Does the Bible contradict itself?
Join Staci and Elizabeth as they discuss "apparent contradictions" in Scripture.
Luke 8:43-44 Mark 5:25-30 Matthew 9:20-22 Was she healed when she touched his garment or when Jesus spoke to her? Is there a contradiction? Or is it a paradox?
Paradox is perceived contradiction that upon further investigation is harmonious.
What do we do when we come across apparent contradictions in Scripture?
And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. (2 Pet 3:15β16)
The Bible is inerrant: without error The inerrancy or Scripture means that Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm any thing that is contrary to fact.
Wayne Grudem Problems with Denying Inerrancy (99-100)
1) If we deny inerrancy, a serious moral problem confronts us: May we imitate God and intentionally lie in small matters also?
2) If inerrancy is denied, we begin to wonder if we can really trust God in anything he says.
3) If we deny inerrancy, we essentially make our own human minds a higher standard of truth than God's word itself.
4) If we deny inerrancy, then we must also say that the Bible is wrong not only in minor details but in some of its doctrines as well.
Savor Moment: Fries and Powdered Sugar Cheese Curds and Caramel
Enjoy a strange pairing of food and remember, not all things that seem contradictory really are. We must taste and see
