In fact there is not one real contradiction in scripture.

Who says that the word of God is inerrant verbatim? No-one with any sense because even scripture itself doesn't claim that. Why? Because God has had to allow for misinterpretations to take place, He has had to allow for deliberate alteration additions and omissions which He knew would happen. That is why scripture says, at Psalm 119:160 "The substance of your word is truth, And every righteous judicial decision of yours is to time indefinite." Notice that it says "the substance" not "every single word". Such mistakes and alterations do not negate God's word, they simply condemn those who instigated them, if they did so deliberately. God's word is still valid, as we will see. Mankind has, at Satan's instigation, produced many an apparent contradiction into scripture in order to try to discredit it. God however has allowed for this in a number of ways. One is to make His word so completely integrated that if anything is added or taken away it changes the meaning of parts of the whole so much that they don't fit into the entire context. That context has been carefully protected in order that those determined enough to find truth will be able to do so. That enables those determined enough, who feel truth and life are valuable enough, and are therefore prepared to take the time out of their daily lives and make the effort to find it will be able to do so. OK the work is not easy, and it cannot be achieved overnight. The journey to truth means frequently having to change your ideas as you discover mistakes along the way, but believe me it is worth the effort, especial since God and Christ both promised help to do so should we try hard enough. In one sense you are right. The scripture con refers to is presumably the verses found at Matthew 7:13,14,21-23. They do not condemn any particular group pr organisation. What, however they do is to alert us to the need to, as scripture elsewhere tells us many times in many places. ensure that what we are taught is right, and only listen to those who teach what complies with scripture, the whole of scripture not just individual verses. In fact God's word even praises those who do diligently check up what they are being taught in scripture to makes sure thy are being taught correctly, and praises them over and above those who simply accept the teachings they are given. (Acts 17:10,110). That is because God only wants those who are prepared to make that effort. He doesn't want those who always want to take the easy way (hence Matthew 7:13,14). The rewards for faithful service in this Satan ruled world are too great to give to just anyone, though the majority of humankind, the vast majority, will be given a second chance to achieve it after the resurrection and before the final test. God is impeccably fair, and only wants to weed out those too lazy, or too full of self interest, to learn in this time of the end when He has made, through His son, the information so completely available to all who wish to find it. By the time this system comes to an end there will be no excuse left for those who have refused, for whatever reason, to listen and at least test out what they are being shown. That time is not now far away, so time is getting ever shorter. Unfortunately no word promulgated after the death of the Apostles is valid, because as Revelation assures us, such false workers are to be allowed freedom to operate until the time when it really counts, this time of the end, when all are being given the chance to learn. (Revelation 22:11). Many many times scripture warns us that the faith will be taken over by what some scriptures call the "man of lawlessness" and others simple Apostate or false teachers. This was already happening in the days of the Apostles and is the reason behind the letters that have been included in scripture. It took complete hold after. If I were to come up with a list of teachings that condemn the vast majority of so called Christians it would take all day, but the most important false teachings that are leading people away from god and which were accepted by the thoroughly Apostate church after the death of John, the last of the Apostles are: The Trinity. A teaching which dishonours both God and Christ and appears nowhere in scripture. This has been the cause of more scriptural alterations than any other doctrine. It is a teaching which is remarkably easy to disprove, but one which many cling to despite the evidence, historical and scriptural, against it. One of the simplest proofs against it is 1 Peter 1:3, a thought echoed by other Apostles in other places but shows that Christ himself has a God whom he worships. It is also the cause of more apparent contradictions than any other single doctrine despite it's not being officially adopted by the church until late 4th century. The doctrine of the Immortal Soul. Again an easy one to disprove but one many cling to because it gives them instant, if false, comfort in believing that their relatives are relaxing in heaven. Both of these are teachings which the Apostles fought against continually but gained a hold some time after their deaths. Both have no unambiguous scriptural backing, whereas their opposites do. Being an Atheist is no advantage. I know, I have spent a period of a few years being just that, and the only reason you cannot see the obvious evidence all around you is because you choose not to. I eventually had to admit my srror as I could defend it no longer. The only advantage being an Atheist give you is that you can refuse to look at the evidence claiming it to be a waste do time, however as Paul points out, so strong is the evidence against them that they are "inexcusable". I do not ask any to merely accept my word, I ask them to be like the highly praised Beroeans, and check out for themselves what I say, thoroughly. If they do so thoroughly, and honestly, bias free, enough they will not be able to deny it any more than I was.