The Bible has so many contractions that no serious Man should ever take it seriously.
You can quote verses to manipulate your highly religious people but not as your moral guide.
The powerful do that all the time.
Here are some of the most common contradictions of the bible.
Creation Contradictions
- How long did creation take?
Genesis 1:31 – “God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” (Six days)
Genesis 2:4 – “These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.” (One day?)
- Were humans created before or after animals?
Genesis 1:25-27 – “God made the beast of the earth… then God created man in His own image.” (Animals first, then man.)
Genesis 2:7, 19 – “The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground… out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field.” (Man first, then animals.)
God’s Nature Contradictions
- Does God change His mind?
Numbers 23:19 – “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent.” (No, He does not change.)
Exodus 32:14 – “So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people.” (Yes, He does.)
- Can God be seen?
John 1:18 – “No one has seen God at any time.” (No, He is unseen.)
Exodus 33:11 – “So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.” (Yes, He was seen.)
- Is God the author of confusion?
1 Corinthians 14:33 – “For God is not the author of confusion but of peace.”
Genesis 11:7-9 – “Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
Jesus Contradictions
- Did Jesus come to bring peace or a sword?
Luke 2:14 – “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” (Peace)
Matthew 10:34 – “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.” (War)
- Did Jesus judge people?
John 12:47 – “If anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him.” (No, He does not judge.)
John 5:22 – “For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son.” (Yes, He judges.)
- Who carried Jesus’ cross?
John 19:17 – “And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull.” (Jesus carried it.)
Luke 23:26 – “Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon, a Cyrenian, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus.” (Simon carried it.)
Moral Contradictions
- Is lying always wrong?
Proverbs 12:22 – “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord.”
1 Kings 22:23 – “The Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours.”
- Should we kill?
Exodus 20:13 – “You shall not kill.”
1 Samuel 15:3 – “Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them; but kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.”
Free Will vs. Predestination
- Does man have free will?
Deuteronomy 30:19 – “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life.” (Yes)
Romans 9:18 – “Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.” (No)
- Can people resist God’s will?
James 4:7 – “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
Romans 9:19 – “For who has resisted His will?”
Law and Salvation Contradictions
- Are we saved by faith alone or by works?
Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith… not of works.” (Faith alone)
James 2:24 – “You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.” (Works matter)
- Does God show favoritism?
Romans 2:11 – “For there is no partiality with God.”
Romans 9:13 – “Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.”
Afterlife Contradictions
- Do the dead know anything?
Ecclesiastes 9:5 – “For the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing.” (No)
Luke 16:22-23 – “The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off.” (Yes)
- Can everyone be forgiven?
1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” (Yes)
Mark 3:29 – “He who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness.” (No)
God’s Mercy vs. His Wrath
- Does God get angry forever?
Micah 7:18 – “He does not retain His anger forever.”
Jeremiah 17:4 – “You have kindled a fire in My anger which shall burn forever.”
- Does God tempt people?
James 1:13 – “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.”
Genesis 22:1 – “Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham.”
Here are contradictions 19 to 35, continuing from the previous list, with full Bible quotes:
God’s Actions Contradictions
- Does God live in darkness or light?
1 Kings 8:12 – “The Lord said that He would dwell in thick darkness.”
1 Timothy 6:16 – “Who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light.”
- Does God create evil?
Isaiah 45:7 – “I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create evil; I, the Lord, do all these things.”
1 John 1:5 – “God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.”
- Can God be tempted?
James 1:13 – “God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.”
Hebrews 4:15 – “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
- Does God kill people?
Exodus 20:13 – “You shall not kill.”
1 Samuel 15:3 – “Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them; but kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child.”
Jesus’ Teachings Contradictions
- Did Jesus tell his disciples to carry a staff?
Mark 6:8 – “He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff.”
Matthew 10:9-10 – “Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts, nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs.”
- Should we swear oaths?
Matthew 5:34 – “But I say to you, do not swear at all.”
Hebrews 6:13 – “For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself.”
- Who is the father of Joseph (Jesus’ father)?
Matthew 1:16 – “And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary.”
Luke 3:23 – “Joseph, the son of Heli.”
- What were Jesus’ last words?
Luke 23:46 – “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.”
John 19:30 – “It is finished!”
- Disciples’ Actions Contradictions
- How many women visited Jesus’ tomb?
Matthew 28:1 – “Mary Magdalene and the other Mary.”
Mark 16:1 – “Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome.”
John 20:1 – “Mary Magdalene alone.”
- Did the women tell the disciples what happened at the tomb?
Matthew 28:8 – “They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.”
Mark 16:8 – “So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.”
- How many angels were at Jesus’ tomb?
Matthew 28:2 – “And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven.” (One angel)
Luke 24:4 – “Two men stood by them in shining garments.” (Two angels)
- How many blind men did Jesus heal in Jericho?
Matthew 20:30 – “And behold, two blind men sitting by the road.”
Mark 10:46 – “A blind man, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging.”
Law and Justice Contradictions
- Should children be punished for their fathers’ sins?
Deuteronomy 24:16 – “Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers.”
Exodus 20:5 – “For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations.”
- Should we keep the Sabbath?
Exodus 20:8 – “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”
Colossians 2:16 – “Let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths.”
- Does God want sacrifices?
Exodus 29:36 – “You shall offer a bull every day as a sin offering for atonement.”
Hosea 6:6 – “For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”
- Should we repay evil with good or evil?
Romans 12:17 – “Repay no one evil for evil.”
Exodus 21:24 – “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
End Times Contradictions
- When will the world end?
Matthew 24:34 – “Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.” (In the time of Jesus’ disciples)
2 Peter 3:10 – “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night.” (Unexpected and unknown time)
Here are contradictions 36 to 43, completing the full list:
End Times & Prophecy Contradictions
- Who bought the field of blood?
Matthew 27:5-7 – “Then he (Judas) threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself. But the chief priests took the silver pieces… and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.” (Chief priests bought it.)
Acts 1:18 – “Now this man (Judas) purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out.” (Judas bought it.)
- What happened to Judas?
Matthew 27:5 – “So he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.” (Judas hanged himself.)
Acts 1:18 – “Now this man fell headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out.” (Judas fell and his guts spilled out.)
- When was Jesus crucified?
Mark 15:25 – “Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.” (At 9 AM.)
John 19:14-15 – “Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, ‘Behold your King!’ But they cried out, ‘Away with Him! Crucify Him!'” (Jesus was still on trial at noon.)
Salvation & Christian Living Contradictions
- Who bears whose burdens?
Galatians 6:2 – “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” (Help others carry their burdens.)
Galatians 6:5 – “For each one shall bear his own load.” (Everyone carries their own burden.)
- Should we obey human authorities?
Romans 13:1 – “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God.” (Yes, obey them.)
Acts 5:29 – “But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: ‘We ought to obey God rather than men.'” (No, disobey them if necessary.)
- Who is responsible for sin?
Ezekiel 18:20 – “The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son.” (Each person is responsible for their own sin.)
Romans 5:12 – “Through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.” (All humans inherit sin from Adam.)
Resurrection & Afterlife Contradictions
- Who did Jesus first appear to after resurrection?
Matthew 28:9 – “And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, ‘Rejoice!’ So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.” (To Mary Magdalene and the other Mary.)
John 20:14-15 – “Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.” (To Mary Magdalene alone.)
1 Corinthians 15:5 – “And that He was seen by Cephas (Peter), then by the twelve.” (To Peter first.)
- Do the righteous go to heaven immediately?
Luke 23:43 – “Jesus said to him, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.'” (Yes, immediately.)
John 20:17 – “Jesus said to her, ‘Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father.'” (No, even Jesus hadn’t ascended yet.)
