The Bible is right.

Thanks for the quick response Scotty. Scotty has decided to defend the Conservative Christian viewpoint, that the Bible is inspired by God, inerrant and infallible. Let's start with this claim that scotty makes: == 1) "THE BIBLE CONTAINS NO CONTRADICTIONS." == A. The conflicting genealogies of Jesus It was important that the gospel authors proved that Jesus was a descendant of Abraham, in order to prove that he was the Messiah predicted in the Old Testament. For this reason, Matthew and Luke both offered genealogies of Jesus' heritage. In Matthew's Genealogy (Matthew 1:1-17), there are 54 generations in between Abraham and Jesus. In Luke's Genealogy (Luke 3:23-37), there are 39 generations between Abraham and Jesus. [1] Mary Fairchild writes, "Throughout the ages, scholars have pondered and argued over the reasons for the conflicting genealogies of Matthew and Luke, particularly since Jewish scribes were known for their precise and detailed record keeping." [1] The only possible explanation for the conflicting genealogies is that they were made up, independently. B. Is Jesus equal to or lesser than God? JOHN 10:30 "I and my Father are one." JOHN 14:28 "If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I." [2] The second quote contradicts the idea of the Trinity, where Jesus "is" God. C. Which came first, beast or man? Genesis 1:25-6 says that God created the beasts THEN man. Genesis 2:18-19 says God created Adam THEN the beasts. [2] The first and second books of Genesis completely contradict on the Creation story. D. Human or Ghostly conception? Acts 2:30 says that Jesus was a normal human descendent of David and would be placed on the throne in the kingdom of heaven because of a promise God made to David. Matthew 1:18 says the Holy Ghost placed Jesus in Mary's womb. [2] E. Punish the son for the sins of the father? Isaiah 14:21 "Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers" Deuteronomy 24:16 "neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin." [2] F. Jesus' last words We all know, last words are important. Too bad the Bible gives three different quotes from Jesus. Matthew 27:46,50 "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Luke 23:46 "Father, unto thy hands I commend my spirit" John 19:30 "It is finished" [2] G. Can God Be Seen? God CAN be seen: "And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my backparts." (EXO 33:23) "And the Lord spake to Moses face to face, as a man speaketh to his friend." (EXO 33:11) "For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." (GEN 32:30) God CANNOT be seen: "No man hath seen God at any time." (JOH 1:18) "And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me and live." (EXO 33:20) "Whom no man hath seen nor can see." (1TIM 6:16) [2] H. How did Judas die? Matthew 27:5 – he hanged himself Acts 1:18 – Judas spontaneously burst asunder and his bowels "gushed out" [2] I. Did Michal, Saul's daughter, have kids 2 Samuel 6:23 – she had no kids 2 Samuel 21:8 – she had 5 kids [2] == 2) THINGS IN THE BIBLE THAT ARE FACTUALLY INCORRECT == LEV 11:6 – hares chew cud (not true) PSA 58:8 – the sun can cause snails to melt (not true) GEN 3:14 – snakes only eat dirt (not true) [2] Matthew (13:31–32), Mark (4:30–32), and Luke (13:18–19) – the mustard seed is the smallest seed in the world (we now know the orchid seed is among the smallest of seeds, by huge orders of magnitude) [3] According to the Genealogy in Genesis, the Earth is approximately 6000 years old (however, it's actually 4.5 billion years olds) [4] == 3) SCOTTY SAYS THE BIBLE MAKES ACCURATE PREDICTIONS ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS == It's easy to finagle vague predictions and claim they fit historical events, but some predictions were clearly wrong. Isaiah 33:20 – Jerusalem will enjoy perpetual peace – no building will ever be destroyed (in actuality, the Temple Mount was destroyed, twice, except for one wall – the Wailing Wall; this also fails to predict the Crusades) Isaiah 52:1 – the uncircumcised will never again enter Jerusalem (yeah, right) [5] == 4) SCOTTY TALKS ABOUT THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE CANAANITES == According to the LA Times, "The truth is that virtually every modern archeologist who has investigated the story of the Exodus, with very few exceptions, agrees that the way the Bible describes the Exodus is not the way it happened, if it happened at all … After a century of excavations trying to prove the ancient accounts true, archeologists say there is no conclusive evidence that the Israelites were ever in Egypt, were ever enslaved, ever wandered in the Sinai wilderness for 40 years or ever conquered the land of Canaan under Joshua's leadership. To the contrary, the prevailing view is that most of Joshua's fabled military campaigns never occurred--archeologists have uncovered ash layers and other signs of destruction at the relevant time at only one of the many battlegrounds mentioned in the Bible. Today, the prevailing theory is that Israel probably emerged peacefully out of Canaan--modern-day Lebanon, southern Syria, Jordan and the West Bank of Israel . . . 'Scholars have known these things for a long time, but we've broken the news very gently,' said William Dever, a professor of Near Eastern archeology and anthropology at the University of Arizona and one of America's preeminent archeologists … the modern archeological consensus over the Exodus is just beginning to reach the public." [6] This shows that the Exodus is a lie and the Canaanites were never destroyed. This directly contradicts what my opponent has said and refutes his main proof of the truthfulness of the Bible. == 5) IMMORAL TEACHINGS IN THE BIBLE == A. Genocide The Old Testament has God condoning the genocide of 13 different tribes and 12 cities. [7] He condoned the killing of all the men, women, AND children. Genocide is not consistent with current international moral standards. Many of these people did not even fight back. [7] In Numbers 31:1-18, Moses is angry that his soldiers did NOT kill the women and children. He instructs his men to murder all the male children and all the non-virgin women. [7] In 1 Chronicles 21:1-14, God kills 70,000 innocent people because David counted them, and God believed censuses were the work of the Devil. [9] B. Rape Deuteronomy 22:28-29 says rape is okay, as long as you pay the woman's father 50 shekels in exchange for the woman's purity. [7] Deuteronomy 21:11-14 instructed the Israelites that they should rape their female prisoners of war. [7] In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot, the most moral man in the city, instructs the people of the city to rape his daughters. God allows him to live because he led such an upstanding life. He later has sex with both daughters and impregnates them. C. Slavery Exodus says slavery is okay. It says you can beat your slaves, as long as you don't kill them. [8] Leviticus 19:20-22 says you can rape your female slaves. Unless they are engaged to be married. If you rape an engaged slave, you have to sacrifice a ram in the temple and then God will forgive you. [8] 1 Timothy 6:1-3 in the New Testament tells slaves to obey their masters. D. Anti-Semitism 1 Thessalonians 2:15 says all Jews are evil. [9] E. Stone disobedient children This instruction is in Deuteronomy 21:18-21 F. Men are worth more than women Leviticus 27:1-7 provides actual monetary value comparisons G. Homosexuality Leviticus 20:13 says homosexuals should be put to death [1] http://tinyurl.com... [2] http://tinyurl.com... [3] http://tinyurl.com... [4] http://tinyurl.com... [5] http://tinyurl.com... [6] http://tinyurl.com... [7] http://tinyurl.com... 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