the Christian Bible is Self-Contradictory

I don’t have enough room to copy his first paragraph. Instead I will respond to it. Pro is using a huge assumption that is completely false. He seems to put the cart before the horse, and argues from one verse without actually studying the context of that verse. He then jumps to his conclusion that the context doesn’t eradicate this contradiction, without actually proving any evidence to the contrary. So I will go ahead answer Con’s objections. But first, I would like to actually use the “Law of Non-Contradiction” to help Con, and the voters understand how these supposed “contradictions” can be cleared up. The Law of non-contradiction is one of the basic laws in classical logic. It states that something cannot be both true and not true at the same time when dealing with the same context. For example: 1. It’s raining outside. 2. It is not raining outside. If we are talking about different places, then the statements don’t contradict each other, and consequently, they can both be true. So, let’s use the Law of Non-Contradiction, for all these verses that Con lists. Genesis 32:30 put in Context has to do with Jacob wrestling with God. Jacob did not see God the Father, wrather he saw Christ before his incarnation. John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. (Con made the mistake of not finishing up this verse, he only put “No one has ever seen God). What John is saying is that again no one has seen God the father except Jesus(Son). So are these two passages Genesis 32:30 and John 1:18 a contradiction? No. They are simply saying that no one has seen the Father except Jesus(Son). Matt 19:26 says “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. “ Judges 1:19 says “And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.” Matthew 19:26 put in context is where Jesus was telling a rich man how he can enter heaven. The disciples in verse 25: “Who then can be saved”? That is why in v26 Jesus was saying that men can’t save themselves. Only Jesus who is God can save man. Judges 1:19 Is referring to God using the Israelites to Judge the Canaanites. But, God had forsaken the Israelites because they did not have faith that he was going to help them win against the Canaanites. It was not because they had chariots of iron. Again, there’s no contradiction between Matthew 19:26 or Judges 1:19 since they are different events taken in context within Biblical History. Mark 15:25 says “And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.” John 19:14-16 says “…about the sixth hour…they cried out…crucify him….Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified.” The difference is the system of time that Mark wrote in, and John wrote in. Mark, wrote in the Jewish times of day, while John wrote in the Roman times of day. (Roman time of Day is 12 a.m.- 11:59 p.m., which is the same as English time of day). Jewish Time: Third hour--6am-9am Sixth hour--9am-12pm Ninth hour--12pm-3pm Twelfth hour--3pm-6pm First Watch--6pm-9pm Second Watch--9pm-12am Third Watch--12am-3am Fourth Watch--3am-6am Roman Time: Sixth Time: 6 a.m. So as you can see there is no contradiction here. Mark is writing in the Jewish hour, while John is writing in the Roman hour. God good to all, or just a few? PSA 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. JER 13:14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. Psalm 145:9 and Jeremiah 13:14 do not contradict. Jeremiah 13:14 is a parable of the wine jars. In this parable, "The bottles represent all the people, and the wine represents the wrath of God." God did not want them to die, but to live. However, they would not repent and turn to him, so God had to pour out his justice against their sins. No contradiction found here. Is god peaceful? EXO 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. ROM 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. Exodus 15:3 is a poetic song that Moses made for God, after he helped the cross the Red Sea, and defeated Pharoah’s army. That doesn’t disprove Romans 15:33. Conclusion: When we use the Law of non-contradiction and apply it to scripture it works. Con’s arguments are not withstanding. The Bible does not contradict itself. Sources: http://philochristos.blogspot.com... http://carm.org... http://www.biblestudytools.com... http://biblehub.com... http://www.biblegateway.com... http://www.biblestudytools.com... http://workmenforchrist.org...