In fact there is not one real contradiction in scripture.

Actually I was beginning to wonder if you had left the building. And no my claim s based n the simple fact that removing all the so-called contradictions from scripture, not by removing the scripture but by finding way in which they do not form contradictions actually works. That is not an opinion, personal or otherwise, it si a demonstrable fact. I have not introduced one single contradiction. If I have failed to make myself clear enough for you to understand that, that is my failing and mine alone, however I am sure that if you think carefully enough about it you will find understandings of my posts that do not provide contradictions. Are you sure you are not setting for what you think I am saying rather than making sure of what I am really saying? There is no one surprise to any who know scripture that there are many different denominations, after all, Jesus himself warned us that would happen when He said what he does at Matthew 7:21-23, nor should it be surprising that the majority are in one or other of them because Jesus also warned us about that at Matthew 7:13.14. In fact he gave us a great many warnings in his famous Sermon on the mount. Yes I would agree, it would be tempting to think that, but that would not take into account that God's truth has a very powerful enemy, one who is very capable of manipulating the minds of men, and frequently does, hence Paul said, at 1 Corinthians 4:3,4 "If, now, the good news we declare is in fact veiled, it is veiled among those who are perishing, 4 among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine through." God has always been are of this. Because of the rules of justice He can only interfere so far unless people turn to Him for help, as He begs them to do. For the sake of Justice, Satan has to be given a fair chance to prove his case. Part of that fair chance includes Satan being allowed to corrupt scripture to a certain level, so that only those interested enough n truth can find their way to the truth, hence god is looking for such ones (John 4:23,24). However most people are either completely disinterested, being too involved in their own little lives, or too determined to pick holes that are not really there. No,I have admitted no such thing. I have admitted that there are APPARENT contradictions, but since they are only apparent due to misunderstandings they are not actually contradictions. Change your understanding of teh same scriptures and those false contradictions disappear. Put more simply, a misunderstanding is just that, nothing more,nothing less, it is not a contradiction, because in truth those scriptures do not contradict. It is simply the same for a mistranslation. It is not a contradiction. It may make things look like they contradict, but appearances are often deceptive. In both cases they do not stand up to sufficiently close examination, just as the best forged "20 note doesn't stand up to detailed examination. I have not avoided them. True I have not covered everything you have said, bit much of it is self evidently specious so I have left it to those reading to understand that. You say Paul gives three contradicting accounts of conversions,and yet you cannot specify where those accounts are so I cannot check them, is that because you know they don't really contradict. Yes many denominations say that scripture is inerrant,and in itself it is, however errors have been introduced into many translations, sometimes deliberately. Then again many denominations declare that the 6 creative days are literal 24 hours days which they plainly are not. If you think you can point me to anything you believe to be a contradiction, then by all means do. No,I am not referring to magic. There is nothing magical about the operation of Holy Spirit,or Satan's spirit,any more than there is to radio waves. Just because we don't understand it, any more than we can have any understanding of what the spirit realm is doesn't make it magical. Satan can blind us to the truth with his spirit, God can open our eyes with His, but will not interfere unless we ask Him to. unlike Satan He allows us a choice. Of course just asking Him to help doesn't mean He will, That will depend on why you are asking. Motivation is all. He will always, however, help those who are willing to become a part of His "New World" when it is brought into being. There are no fallacies in my reasoning, though t is not possible to say the same about yours. The reasoning that a mistranslation actually represent a contradiction is fallacious for a start, two things only contradict if their actual meanings are equal and opposite. A misunderstanding is not the actual meaning of anything. I would be happy for you to post any contradiction you find, you don't even have to post the whole thing, just chapter and verse will do, I am more than happy to look them up. It would be even better if you were to name the translation or translations you are reading them from. Some would class me as an apologetic. I do not see myself as such I see nothing to apologise for in the errors and misunderstandings of others. I am simply sticking up for truth against all else. I prefer the bible's definition of faith as found at Hebrew 11:1. That definition demands at least a foundation of solid evidence,even if it is only a basic foundation. I have seen more than a basic level of solid evidence and so have you if you would only recognise it as such. It is all around us, in the design of god's creation. after all, you cannot have design without a designer. To say that you can is a major contradiction. Again, an error is just that an error, it is not a contradiction, it could only be a contradiction if it were not an error. You do appear to be using a very different understanding of what a contradiction is. A fake "20 note may look like one. yu may even be able to pass it off as one, but it isn't one. In the same way an error that appears to be a contradiction is not a contradiction in reality. con"tra"dic"tion [kon-truh-dik-shuhn] noun 1. the act of contradicting; gainsaying or opposition. 2. assertion of the contrary or opposite; denial. 3. a statement or proposition that contradicts or denies another or itself and is logically incongruous. 4. direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency. 5. a contradictory act, fact, etc. (Courtesy of dictionary.reference.com)