Why The Bible Has NO Contradictions!

Summary

In this video, Alvin 2254 addresses the misconception of biblical contradictions, explaining that what many perceive as conflicts are actually misunderstandings due to lack of context or perspective. He clarifies the definition of a logical contradiction and uses examples to illustrate how different biblical narratives, genres, and interpretations can be reconciled without contradiction. Alvin emphasizes the importance of reading the Bible in its full context to grasp its true meaning, countering common arguments that suggest otherwise.

Takeaways

• 📖 The video discusses perceived contradictions in the Bible and aims to explain why they are not actual contradictions.
• 🔍 It emphasizes the importance of understanding context and not taking verses out of context when interpreting the Bible.
• 👤 The video highlights that the Bible is written from multiple perspectives, which can lead to perceived inconsistencies if not properly understood.
• 💭 It addresses the issue of people misinterpreting the Bible due to different literary genres and tones present in its texts.
• 🧐 The speaker refutes the idea that God's desire for everyone to be saved contradicts with verses where certain people are condemned, explaining it as respecting human free will.
• 📜 The video clarifies a supposed contradiction regarding King Isaiah's age, showing that modern translations do not support this claim.
• 🐏 It explains Jesus's statements about being 'good' and 'God' in relation to his dual nature as both human and divine.
• 🤔 The speaker challenges the argument that Jesus's use of 'your God and my God' implies he is not God, arguing that Jesus's humanity and divinity are not contradictory.
• 🛐 The video concludes by reinforcing that the Bible does not contain contradictions and that perceived issues stem from a lack of context and understanding.
• 🙏 It encourages viewers to engage with the Bible's text critically and to seek understanding rather than dismiss it based on superficial readings.

Q & A

What is the primary purpose of the speaker in the video?

The speaker aims to address and clarify what some people perceive as contradictions in the Bible, explaining why they are not actually contradictions.

What is the law of non-contradiction as mentioned in the script?

The law of non-contradiction is a logical principle stating that a statement and its denial cannot both be true at the same time and in the same manner.

Why do some people believe there are contradictions in the Bible?

People believe there are contradictions in the Bible due to multiple reasons such as multiple perspectives, inconsistent genre and tone, and a lack of context understanding when interpreting verses.

How does the speaker explain the concept of multiple perspectives in the Bible?

The speaker uses the example of observing an event from different angles without conflicting each other to illustrate that multiple perspectives do not necessarily indicate contradictions.

What is the issue with interpreting the Bible's different genres and tones as inconsistencies?

The issue is that the context of the Bible is often misunderstood, leading people to falsely interpret the different genres and tones as inconsistencies, rather than understanding them as part of the diverse literary styles of the Bible.

What is the speaker's stance on the argument that God's desire for no one to perish conflicts with verses where God is seen condemning people?

The speaker argues that this perceived conflict ignores the context and the fact that it is people's own decisions and free will that lead to their eternal separation from God, not God's will.

How does the speaker refute the argument about the age discrepancy between Isaiah in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles?

The speaker points out that modern translations of the Bible clearly state that Isaiah was 26 years old, thus resolving the supposed discrepancy and showing that the older translations were misinterpreted.

What is the speaker's explanation for Jesus' statement 'Why do you call me good? There is none good but God.'?

The speaker explains that Jesus was distinguishing himself from false shepherds and emphasizing his role as the Good Shepherd, which does not contradict his divine nature as it is a reflection of his human nature and free will.

How does the speaker address the argument that Jesus calling God 'my God' implies he is not God?

The speaker clarifies that Jesus being both fully human and fully divine allows him to refer to God as 'my God' from his human perspective, which does not negate his divine nature.

What is the speaker's conclusion about the perceived contradictions in the Bible?

The speaker concludes that the Bible does not have contradictions and that the perceived contradictions are often due to verses being taken out of context or misunderstood.

What does the speaker suggest for those who have more questions or disagree with the points made in the video?

The speaker encourages viewers to leave their questions, comments, concerns, disagreements, or corrections in the comments section for further discussion.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Biblical Contradictions Clarification

Alvin 2254 introduces a video addressing the misconception of biblical contradictions, emphasizing the importance of context and understanding in interpreting scripture. He explains that what some perceive as contradictions are often due to a lack of comprehensive reading or misinterpretation of the Bible's various perspectives and genres. Alvin plans to tackle key points that commonly cause confusion and invites viewers to share more examples for a potential follow-up video.

05:00

🔍 Analyzing Misunderstandings of Biblical Texts

This paragraph delves into why people believe there are contradictions in the Bible, highlighting three main reasons: multiple perspectives in biblical narratives, inconsistent genre and tone, and the tendency to take verses out of context. Alvin uses an example of observing a school incident from different angles to illustrate that different perspectives do not necessarily indicate contradictions. He emphasizes the need for a thorough analysis of context, translation, and perspective to avoid false claims of biblical inconsistencies.

10:02

📖 Debunking Common 'Contradictions' in the Bible

Alvin discusses specific examples of perceived contradictions, such as God's desire for all to be saved versus verses that seem to suggest divine condemnation. He clarifies that these are misunderstandings of God's judgment and human free will. Alvin also addresses the misinterpretation of Jesus' age in biblical texts and explains that modern translations correct the confusion. He stresses the importance of considering the full context to avoid erroneous conclusions about the Bible's teachings.

15:03

🙏 Understanding Jesus' Dual Nature and Free Will

In this paragraph, Alvin explores the complex nature of Jesus as both divine and human, and how this dual nature does not create a contradiction but rather reflects the mystery of the incarnation. He refutes arguments that Jesus denied being God by pointing out that Jesus affirmed His unity with God in the context of their shared work. Alvin also discusses the concept of free will, countering the notion that dedicating time to activities other than worship negates the existence of free will. He concludes by reinforcing the idea that the Bible does not contain contradictions and encourages viewers to consider context and meaning when interpreting scripture.

👋 Closing Remarks and Invitation for Further Discussion

Alvin concludes the video by summarizing the main points made about the non-existence of contradictions in the Bible and the importance of context in understanding scripture. He invites viewers to share any questions, comments, or disagreements in the comments section and expresses his hope that the video was enlightening. Alvin ends with a blessing and a promise of future content.

Keywords

💡Eternal Life

Eternal life refers to the concept of living forever, often associated with spiritual or divine life beyond physical death. In the video's context, it is the gift offered by God through faith in Christ, which some people fail to understand or accept, leading to confusion and perceived contradictions within the Christian community.

💡Contradictions

A contradiction is a statement or set of statements that are logically opposed, where both cannot be true simultaneously. The video discusses how people misinterpret verses from the Bible, claiming they are contradictory without proper context, which is a central theme of the video addressing misconceptions.

💡Context

Context is the background or setting in which something exists or occurs, which can affect its interpretation. The video emphasizes the importance of understanding the context of biblical verses to avoid misinterpretation and the perception of contradictions.

💡Free Will

Free will is the power of making choices that are neither determined by natural causality nor predestined by fate or divine will. The video explains how God's offering of eternal life respects human free will, which is integral to understanding why some people choose not to accept it.

💡Multiple Perspectives

Multiple perspectives refer to different viewpoints or interpretations of the same event or situation. The video argues that the Bible, written from various perspectives, does not contradict itself but rather provides a fuller picture of events, contrary to some people's assumptions.

💡Inconsistent Genre and Tone

The Bible contains various literary genres such as history, poetry, and wisdom literature, each with its own tone and style. The video points out that perceived contradictions due to inconsistent genre and tone are often a result of misinterpretation, rather than actual inconsistencies.

💡Law of Non-Contradiction

The law of non-contradiction is a principle stating that contradictory propositions cannot both be true. The video uses this law to illustrate what constitutes a logical contradiction and to argue that the so-called biblical contradictions do not adhere to this principle.

💡Scriptural Interpretation

Scriptural interpretation is the process of understanding the meaning of texts within the Bible. The video script discusses how incorrect or incomplete interpretation can lead to the perception of contradictions that do not actually exist.

💡Divine Will

Divine will refers to the will or intentions of God. The video clarifies that God's will is for everyone to have eternal life, but people's rejection of this gift, through their free will, is what leads to eternal separation from God, not a divine decree.

💡Jesus as the Good Shepherd

The term 'Good Shepherd' is a metaphor used in the Bible to describe Jesus' role as the protector and guide of his followers. The video uses this metaphor to argue against the idea that Jesus denying being 'good' in one context contradicts his divine nature.

💡Sabbath

The Sabbath is a day of rest and religious observance in Judaism, traditionally observed from Friday at sunset to Saturday at sunset. The video discusses how Jesus' actions on the Sabbath and his statements about it are misunderstood by some as contradicting his divine nature, but are actually affirmations of his equality with God.

Highlights

Introduction to the concept of biblical contradictions and their perceived presence in the Christian community.

Definition of a logical contradiction and its application to biblical interpretation.

Explanation of why multiple perspectives in the Bible do not necessarily lead to contradictions.

Example of observing a school fight from different angles to illustrate multiple perspectives.

Discussion on how inconsistent genre and tone in the Bible can lead to perceived contradictions.

The importance of context in understanding biblical passages and avoiding misinterpretation.

Analysis of the supposed contradiction between God's desire for all to be saved and verses suggesting divine condemnation.

Clarification that individuals' free will choices lead to their eternal fate, not God's will.

Refutation of the claim that Jesus denied being God by citing specific biblical verses.

Explanation of Jesus' dual nature as both human and divine and its implications for understanding biblical texts.

Discussion of the argument that Jesus' use of 'your God and my God' denies his divinity.

Analysis of Jesus' statement about the Sabbath and his equality with God the Father.

Addressing the misconception that free will negates the idea of devoting time to God.

Conclusion that the Bible does not contain contradictions when considered in proper context.

Encouragement for viewers to engage in discussion and provide feedback in the comments.

Transcripts

what's up guys Alvin 2254 here now I

know you all didn't expect this type of

content but here I am today thanks to

the Holy Spirit anyways we unfortunately

live in a society where although the

Lord offers us eternal life by putting

our trust in Christ people are so

delusional that they see two quote

unquote conflicting verses and proceed

to completely take it out of context

without truly understanding the meaning

of it this caused is a lot of confusion

within the Christian Community but fear

not because this is why I am here to go

over these quote unquote contradictions

and explain why they are actually not

contradictions now quick disclaimer

before we begin there are so many of

these arguments to the point where it is

way too much to it in one video

therefore I will be going over a few key

points people actually get tripped up on

and thus become controversial if there's

any more that you have in your mind that

are big feel free to let me know in the

comments and I'll probably do a part two

on this if need now then without further

Ado let's begin first off before we dive

into examples of quote unquote biblical

contradictions we must first Define a

contradiction and explain in a logical

way why people think this is present in

the Bible a logical contradiction is a

statement or set of statements that

involve a combination of a statement s

and it's denial not s where both cannot

be true at the same time and in the same

manner this is known as the law of

non-contradiction for example consider

the two statements the apple is red and

the apple is not red these are two

opposing statements where one affirms

that apple is red and the other denies

it but obviously it is logically

impossible for both of these to be true

at the same time thus entailing a

contradiction as they are opposing

statements that deny each other now

here's where people get tripped up as

the reason why people say the Bible has

contradictions is due to the multiple

reasons but let's go over three key ones

for the sake of this video as we do have

other points and examples to get to

reason one is due to multiple

perspectives the Bible was written with

multiple perspectives of a particular

event hence people get the idea that

it's inconsistent and contradictory but

you see this in itself isn't sufficient

enough to actually conclude

contradictions are present as you're

essentially presupposing that premise

number one the Bible was written with

multiple different perspectives

therefore conclusion the Bible is

contradictory which doesn't logically

follow and is thus a non sequer you

would have to give analytical evidence

as to the perspectives in question

conflicting each other in order to

actually conclude a contradiction is

present here's an example you and I are

observing a school area and we see three

different things happening in this order

number one the boys walk out of the

school clearly having beef with each

other two a teacher screams in panic

while witnessing the event and three the

boys begin to fight each other until the

police come to diffuse the fight the

police then ask us what's happened as we

were obviously observers of the

situation awakens perspective the boys

were walking out of the school and they

started fighting as they obviously had

beef your perspective the boys were

walking out of the school and a teacher

was screaming in panic while they were

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fighting get awaken those are still

contradictions you these are two

conflicting perspectives you go these

are contradictions the Bible is false

not really you see although we're

describing the situation in two

different ways we're not conflicting

each other or anything rather we are

literally describing the exact same

event that's how the Bible is written

although things are explained in a

different manner by all these different

perspectives they still explain the

exact same

situation no contradiction present

moving on reason number two as to why

people believe the Bible has

contradictions is because of quote

unquote inconsistent genre and tone the

point is that the Bible contains various

generas such as history poetry and

wisdom literature each with its own tone

and style this can create apparent

contradictions to when different genres

or tones are applied to similar themes

or events the issue with this reasoning

is that the Contex of the Bible is

actually straw man to the point where

such genre and tone is falsely

interpreted as inconsistent which you'll

see a bit more later in the video this

leads to key reason number three

tracking issue

the reason is literally as it says

people don't actually track what the

Bible says which follows up to what I

said earlier about people being so

delusional that they see two quote

unquote conflicting verses and proceed

to completely take it out of context

without actually taking the time to read

and comprehend the four verses of such

and this ladies and gentlemen is why

reading is

fundamental you still contr the Bible

like you say you would all right then

we'll go over some right now the first

quote unquote contradiction we'll be

going over is that although it's

affirmed in verses such as 2 Peter 3:9

that God doesn't want anyone to perish

and instead wants everyone to come to

repentance in other verses such as

Romans 9:18 to dsin chap 2: 11- 12 Etc

the Lord is supposedly condemning

certain people Harden in their hearts

and having other actions that least the

perishing and eternal separation from

them thus entailing a contradiction the

problem with this argument is that it

completely ignores the context of who

specifically is being condemned and

whose decision to perish it actually is

making it clear that people who make

this argument don't really understand

how God's judgment works the father

offers the avoidance of Eternal

separation from him along with eternal

life through his son Jesus Christ to

those who put their trust and faith in

him do the will of the father Etc the

only reason why people go to hell in the

first place is not because of God's will

but actually because of the person's

will as the person chose to reject

Christ have an unrepentant heart Etc

through their own free will that God

provided them therefore God valuing

everyone fulfills their decision be are

harder than their hearts and however

hell

they choose to live their lives away

from Christ it doesn't necessarily

entail a contradiction but rather it's

just God respecting their decision even

though that's not what he wants from us

in the first place but remember he

created all of us with free will meaning

free choices can be made that are

neither determined by natural causality

nor predestined by fith or Divine will

but rather through the will of the

person itself

contradiction number two quote unquote

contradiction number two I should say is

actually something I discussed with my

student Mixie pretty recently shout out

to him by the way as he got confused by

it and sorry if I pronounced your name

wrong anyway the argument is that in

translations like James translation

Isaiah was stated to be the age of 22

when he reigned in gasum for a year in 2

Kings

8:26 yet 2 Corinthians 22:2 allegedly

States was 22 but here's what people who

make this ridiculous argument don't show

you and this is the easiest way to

respond to this argument by the way

let's take a look at a modern day

translation of these two verses such as

the English Standard Version even if you

want to say the previous versions were

Mickey Mouse incorrect

translations look at that both texts

both affirm the same thing without any

deny or oppostion has no contradiction

found let's read it together

Isaiah at that time was 26 years old

ringing over Jerusalem for over a year

and he had a mother named aalia who was

a granddaughter of alory king in Israel

you see how easy it is to refute these

satanic interpretations once you

understand the full context it's really

that simple the key is to analyze the

perspectives translations and any of the

other context given now then

next point now this point is something

my friend exil pointed out to me earlier

so I'll shout him out here because I

have to give credits when it's do

basically we have people using Jesus

saying why do you call me good if only

God is good in order to assert that

Jesus is affirming he's God is

contradicted by him saying this thus

saying Jesus affirmed he isn't God but

how do we respond to this it's simple

Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd

distinguishing him from false Shepherds

who prioritize their own interest over

the welfare of the flock and the bigger

part is he's not just a Good Shepherd

his singular role as the Messiah and

savior is clearly empathized in

scripture because of course he is the

Good Shepherd ask yourself how is Jesus

good in any way if only God can be good

under any

perspective exactly you see Jesus isn't

obligated to reveal his deity to the

rich man so if the rich man doesn't

address Jesus as God by calling him good

it doesn't mean Jesus is just going to

get but hurt by

it the Pharisees and the seduces also

didn't recognize Jesus as God not even

the Messiah yet Jesus was unfaced not

only that but even his followers

themselves

most of them were attracted to Jesus and

some of them were genuine as well yet

they didn't know nor suppose that Jesus

was God In the Flesh Jesus didn't cry

about it and say why are you guys not

calling me God my feelings are hurt no

no no no he didn't do that he was

clearly

unfaced somewhat similarly people also

use Jesus saying to your God and my God

to say Jesus is not God but this is also

wrong although it's true Jesus Is God

and show multiple times it's likewise

also true that Jesus is human and though

that is not contradictory and let me

explain why the person of Christ is

flesh in his flesh but he is divine in

his divine nature thus Christ is true

man and true God in short Jesus is

essentially God in human form and that

is really not a

contradiction God the father is God of

All Flesh so if Jesus was truly man then

he was truly flesh and if God the father

is the god of all true flesh then he's

Jesus's God according to human nature

not his divine nature there's a

difference between that human nature is

our nature our fleshly nature God's

divine nature is something way beyond

our nature obviously remember that now

for those of you disagreeing let's look

at some consistency ask yourself this

what is Jesus denying to be God in John

5: 13 to 18 let's look now the man who

has been healed did not know this for

Jesus has disappeared in the crowd that

was there later Jesus found himself in

the temple and said to him see you all

have been made well do not sin anymore

so that nothing worse happens to you the

man went away and told the Jews that it

was Jesus who had made him well

therefore the Jews started persecuting

Jesus because he said he was doing such

things on the Sabbath but Jesus answered

them my father is still working and I am

also working for this reason the Jews

were seeking all the more to kill him

because he was not only breaking the

sabath but was also calling God his own

father thereby making himself equal to

God did y'all hear that last part let's

read it again my father is still working

and I am also working for this reason

the Jews were seeking all the more to

kill because he was not only breaking

the Sabbath but he was also calling God

his own father thereby making himself

equal to God I think the answer here is

obvious Jesus did not deny being God but

rather he affirmed himself equal to the

father as they are both working as one

along with of course the Holy Spirit the

Jews had no doubt about Jesus claiming

to be God because because God is the

only one who rules the Sabbath no man

nor Prophet can change that whatsoever

yet Jesus's power over the sabath is

clearly established simple right at

least I hope you guys have been keeping

up so far but it's all right got one

more to go now I did speak about Free

Will quite a bit earlier but as a bonus

I want to be talking about something

I've seen in this Discord server called

versus Battle the

recently basically the argument is this

if we have free will then we wouldn't

devote all of our time to God and

probably not all the time yet we're

called Antichrist when we don't give

attention to God this time let's use the

counter example method to show the flaws

of this argument with this exact same

logic people who devote themselves to

Hobbies such as Sports don't have free

will which doesn't make logical sense

they clearly have free will to do what

they want out side of playing sports

professionally in a huge league as long

as they're professional players well

especially I should say as long as it

doesn't violate the terms set by the le

as you clearly see it clearly doesn't

contradict the fact that we have free

will to do us we please and again you

can reference what was already

established earlier all right let's wrap

up so in conclusion we established that

the Bible actually does not have

contradiction and that all of these

quote unquote contradictions in the

Bible are severely taken out of context

and completely ignores the whole meaning

of the verse all right that's all for

today I hope you enjoy the video and if

you have any questions comments concerns

disagreements or mistakes I make be sure

to let me know in the comments God bless

you all and see you in the next

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