Last series of 25 SAB Contradictions; interesting questions, interesting answers.
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451. <\/strong><\/span>How did God address Jesus at his baptism?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> Indirectly, God addressed those who witnessed his baptism.<\/span> (Matthew 3:17) <\/p>\n 452. <\/strong><\/span>For how much did David buy the threshing floor?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> Six hundred shekels of gold<\/span> (1 Chronicles 21:25) <\/p>\n 453. <\/strong><\/span>Should you speak in tongues?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> No<\/span> <\/p>\n 454. <\/strong><\/span>Was it OK to touch the risen Jesus before ascension?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> Jesus permitted people to touch him before his ascension.<\/span> (Matthew 28:9, Luke 24:39, John 20:26-27) <\/p>\n 455. <\/strong><\/span>When did the transfiguration occur?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> Eight days after Jesus foretold his death<\/span> (Luke 9:27-28) <\/p>\n 456. <\/strong><\/span>May Adam eat from any tree?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> There is one tree from which Adam may not eat.<\/span> (Genesis 2:17) <\/p>\n 457. <\/strong><\/span>What were the twelve tribes of Israel?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n 458. <\/strong><\/span>Was Jesus<\/span><\/a><\/strong>’<\/strong> witness of himself true?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> No <\/span>(John 5:31, 8:18) <\/p>\n 459. <\/strong><\/span>How many animals of each kind did Noah take into the ark?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> Seven <\/span>(Genesis 7:2) <\/p>\n 460. <\/strong><\/span>Is there an unforgivable sin?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> No<\/span> (Acts 13:39, Colossians 2:13, Titus 2:13-14, 1 John 1:9) <\/p>\n 461. <\/strong><\/span>Is it OK to marry an unbeliever?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> No, they are unclean.<\/span> (1 Corinthians 6:14-17) <\/p>\n 462. <\/strong><\/span>Should we believe in unseen things?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> No<\/span> (Colossians 2:18) <\/p>\n 463. <\/strong><\/span>Where did God kill Uzza?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> At the threshing floor of Chidon<\/span> (1 Chronicles 13: 9) <\/p>\n 464. <\/strong><\/span>What did the soldiers give Jesus to drink?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n 465. <\/strong><\/span>Did Jesus go to heaven after he died but before his ascension?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> No, Jesus remained on earth after his death until his ascension.<\/span> (John 20:17) <\/p>\n
\n\tDirectly<\/span> (Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”
\n\tThis was not necessarily the only divine saying at the occurrence!<\/p>\n
\n\tPartly right<\/strong>. “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”
\n\tThis was also not necessarily the only divine saying! It is difficult to decide which of the two sayings was the first or the second.
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tFifty shekels of silver<\/span> (2 Samuel 24:24)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. Only the threshing floor is meant. “To buy the threshing floor from you, in order to build an altar to the Lord,”<\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Here the surrounding place of the threshing floor is implied. “Give me the site [place] of this<\/em> threshing floor, that I may build on it an altar to the Lord; for the full price you shall give it to me,”
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tYes<\/span>
\n\tEveryone should speak in tongues (1 Corinthians 14:2-5)
\n\tDon’t forbid speaking in tongues (1 Corinthians 14:39)
\n\tPaul was proud of speaking in tongues, saying “I speak in tongues more than anyone else (1 Corinthians 14:18)
\n\tPartly right<\/strong>. It is a gift of the Holy Spirit, meant for Christians as is said "One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself."<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tSpeak so that everyone can hear what you’re saying (Speaking in tongues is just speaking to the air, 1 Corinthians 14:8-9)
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. The critic doesn’t refer to the necessary translation if speaking in tongues is practiced in public. So it is an exhortation to use this gift properly, this is said in 14:13 and skipped by the critic in his quote to construct his contradiction.
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tJesus didn’t let people touch him before ascension.<\/span> (John 20:17)
\n\t“Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father;”
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. There is a serious difference the critic doesn’t take into account. Here in John 20:17 (anabaino<\/em> = go up<\/em>) the translation word “ascend” is used which does not give a clear indication between (passively) being taken up<\/em> (analambano<\/em>) or (actively) going up<\/em>. Here actively, present tense: During the day of Resurrection He is going up.<\/em> The Ascension of Jesus 40 days after his resurrection is “His being taken up into Heaven” (Acts 1:9), i.e. beside the Throne of God. If so: Jesus didn’t like to be touched before He actually went into heaven in his resurrected state. Another—also plausible explanation— is, instead of “Don’t touch Me,” the nuance might be: “Don’t cling to (restrain) Me.”<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. From heaven Jesus appeared to his disciples during a period of 40 days to talk with them about the Kingdom (Acts 1:3). During these appearances they sometimes touched Jesus.
\n\tCompare the article<\/span><\/a>:<\/span> Did Jesus go to heaven after his death and before his ascension?
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tSix days after the time when Jesus foretold his death<\/span> (Matthew 16:28 – 17:2, Mark 9:1-2)
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Six days after Peter’s Rebuke<\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Eight days after Peter’s Confession.
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tAdam may eat from every tree.<\/span> (Genesis 1:29)
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. The privilege of eating from every plant and tree with fruit yielding seed is given to Adam and Eve<\/em> on the sixth day (1:29). From this prescript it is clear that the Tree of Knowledge didn’t have fruit with seeds; it couldn<\/em>’<\/em>t multiply itself.<\/em> <\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. God had instructed Adam, before the creation of Eve, not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge (2:17). Genesis 3:3 makes clear that also Eve was well informed about the prohibition to eat from the Tree of Knowledge.
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tThere are six lists of the tribes of Israel. They all disagree somewhat about names, number and order.<\/span> (six instances)
\n\tEach list is not given to repeat the first, but each list is definitely complete according to the explicit purpose for which it is given! <\/em>The differences in the lists do not justify the accusation of contradictions in any way. No list claims to give a full list!<\/em>
\n\t1. First list. Twelve sons of Jacob are given in the sequence of their birth with the blessings of Jacob before he died. Two adopted sons (Manasseh and Ephraim) of Jacob are not in it as they were blessed earlier (Genesis 49:1-28).
\n\t2. Second list. The tribes that go out to war. Tribe of priests is lacking (Levi); does not go to war. Included at the end: Manasseh and Ephraim, tribes of Joseph (Numbers 1:4-15).
\n\t3. Third list. The list of the 12 visiting men to inspect the land Kanaan. Again without Levi, it was not appointed to possess a tribe’s region. Including Manasseh and Ephrai (Numbers 13:1-15).
\n\t4. Fourth list. Deuteronomy, Moses gives his blessings to the tribes and their regions. Simeon is lacking as his tribe would live within the region of Judah (Deuteronomy 33:6-24).
\n\t5. Fifth list. Joseph is not mentioned as he is represented in his sons Ephraim and Manasseh (Ezekiel 48:1-27).
\n\t6. Sixth list. After the exile, Dan is lacking; it had got dwelling place within Manasseh. The name of Joseph is taken for Ephraim here (Revelation 7:4-8).
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tYes<\/span> (John 8:14)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. "Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true," This is a hypothetical statement, the point is that Jesus never testified about Himself without God's confirming testimony! So there were always two testimonies when Jesus was at work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Jesus says “If I alone<\/em> testify about Myself, My testimony is not true.” (5:31) But Jesus didn’t testify alone about Himself; his Father also testified with miracles, signs and gifts of the Holy Spirit (Hebrews 2:3-4).
\n\tAnd also: “ I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me<\/em>.” (8:18) The critic skipped the second (cursive) part of the sentence, about the necessary second witness in a legal process to create his contradiction. That’s what we call: doing tricks.
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>: <\/span>Did Jesus bear witness of himself?
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tTwo<\/span> (Genesis 6:19, 7:8-9, 14-15)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. One pair for the unclean animals and birds.<\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Seven pairs for the clean animals which were to be used for sacrificial worship. Indeed, all animals came by pairs of two into the ark, also the seven pairs of the clean animals (Genesis 7:8-9).
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tYes<\/span> (Matthew 12:31-32, Mark 3:29, Luke 12:10)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. “… but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.”
\n\tBlaspheming the Holy Spirit includes rejecting the work of the Holy Spirit: i.e. repenting which is the condition for forgiveness generally.<\/p>\n
\n\tPartly right<\/strong>. Whoever is willing to repent, receives divine forgiveness from all transgressions.
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tYes<\/span> (1 Corinthians 7:12-14)
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. This (1 Corinthians 7:12-14 ) is said about a couple already married<\/em> before they heard the Gospel. A marriage before the Gospel came, was seen as a calling of God “Each man\/woman must remain in that condition in which he was called.” (1 Corinthians 7:20)<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. It was\/is a rule in Christianity not to marry an unbeliever. If one of the two does not share faith in the Gospel there is no common ground for a marriage.
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tYes<\/span> (many instances)
\n\tRight, concerning special unseen things<\/strong>.
\n\tFaith<\/em>, conviction of things not seen.
\n\tPromised things<\/em> worthy a conviction.
\n\tEternal things<\/em>. Eternal inheritance.
\n\tPerspective of a better life<\/em> to come. Eternal life
\n\tHope<\/em> that is seen is not hope. Eternal hope.
\n\tBelieve <\/em>all things. I.e. good things.
\n\tGod<\/em>, who rewards those who seek Him.
\n\tJesus’ words<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Only a right warning for all who want to live with Christ instead of with uncontrolled fictitious ideas.<\/em>
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tAt the threshing floor of Nachon<\/span> (2 Samuel 6:6)
\n\tThe name Nacon means “trustworthy, reliable”; certainly given by his parents at his birth.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe name Chidon means “spear, javelin”; certainly given by his fellow soldiers. Both names were current during his life.
\n\tTake note<\/strong>. Did God kill Uzza? No, his death was accidental —however Uzza could have known—he touched the ark of the covenant and remained dead. With high-voltage lines the greatest caution should be exercised, the same with the ark of the covenant. Several accidents had happened in the past.
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tVinegar and gall<\/span> (Matthew 27:34)
\n\tWine and myrrh<\/span> (Mark15:23)
\n\tVinegar<\/span> (Mark 15:36, Luke 23:36)
\n\tVinegar and hyssop<\/span> (John 19:29)
\n\tThe critic suggests that Jesus was offered four different sorts of drinks: seemingly a fine Bible contradiction. However each description gives a feature of what they gave Jesus to drink.
\n\tVinegar<\/strong> or sour wine was the name for old (bad, stale) wine. It was mixed with two ingredients.
\n\tMyrrh<\/strong> existed in powder form and worked as a drug in the wine to diminish the pain.
\n\tGall <\/strong>gave the sour wine a bitter taste to prevent the soldiers from drinking the wine.
\n\tVinegar and hyssop<\/strong>: i.e. vinegar on hyssop; a stick or a branch of the hyssop plant to carry the vinegar.<\/em>
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tYes, Jesus went to heaven on the day of his death.<\/span> (Luke 23:42-43)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. But this was not the Ascension, but a transition to heaven as any believing individual is promised after death.<\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Jesus arose, his body came to life again. Certainly his spirit returned into his body. It is generally taken that Jesus left the tomb to do his morning prayers, the angels remaining with Him. Where was Jesus later? There is no direct mention of it in the Gospels, but with the angels He would have returned into heaven, from where he appeared to his disciples during a period of 40 days to talk with them about the Kingdom (Acts 1:3).
\n\tAt the end of this period the Ascension occurred. Jesus, being the Messiah, took his place besides his heavenly Father on the throne in heaven. This was not an entering in heaven after death. This was much more, He was given the place from where He was to take the reign of His Kingdom on earth.
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n