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"Mistakes and Contradictions" List

Mistakes and Contradictions in the Bible?
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In the past, I've run across numerous complaints about mistakes and contradictions which occur within the Bible. However, each time, those "mistakes and contradictions" have been proven to be misrepresentation, verses taken out of context, or people reading such things with darkened understanding, which causes the person to see something as a contradiction, though it's no contradiction whatsoever!

In light of this, and because we are to study the Word of God, this page will confront these "mistakes and contradictions" and prove them wrong. The Bible is the Infallible Word of God, and therefore has no contradictions or mistakes. Now, because we are human and have human minds, we may not fully understand certain things as of yet. But rest assured the Bible is infallible.

In order for these "contradictions and mistakes" to be answered here though, I will need your help. As I have read and studied the Word of God, I've indeed found it to be infallible, and therefore I cannot personally find or think of things within the Word of God, which may be seen by others as a contradiction. Therefore, I do ask that you send me things you personally have found in the Word of God, that seem like a contradiction, or perhap have been confronted/asked about. While I have faced many of them in the past, nearly all were rather incredibly ridiculous and therefore would be a nuisance to list them on this site for those who understand the Truth. So please, send me some you might know, so that I may answer them on this page!

Also note, while this page can be used as an "apologetics" type page proving the infallibility of the Bible, it is aimed mostly to help the Body of Christ to more fully understand complicating matters within the Word of God.

Please, Send Them to be answered,
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(As I receive and answer them, They will be posted below)

"Mistakes and Contradictions" List

Who Desired of Jesus?  |  Jesus, the ONLY one whom ascended to Heaven?  |  Can God Be Seen, or Not?   |  

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Who Desired of Jesus? (Matthew 20:20 and Mark 10:35)
Matthew 20:20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
Mark 10:35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.


This confusion can be understood actually by the verses in Matthew. The mother came to Jesus WITH her two sons. The verses in Mark show that James and John were not silent and their mother was not the only one wanting them to sit on the right and left hand of Jesus. In Matthew 20:22 when Jesus replies, we also see the word �ye� being used. �Ye� is the plural form of �you,� so Jesus was not answering just the mother, but all three because all three desired this thing. Note also in Matthew 20:22, the reply to Jesus was �We are able� which shows the sons were involved in the conversation and were asking Jesus just as the same as their mother.

All in all these two accounts simply show that James, John, and their mother desired this thing of Jesus, and not JUST the mother or JUST the disciples. The Two accounts are the same thing, just giving a better understanding of what happened.

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Jesus, the ONLY one whom ascended to Heaven? (2 Kings 2:11 and John 3:13)
2 Kings 2:11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.


In 2 Kings we see the account of what happened to Elijah. We see that while Elijah and Elisha were talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire came and separated them, and a whirlwind caught Elijah up and he went up to heaven. In John 3:13 we see Jesus talking to Nicodemus, and how He mentions that no man has ever ascended up to heaven, except Him who came down from heaven, the Son of man (Himself).

These two accounts, seem to contradict one another. Some may believe that Jesus lies when He says what He says. However, if we understand what is being said, and the words being used by the Lord Jesus, we see there are no lies, and there is no contradiction at all. Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Jesus mentions that the only one who can ascend up to heaven, is Him. Pay special attention to that word: ascend. When the Word of God uses the word "ascend" or when we even use it today, it paints a picture of someone getting up, or climbing up . . . by their own ability and power! Elijah was TAKEN up to heaven by a whirlwind . . . not by his own ability or power, but by the whirlwind, by the power of God. Jesus on the other hand, came down from heaven of His Own Ability and Power, and also ASCENDED up to heaven again after being raised from the dead and showing Himself to many so they may have faith in Him . . . all by His Own Ability and Power! This is what Jesus is referring to, going up to heaven by their own power and ability . . . and no man can do that except for Him alone, because He was God come in the flesh. He was in heaven to start with, came down to bring us salvation, and then went back to Heaven where He was before! There is no contradiction, but rather understanding can be obtained, by understanding what the Lord Jesus was saying.

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Can God Be Seen, or Not?

This one, due to it's length, deserves a page of it's own. Here it is: Can God be Seen, or Not? -- Explained!

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