....because it is a collection of myths, from various times and places,
cobbled together, collated, and edited, over and over again, over hundreds
of years, by different editors with differing agendas? Because the parts
about Jesus were manufactured to provide a "back story" for a character
that was never real?
On Thu, 08 May 2008 09:11:17 +0000, Christ's Love wrote:
> The Bible has many seeming contradictions within its pages. For
> example, the four Gospels give four differing accounts as to what was
> written on the sign that hung on the cross. Matthew said, “This is
> Jesus the King of the Jews” (27:37). However, Mark contradicts that
> with “The King of the Jews” (15:26). Luke says something different:
> “This is the King of the Jews” (23:38), and John maintains that the
> sign said “Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews” (19:19).
>
> Those who are looking for contradictions may therefore say, “See—the
> Bible is full of mistakes!” and choose to reject it entirely as being
> untrustworthy. However, those who trust God have no problem
> harmonizing the Gospels. There is no contradiction if the sign simply
> said, “This is Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews.”
>
> The godly base their confidence on two truths: 1) “all Scripture is
> given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16); and 2) an elementary
> rule of Scripture is that God has deliberately included seeming
> contradictions in His Word to “snare” the proud. He has “hidden”
> things from the “wise and prudent” and “revealed them to babes”
(Luke
> 10:21), purposely choosing foolish things to confound the wise (1
> Corinthians 1:27).
>
> Always remember: Christ loves you, and so do I! Each and every one of
you!
So, you explanation is "Don't let it worry you"? Could you be more of an
idiot?
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MarkA
Keeper of Things Put There Only Just The Night Before
About eight o'clock
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