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Do you take into account that our present calendar is out by several years ... it is very likely that 2520 years from 607BC were up in 1910 not 1914.

A point well made.

I certainly believe that Jesus Christ is God. However, I too have a problem with the words "eternal son". I think that the Scriptures which indicate the pre-existence of Jesus are more easily explained as being references to His being God Himself (Jehovah - I Am - Father), rather than the...

Marietta, I don't think there are many people who believe Paul wrote to the Gentiles in Aramaic, especially as he quoted the Greek Septuagint. As for the Gospels, that is open to debate, with many arguments for and against. I think there are some good arguments that Mark was originally...

I agree that faith is more important than understanding. I'm not sure that the oneness of God is so difficult to understand though - rather, it is the incarnation of God that is called a "great mystery". 1 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV) And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God...

God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, so He must be all three all the time. I see them as three "offices" of the one God, rather than three separate Persons. I know Trintarian doctrine says the three share the same substance, but it still sounds to me like three gods. It seems no...

I acknowledge it is obvious that there is some problem for you. However, it seems clear to me that the Scriptures show that when God spoke from a visible form, it was called "face to face".Numbers 14:13-14 Moses said to the Lord, “Then the Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought...

God is invisible, so "seen God face to face" simply means that he experienced the visual and aural presence of God. There is only a contradiction there if you insist that your interpretation of the words is the only one possible. Quite obviously, it is not an intellectual or spiritual difficulty...

Shadowman, I think www links might be more appropriate in a discussion forum than long articles. Something called protocol.

God appeared many times in many different forms in the Old Testament. Joshua also saw God face to face ... as much as I could see you face to face. I can only see the face of the temporary human form in which you dwell. Joshua 5:13-15 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he...

Hi Terrence, I certainly do believe that Jesus is "fully man and fully God" ... in fact I believe Jesus is FULLY God. I do not see three distinct, co-equal Persons in the Scriptures. Not sure about being a modalist ... though I am probably what some might call a Sabellian heretic :eek:

I thought that sort of thing all ended with the apostles ;) Good on you, Terrence!

I think the opinions expressed in this thread so far show that for some people it is not too difficult to reconcile the so-called contradictions in the Bible. I don't think it necessitates blind faith, but is does require a good understanding of the complete Bible, a good understanding of...

The body of Jesus was not God - He was the human flesh in which God dwelt. ("God was manifested in the flesh" 1 Timothy 3:16). The difference between my position and others who believe in the deity of Jesus Christ is that I believe "in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily"...

I've always admired Hezekiah because he was brave enough to destroy the brass serpent Moses had made, as people had made it an object of worship (2 Kings 18:4). I think he must have been a very spiritual man. When Hezekiah spoke of "peace and security" I think his concern was for the welfare...

Answering from the basis of my faith, no, I do not believe there are any contradictions in the Bible. I believe the Bible is the infallible Word of God ... but I realize that is my own personal revelation. Intellectually, I realize that there are difficulties that take some effort to resolve...

That's a very good point ... I don't think Jesus meant for anyone to really pluck out his/her eye, do you? It also helps us to understand the apparent "contradiction" between Jesus saying: "Honour your father and your mother", and “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother...

Whether the Bible is the infallible Word of God, is a matter of faith. Whether the Bible contains contradictions, is a matter of reasoning. People are sometimes puzzled by what superficially appear to be contradictions, and it is often helpful to see how others reconcile some of these...

My thoughts ... Hezekiah was one of the most godly kings of Judah, and he recognized Isaiah as a true prophet of God. By saying "The word of the Lord is good", Hezekiah is acknowledging that God's ways are right and just. Sometimes the bad things that happen are the will of God, and we need to...

Most likely what you have is an English translation of the Peshitta, of which there are several. There is no scholarly consensus on whether the NT was written partly in Aramaic. Very few are of the opinion that the NT was written wholly in Aramaic. The oldest fragments of the NT are in...