The Bible Has Contradictions

Unfortunately my opponent was unable to address all my examples due to the limited character space. He will need to do this in-order to have any chance of winning the debate. I will accept any arguments he places in the comment section as an extension of the debate. === Replies to Rebuttals=== "The Bible is NOT meant to be taken literally, or even scientifically" >>I must contend that saying the bible should not be taken literally or scientifically is an inadequate argument. It matters not whether the bible is correct, scientific, divinely inspired, literal or any of this, the contradictions still hold. Indeed if there are contradictions than it means the bible is not correct. "is that Man is to live ETERNALLY without death. God said Thou Shalt surely die...and he didn't mean...literally DIE that day" >> No, the verse quite explicitly described dieing the same day it was eaten. If "dieing" actually means loosing eternal life in the verse, as you suggest, than you have the burden of proof to prove this is what the writer truly meant. I'll limit my replies here, so to make room for more arguments. ===Arguments=== "To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people." ~ 1 Samuel 9:16-17 (King James Version) "And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them." ~ 1 Samuel 31:4-7 (King James Version) >>One says that God picked Saul to defeat the Philistines. The other says Saul died and the Philistines won. "And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah." ~ 2 Samuel 24:1 (King James Version) "And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel." ~ 1 Chronicles 21:1 (King James Version) >> One says God inspired the census. The other says Satan inspired the census. "And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men." ~ 2 Samuel 24:9 (King James Version) "And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword." ~ 1 Chronicles 21:5 (King James Version) >> One says the census numbered 800,000 for Israel and 500,000 for Judah. The other says the census numbered 1,100,00 for Israel and 470,000 for Judah. "Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel." ~ 2 Kings 8:25-26 (King James Version) "Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri." ~ 2 Chronicles 22:2 (King James Version) >> One says Ahaziah was 22 when he began his reign. The other says he was 42. "And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister" ~ 1 Chronicles 3:19 (King James Version) "Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God." ~ Ezra 3:2 (King James Version) >> One says Pedaiah was the father of Zerubbabel. The other says his father was Shealtiel. "And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever." ~ Psalm 78:69 (King James Version) "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." ~ Matthew 24:35 (King James Version) >> One says God made the Earth to last forever. In the other Jesus says it will pass away. "Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword: But thou shalt die in peace" ~ Jeremiah 34:4-5 (King James Version) "And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death." ~ Jeremiah 52:10-11 (King James Version) >> God says he will die in peace. Instead, his sons are slain before his eyes, his eyes are plucked out, he is bound and then taken to Babylon and left in prison to die. "And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ." ~ Matthew 1:16 (King James Version) "And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli" ~ Luke 3:23 (King James Version) >> One says Jacob was the father of Joseph. The others says Heli was. "And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." ~ Matthew 3:17 (King James Version) "And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased." ~ Luke 3:22 (King James Version) >> One says "this is", speaking to the crowd. The other says "thou art", speaking to Jesus. "But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire." ~ Matthew 5:22 (King James Version) "Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?" ~ Matthew 23:17-19 (King James Version) >> Jesus says calling someone a fool is a sin. Jesus then calls someone a fool. "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." ~ Matthew 7:7-8 (King James Version) "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able." ~ Luke 13:24 (King James Version) >> One says if they seek they will find. The other says many who seek to enter heaven will not be able. "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." ~ Matthew 7:21 (King James Version) "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved." ~ Acts 2:21 (King James Version) >> One says not everyone who calls on God will be saved. The other says they will. "And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father." ~ Matthew 20:23 (King James Version) "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth." ~ Matthew 28:18 (King James Version) >> Jesus says it is not his to give. Then he says all power has been given to him. === Again, I have many more examples but I have run out of space.