18).

Contradiction #64 Is the law of Moses useful? (a) Yes. "All scripture is... profitable..." (2 Timothy 3:16). (b) No. "...A former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness..." (Hebrews 7:18).

Contradiction #65 What was the exact wording on the cross? (a) "This is Jesus the King of the Jews" (Matthew 27:37). (b) "The King of the Jews" (Mark 15:26) (c) "This is the King of the Jews" (Luke 23:38). (d) "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" (John 19:19).

Contradiction #66 Did Herod want to kill John the Baptist? (a) Yes (Matthew 14:5). (b) No. It was Herodias, the wife of Herod who wanted to kill him. But Herod knew that he was a righteous man and kept him safe (Mark 6:20).

Contradiction #67 Who was the tenth disciple of Jesus in the list of twelve? (a) Thaddaeus (Matthew 10:1-4; Mark 3:13-19). (b) Judas son of James is the corresponding name in Luke's gospel (Luke 6:12-16).

Contradiction #68 Jesus saw a man sitting at the tax collector's office and called him to be his disciple. What was his name? (a) Matthew (Matthew 9:9). (b) Levi (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27).

Contradiction #69 Was Jesus crucified on the daytime before the Passover meal or the daytime after? (a) After (Mark 14:12-17). (b) Before. Before the feast of the Passover (John 13:1) Judas went out at night (John 13:30). The other disciples thought he was going out to buy supplies to prepare for the Passover meal (John 13:29). When Jesus was arrested, the Jews did not enter Pilate's judgement hall because they wanted to stay clean to eat the Passover (John 18:28). When the judgement was pronounced against Jesus, it was about the sixth hour on the day of Preparation for the Passover (John 19:14).

Contradiction #70 Did Jesus pray to The Father to prevent the crucifixion? (a) Yes. (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42). (b) No. (John 12:27).

Contradiction #71 In the gospels which say that Jesus prayed to avoid the cross, how many times did he move away from his disciples to pray? (a) Three (Matthew 26:36-46 and Mark 14:32-42). (b) One. No opening is left for another two times. (Luke 22:39-46).

Contradiction #72 Matthew and Mark agree that Jesus went away and prayed three times. What were the words of the second prayer? (a) Mark does not give the words but he says that the words were the same as the first prayer (Mark 14:39). (b) Matthew gives us the words, and we can see that they are not the same as in the first (Matthew 26:42).

Contradiction #73 What did the centurion say when Jesus dies? (a) "Certainly this man was innocent" (Luke 23:47). (b) "Truly this man was the Son of God" (Mark 15:39).

Contradiction #74 When Jesus said "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" in what language did he speak? (a) Hebrew: the words are "Eli, Eli..." (Matthew 27:46). (b) Aramaic: the words are "Eloi, Eloi..." (Mark 15:34).

Contradiction #75 According to the gospels, what were the last words of Jesus before he died? (a) "Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit!" (Luke 23:46). (b) "It is finished" (John 19:30).

Contradiction #76 When Jesus entered Capernaum he healed the slave of a centurion. Did the centurion come personally to request Jesus for this? (a) Yes (Matthew 8:5). (b) No. He sent some elders of the Jews and his friends (Luke 7:3, 6).

Contradiction #77 (a) Adam was told that if and when he eats the forbidden fruit he would die the same day (Genesis 2:17). (b) Adam ate the fruit and went on to live to a ripe old age of 930 years (Genesis 5:5).

Contradiction #78 (a) God decided that the life-span of humans will be limited to 120 years (Genesis 6:3). (b) Many people born after that lived longer than 120. Arpachshad lived 438 years. His son Shelah lived 433 years. His son Eber lived 464 years, etc. (Genesis 11:12-16).

Contradiction #79 Apart from Jesus did anyone else ascend to heaven? (a) No (John 3:13). (b) Yes. "And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven" (2 Kings 2:11).

Contradiction #80 Who was high priest when David went into the house of God and ate the consecrated bread? (a) Abiathar (Mark 2:26). (b) Ahimelech, the father of Abiathar (1 Samuel 21:1; 22:20).

Contradiction #81 Was Jesus' body wrapped in spices before burial in accordance with Jewish burial customs? (a) Yes and his female disciples witnessed his burial (John 19:39-40). (b) No. Jesus was simply wrapped in a linen shroud. Then the women bought and prepared spices "so that they may go and anoint him [Jesus]" (Mark 16:1).

Contradiction #82 When did the women buy the spices? (a) After "the sabbath was past" (Mark 16:1). (b) Before the sabbath. The women "prepared spices and ointments." Then, "on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment" (Luke 23:55 to 24:1).

Contradiction #83 At what time of day did the women visit the tomb? (a) "Toward the dawn" (Matthew 28:1). (b) "When the sun had risen" (Mark 16:2).

Contradiction #84 What was the purpose for which the women went to the tomb? (a) To anoint Jesus' body with spices (Mark 16:1;Luke 23:55 to 24:1). (b) To see the tomb. Nothing about spices here (Matthew 28:1). For no specified reason. In this gospel the wrapping with spices had been done before the sabbath (John 20:1).

Contradiction #85 A large stone was placed at the entrance of the tomb. Where was the stone when the women arrived? (a) They saw that the stone was "Rolled back" (Mark 16:4). They found the stone "rolled away from the tomb" (Luke 24:2). They saw that "the stone had been taken away from the tomb" (John 20:1) (b) As the women approached, an angel descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and conversed with the women. Matthew made the women witness the spectacular rolling away of the stone (Matthew 28:1-6).

Contradiction #86 Did anyone tell the women what happened to Jesus' body? (a) Yes. "A young man in a white robe" (Mark 16:5). "Two men... in dazzling apparel" later described as angels (Luke 24:4 and 24:23). An angel - the one who rolled back the stone (Matthew 16:2). In each case the women were told that Jesus had risen from the dead (Matthew 28:7; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:5 footnote). (b) No. Mary met no one and returned saying, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him" (John 20:2).

Contradiction #87 When did Mary Magdelene first meet the resurrected Jesus? And how did she react? (a) Mary and the other women met Jesus on their way back from their first and only visit to the tomb. They took hold of his feet and worshiped him (Matthew 28:9). (b) On her second visit to the tomb Mary met Jesus just outside the tomb. When she saw Jesus she did not recognize him. She mistook him for the gardener. She still thinks that Jesus' body is laid to rest somewhere and she demands to know where. But when Jesus said her name she at once recognized him and called him "Teacher." Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me... " (John 20:11 to 17).

Contradiction #88 What was Jesus' instruction for his disciples? (a) "Tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me" (Matthew 28:10). (b) "Go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God" (John 20:17).

Contradiction #89 When did the disciples return to Galilee? (a) Immediately, because when they saw Jesus in Galilee "some doubted" (Matthew 28:17). This period of uncertainty should not persist. (b) After at least 40 days. That evening the disciples were still in Jerusalem (Luke 24:33). Jesus appeared to them there and told them, "stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high" (Luke 24:49). He was appearing to them "during forty days" (Acts 1:3), and "charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise..." (Acts 1:4).

Contradiction #90 To whom did the Midianites sell Joseph? (a) "To the Ishmaelites" (Genesis 37:28). (b) "To Potiphar, an officer of Pharoah" (Genesis 37:36).

Contradiction #91 Who brought Joseph to Egypt? (a) The Ishmaelites bought Joseph and then "took Joseph to Egypt" (Genesis 37:28). (b) "The Midianites had sold him in Egypt" (Genesis 37:36). Joseph said to his brothers "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt" (Genesis 45:4).

Contradiction #92 Does God change his mind? (a) Yes. The word of the Lord came to Samuel: "I repent that I have made Saul King..." (1 Samuel 15:10 to 11). (b) No. God "will not lie or repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent" (1 Samuel 15:29). (c) Yes. "And the Lord repented that he had made Saul King over Israel" (1 Samuel 15:35). Notice that the above three quotes are all from the same chapter of the same book! In addition, the Bible shows that God repented on several other occasions: I. The Lord was sorry that he made man (Genesis 6:6). "I am sorry that I have made them" (Genesis 6:7) ii."And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people" (Exodus 32:14).

Contradiction #93 The Bible says that for each miracle Moses and Aaron demonstrated the same by their secret arts. Then comes the following feat: (a) Moses and Aaron converted all the available water into blood (Exodus 7:20-21). (b) The magicians did the same (Exodus 7:22). This is impossible, since there would have been no water left to convert into blood.

Contradiction #94 Who killed Goliath? (a) David (1 Samuel 17:23, 50). (b) Elhanan (2 Samuel 21:19). Contradiction #95 Who killed Saul? (a) "Saul took his own sword and fell upon it... Thus Saul died... (1 Samuel 31:4-6). (b) An Amalekite slew him (2 Samuel 1:1-16).

Contradiction #96 Does every man sin? (a) Yes. "There is no man who does not sin" (1 Kings 8:46; see also 2 Chronicles 6:36; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:20; and 1 John 1:8-10). (b) No. True Christians cannot possibly sin, because they are the children of God. Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God ... (1 John 5:1). "We should be called children of God; and so we are" (1 John 3:1). "He who loves is born of God" (1 John 4:7). "No one born of God commits sin; for God's nature abides in him, and he cannot sin because he is born of God" (1 John 3:9). But, then again, Yes! "If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us" (1 John 1:8).

Contradiction #97 Who will bear whose burden? (a) "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2). (b) "Each man will have to bear his own load" (Galatians 6:5).

Contradiction #98 How many disciples did Jesus appear to after his resurrection? (a) Twelve (1 Corinthians 15:5). (b) Eleven (Matthew 27:3-5 and Acts 1:9-26, see also Matthew 28:16; Mark 16:14 footnote; Luke 24:9; Luke 24:33).

Contradiction #99 Where was Jesus three days after his baptism? (a) After his baptism, "the spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days..." (Mark 1:12-13). (b) Next day after the baptism, Jesus selected two disciples. Second day: Jesus went to Galilee - two more disciples. Third day: Jesus was at a wedding feast in Cana in Galilee (see John 1:35; 1:43; 2:1-11).

Contradiction #100 Was baby Jesus's life threatened in Jerusalem? (a) Yes, so Joseph fled with him to Egypt and stayed there until Herod died (Matthew 2:13 - 23). (b) No. The family fled nowhere. They calmly presented the child at the Jerusalem temple according to the Jewish customs and returned to Galilee (Luke 2:21-40).

Contradiction #101 When Jesus walked on water how did the disciples respond? (a) They worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God" (Matthew 14:33). (b) "They were utterly astounded, for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened" (Mark 6:51-52).