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The purpose of this document is to explore The Bible from a layman's perspective. I believe in the existence of God because it sounds too good to be true. As a believer or non-believer in the Bible, if I don't question the logic in The Bible then I am no better than animals that only follow.
The purpose of this document is to explore The Bible from a layman's perspective. I believe in the existence of God because it sounds too good to be true. As a believer or non-believer in the Bible, if I don't question the logic in The Bible then I am no better than animals that only follow.
The purpose of this document is to explore The Bible from a layman's perspective. I believe in the existence of God because it sounds too good to be true. As a believer or non-believer in the Bible, if I don't question the logic in The Bible then I am no better than animals that only follow.
I often wonder what will happen to me after life. Am I following the right religion? Should I follow any religion? What if the religion Im following doesnt turn out to be the true religion after all? Will I be punished for my ignorance or for not doing my due diligence to find the true religion?
Most of us, and especially our children, dont have the time to read through thousands of pages of any religious book while maintaining focus on every word. The purpose of this document is to explore the Bible from a layman/logical persons perspective, who is not involved.
I believe in the existence of God because it sounds too good to be true that everything fell in the right place and everything is functioning properly by coincidence. Especially when everything includes this world, universe, human-bodys daily internal functioning, pregnancy, human-body growth, etc.
It is only logical that Gods word stands the test of time else it would be unfair to the future generations trying to find the true religion of God.
Today, based on population, Islam and Christianity are the two major religions. One of these religions should remain as a major world religion till the end of time else God would be unfair to us or to the future generations.
I separate religion from its representatives because of all the nonsense going on in this world today. I feel that I need to be logically convinced that Bible is the word of God before I follow everything written in the Bible.
These are some questions draining my brain cells today: If Christianity was founded in Palestine then why is Palestine suffering? Do Jews have more right over Jesus than Christians do? Is Bible the word of Jesus? God? an Observer (heard or seen?)?
The Bible is not only for believers because if it was so then Bibles following wouldnt grow. As a believer or non-believer in the Bible, if I dont question the logic in the Bible then I am no better than animals that only follow. As a logical person, I dont have a closed attitude thus I want to find out time and time again if my truth is really standing the test of time. I want to do my due diligence because its never too late to correct myself if any correction is needed.
As humans, our logic is our yardstick to measure right from wrong. Using free will without logic defeats the purpose of free will. Thus if we choose to follow something we cant prove is correct through logic then we are no better than animals who just follow without question. I feel that believing in the unknown and unseen is Belief whereas believing in the illogical is Cult.
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Is Bible 100% the word of God?
In the following verses, the writer is expressing his own views/opinions/thoughts thus the following verses are not the word of God or the inspired word of God.
If the teachings, of the prophet, of another religion agree with the teachings of the Bible, can I accept that other religions prophet as inspired by God? Human writings no matter how good or how accurate cannot be attributed to God. I want to follow the exact words of God because my salvation depends on it.
1 CORINTHIANS, Chapter 7 Verse 10: To the married people I give instructions, not I but the Lord, that a wife should not separate from her husband. Verse 12: But to the others I say, yes, I, not the Lord: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is agreeable to staying with him, let him not leave her;
LUKE, Chapter 1 Verse 3: I resolved also, because I have traced all things from the start with accuracy, to write them to you in logical order, most excellent The!ophi!lus,
1 CORINTHIANS, Chapter 7 Verse 25: Now concerning virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who had mercy shown him by the Lord to be faithful. Verse 26: Therefore, I think that it is best for a man to continue as he is in view of the present difficulty. Verse 40: But in my opinion, she is happier if she remains as she is; and I certainly think I also have Gods spirit.
GALATIANS, Chapter 4 Verse 2: See! I, Paul, am telling you that if you become circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
I used the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures to pick the various verses mentioned in this document. I highly recommend you read the mentioned verses in your copy of the Bible to be sure that the verses I am quoting are correct, verbatim.
Is there any obscene material in the Bible?
EZEKIEL, Chapter 23 Verse 19: And she kept increasing her acts of prostitution, calling to mind the days of her youth when she prostituted herself in the land of Egypt. Verse 20: She lusted after them like the concubines of men whose male members are like those of a donkey and whose genitals are like those of a horse. Verse 21: You yearned for the obscene conduct of your youth in Egypt when they fondled your bosom, the breasts of your youth.
Can you imagine reading the above verses to your daughter, sister, mother, under-age children at school, family or in a family gathering? If the above verses are really Gods 3
words then why does God want to create an image in our minds? Does God like pornography? Is God stirring our sinful desires?
EZEKIEL, Chapter 4 Verse 12: You will eat it as you would a round barley loaf; you will bake it before their eyes, using dried human excrement as fuel. Verse 13: Jehovah went on to say: This is how the Israelites will eat their breadunclean among the nations where I will disperse them.
Israelites eating their own shit? Is this even logical? As far as I know, eating shit (excrement) is not healthy for human mind or body.
MICAH, Chapter 1 Verse 1: Because of this I will wail and howl; I will walk barefoot and naked. My wailing will be like that of jackals, And my mourning like that of ostriches.
Can you imagine a religious person, inspired by God, walking around naked? Would it be ok if the pope today walked around naked, for whatever reason?
I used the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures to pick the various verses mentioned in this document. I highly recommend you read the mentioned verses in your copy of the Bible to be sure that the verses I am quoting are correct, verbatim.
Lets examine Trinity
As humans, our logic is our yardstick to measure right from wrong. Using free will without logic defeats the purpose of free will. Thus if we choose to follow something we cant prove is correct through logic then we are no better than animals who just follow without question. I feel that believing in the unknown and unseen is Belief whereas believing in the illogical is Cult.
Here are some references from the Bible which point out that God, Jesus and Holy Spirit/Ghost are not one.
JOHN, Chapter 14 Verse 28: You heard that I said to you, I am going away and I am coming back to you. If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I am. Verse 24: Whoever does not love me does not observe my words. The word that you are hearing is not mine, but belongs to the Father who sent me.
Is it possible for Father and Jesus to be the same? If so, then Father and Jesus would both have to be made of flesh or spirit only. Obviously Jesus was a man, made of flesh and bones. E.g.: Water can take on the form of solid, liquid or gas but its components remain H2O (the quantity and type of each component remain the same). Jesus was made out of flesh and bones, and required basic necessities of life (food, shelter, etc) whereas God is not flesh and bones.
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God should not have any need to take on the form of its creation to feel/realize its creations daily troubles. E.g.: If you create a computer, do you have to become that computer to understand what is good/bad for computers? Im sure the creators of many Apple products didnt become the product themselves before compiling a users guide/manual.
JOHN, Chapter 10 Verse 29: What my Father has given me is something greater than all other things, and no one can snatch them out of the hand of the Father.
If Jesus and God were one then Jesus wouldnt have to depend on God.
LUKE, Chapter 11 Verse 20: But if it is by means of Gods finger that I expel the demons, the Kingdom of God has really overtaken you.
If Jesus and God were one then Jesus wouldnt have to depend on God.
JOHN, Chapter 5 Verse 30: I cannot do a single thing of my own initiative. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous because I seek, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
If Jesus and God were one then Jesus wouldnt have to depend on God.
JOHN, Chapter 17 Verse 3: This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
If God sent Jesus then how can Jesus and God be one? The above verse doesnt state that God sent down His son or a part of Himself, God sent Jesus (a man).
MATTHEW, Chapter 19 Verse 16: Now look! someone came up to him and said: Teacher, what good must I do to gain everlasting life? Verse 17: He said to him: Why do you ask me about what is good? One there is who is good. If, though, you want to enter into life, observe the commandments continually.
As per above verse, Jesus denied that he is God by separating himself from the One.
ACTS, Chapter 2 Verse 22: Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Naz!a!rene was a man publicly shown to you by God through powerful works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, just as you yourselves know.
The above verse doesnt say God did wonders, it tells us that God did wonders through Jesus (a man). 5
MARK, Chapter 12 Verse 9: Jesus answered: The first is, Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God is one Jehovah,
As per above verse, Jesus used the words our God which means there is only one God whom Jesus also used to worship. Jesus didnt say I or part of me.
DEUTERONOMY, Chapter 6 Verse 4: Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. Verse 5: You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your strength.
ISAIAH, Chapter 43 Verse 11: II am Jehovah, and besides me there is no savior.
ISAIAH, Chapter 45 Verse 5: I am Jehovah, and there is no one else. There is no God except me. I will strengthen you, although you did not know me,
The above verse also supports the point that Jesus is not God.
ISAIAH, Chapter 46 Verse 9: Remember the former things of long ago, That I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is no one like me.
The above verse also supports the point that Jesus is not God.
EXODUS, Chapter 20 Verse 3: You must not have any other gods besides me. Verse 4: You must not make for yourself a carved image or a form like anything that is in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth. Verse 5: You must not bow down to them nor be enticed to serve them, for I, Jehovah your God, am a God who requires exclusive devotion, bringing punishment for the error of fathers upon sons, upon the third generation and upon the fourth generation of those who hate me,
As per above verse, God doesnt allow idol worshipping or using any idol/image as means of connecting with God.
I used the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures to pick the various verses mentioned in this document. I highly recommend you read the mentioned verses in your copy of the Bible to be sure that the verses I am quoting are correct, verbatim.
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Is there any contradiction in the Bible?
As per Galatians, Paul says that Christ will not benefit anyone who is circumcised. As per Genesis, every male should be circumcised.
GALATIANS, Chapter 4 Verse 2: See! I, Paul, am telling you that if you become circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
GENESIS, Chapter 17 Verse 10: This is my covenant between me and you, that you and your offspring after you will keep: Every male among you must get circumcised. Verse 11: You must circumcise the flesh of your fore- skins, and it will serve as a sign of the covenant between me and you. Verse 12: Throughout your generations, every male among you eight days old must be circumcised, anyone who is born in the house and anyone who is not one of your offspring and who was purchased with money from a foreigner. Verse 13: Every man born in your house and every man purchased with your money must be circumcised, and my covenant in your flesh must serve as a lasting covenant. Verse 14: If any uncircumcised male will not circumcise the flesh of his foreskin, that person must be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.
I used the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures to pick the various verses mentioned in this document. I highly recommend you read the mentioned verses in your copy of the Bible to be sure that the verses I am quoting are correct, verbatim.
Is Jesus really the Son of God?
If you say that Jesus is the son of God because he was born without a worldly father then Adam is a greater son God because Adam was born without a father or mother.
GALATIANS, Chapter 3 Verse 26: You are all, in fact, sons of God through your faith in Christ Jesus.
Following the language of the Bible, we are all children of God meaning creations of God. God is not the father of Jesus, whom God created. E.g.: If I create computer software, am I that computer softwares true father?
What does Bible say about drinking alcohol?
PROVERBS, Chapter 20 Verse 1: Wine is a ridiculer, alcohol is unruly; Whoever goes astray by them is not wise.
EPHESIANS, Chapter 5 Verse 18: Also, do not get drunk with wine, in which there is de-bauchery, but keep getting filled with spirit. 7
JOHN, Chapter 14 Verse 24: Whoever does not love me does not observe my words. The word that you are hearing is not mine, but belongs to the Father who sent me.
I used the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures to pick the various verses mentioned in this document. I highly recommend you read the mentioned verses in your copy of the Bible to be sure that the verses I am quoting are correct, verbatim.
Eating pig/pork/gelatin, what does the Bible say?
LEVITICUS, Chapter 11 Verse 7: Also the pig, because it has a split hoof and a cleft in the hoof but does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. Verse 8: You must not eat any of their flesh or touch their dead body. They are unclean for you.
DEUTERONOMY, Chapter 14 Verse 8: Also the pig because it has a split hoof but does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat their flesh or touch their carcasses.
ISAIAH, Chapter 65 Verse 2: I have spread out my hands all day long to a stubborn people, To those walking in the way that is not good, Following their own thoughts; Verse 3: A people who constantly offend me to my face, Sacrificing in gardens and making sacrificial smoke on bricks. Verse 4: They sit among graves, And they pass the night in hidden places, Eating the flesh of pigs, And the broth of foul things is in their vessels. Verse 5: They say, Keep to yourself; do not approach me, For I am holier than you. These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire burning all day long.
JOHN, Chapter 14 Verse 24: Whoever does not love me does not observe my words. The word that you are hearing is not mine, but belongs to the Father who sent me.
I used the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures to pick the various verses mentioned in this document. I highly recommend you read the mentioned verses in your copy of the Bible to be sure that the verses I am quoting are correct, verbatim.
What does Bible say about Resurrection?
To be resurrected, Jesus would have to rise from the dead. Jesus has to die in order, for him, to be resurrected. And once resurrected, Jesus would be in the form of a spirit.
LUKE, Chapter 24 Verse 36: While they were speaking of these things, he himself stood in their midst and said to them: May you have peace. 8
Verse 37: But because they were terrified and frightened, they imagined that they were seeing a spirit. Verse 38: So he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why have doubts come up in your hearts? Verse 39: See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones just as you see that I have. Verse 40: And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. Verse 41: But while they were still not believing for sheer joy and amazement, he said to them: Do you have something there to eat? Verse 42: So they handed him a piece of broiled fish, Verse 43: and he took it and ate it before their eyes.
As per Verse 37 (LUKE, Chapter 24) and Verse 50 (MARK, Chapter 14), they didnt see Jesus spirit leave his body because they had fled thus because of hearsay they thought Jesus was a spirit but Jesus confirmed that he was flesh and bones (not a spirit). As far as I know, only living beings require food to eat. If Jesus was not a spirit meaning Jesus never died thus Jesus was never resurrected.
MARK, Chapter 14 Verse 50: And they all abandoned him and fled.
MARK, Chapter 16 Verse 2: And very early on the first day of the week when the sun had risen, they came to the tomb. Verse 3: They were saying to one another: Who will roll the stone away from the en- trance of the tomb for us? Verse 4: But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, although it was very large.
A spirit can travel through objects but a human body cant.
I used the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures to pick the various verses mentioned in this document. I highly recommend you read the mentioned verses in your copy of the Bible to be sure that the verses I am quoting are correct, verbatim.
Are there any scientific errors in the Bible?
GENESIS, Chapter 1 Verse 3: And God said: Let there be light. Then there was light. Verse 4: After that God saw that the light was good, and God began to divide the light from the darkness. Verse 5: God called the light Day, but the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, a first day.
Verse 14: Then God said: Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to make a division between the day and the night, and they will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years. 9
Verse 15: They will serve as luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to shine upon the earth. And it was so. Verse 16: And God went on to make the two great luminaries, the greater luminary for dominating the day and the lesser luminary for dominating the night, and also the stars. Verse 17: Thus God put them in the expanse of the heavens to shine upon the earth Verse 18: and to dominate by day and by night and to make a division between the light and the darkness. Then God saw that it was good. Verse 19: And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
As per above verses, light was created on first day whereas the luminaries (cause of light) were created on the fourth day. The cause of light was created after light itself?
GENESIS, Chapter 1 Verse 3: And God said: Let there be light. Then there was light. Verse 4: After that God saw that the light was good, and God began to divide the light from the darkness. Verse 5: God called the light Day, but the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, a first day.
Verse 9: Then God said: Let the waters under the heavens be collected together into one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so. Verse 10: God called the dry land Earth, but the collecting of the waters, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Verse 11: Then God said: Let the earth cause grass to sprout, seed-bearing plants and fruit trees according to their kinds, yielding fruit along with seed on the earth. And it was so. Verse 12: And the earth began to produce grass, seed-bearing plants and trees yielding fruit along with seed, according to their kinds. Then God saw that it was good. Verse 13: And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
As per above verses, light was created on first day but earth was created on third day. Its not scientifically possible to have evening or morning without the earth because night or day depends on the rotation of the earth.
Some may argue that the days mentioned, in the above verses, are not 24 hour days; ok. Lets examine further then.
GENESIS, Chapter 1 Verse 11: Then God said: Let the earth cause grass to sprout, seed-bearing plants and fruit trees according to their kinds, yielding fruit along with seed on the earth. And it was so. Verse 12: And the earth began to produce grass, seed-bearing plants and trees yielding fruit along with seed, according to their kinds. Then God saw that it was good. Verse 13: And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. 10
Verse 14: Then God said: Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to make a division between the day and the night, and they will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years. Verse 15: They will serve as luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to shine upon the earth. And it was so. Verse 16: And God went on to make the two great luminaries, the greater luminary for dominating the day and the lesser luminary for dominating the night, and also the stars. Verse 17: Thus God put them in the expanse of the heavens to shine upon the earth Verse 18: and to dominate by day and by night and to make a division between the light and the darkness. Then God saw that it was good. Verse 19: And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
As per above verses, vegetation came into existence on third day whereas Sun came into existence on the fourth day. How can vegetation survive without sunlight?
If you reason that the day mentioned, in the above verses, is a 24 hours day and vegetation can survive for at least 24 hours without sunlight then you are agreeing with my point mentioned in the previous page. We cant have a 24 hours day and a long period of time day, at the same time.
GENESIS, Chapter 1 Verse 9: Then God said: Let the waters under the heavens be collected together into one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so. Verse 10: God called the dry land Earth, but the collecting of the waters, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Verse 11: Then God said: Let the earth cause grass to sprout, seed-bearing plants and fruit trees according to their kinds, yielding fruit along with seed on the earth. And it was so. Verse 12: And the earth began to produce grass, seed-bearing plants and trees yielding fruit along with seed, according to their kinds. Then God saw that it was good. Verse 13: And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
Verse 14: Then God said: Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to make a division between the day and the night, and they will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years. Verse 15: They will serve as luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to shine upon the earth. And it was so. Verse 16: And God went on to make the two great luminaries, the greater luminary for dominating the day and the lesser luminary for dominating the night, and also the stars. Verse 17: Thus God put them in the expanse of the heavens to shine upon the earth Verse 18: and to dominate by day and by night and to make a division between the light and the darkness. Then God saw that it was good. 11
Verse 19: And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
As per above verses, earth was created on the third day but Sun/Moon/Stars were created on fourth day. As per modern/proven science, earth cant come into existence before the Sun. Earth is part of the parent body which is the Sun.
HEBREWS, Chapter 1 Verse 10: And: At the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the works of your hands. Verse 11: They will perish, but you will remain; and just like a garment, they will all wear out,
PSALMS, Chapter 102 Verse 25: Long ago you laid the foundations of the earth, And the heavens are the work of your hands. Verse 26: They will perish, but you will remain; Just like a garment they will all wear out. Just like clothing you will replace them, and they will pass away.
ECCLESIASTES, Chapter 1 Verse 4: A generation is going, and a generation is coming, But the earth remains forever.
PSALMS, Chapter 78 Verse 69: He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens, Like the earth that he has established forever.
The above verses are contradicting because either the earth will perish of remain forever, we cant have both.
Job, Chapter 26 Verse 11: The very pillars of heaven shake; They are stunned by his rebuke.
1 SAMUEL, Chapter 2 Verse 8: He raises the lowly one from the dust; He lifts up the poor from the ash heap, To make them sit with princes, Giving them a seat of honor. To Jehovah belong earths supports, And he places the productive land upon them.
Job, Chapter 9 Verse 6: He shakes the earth out of its place, So that its pillars tremble.
PSALMS, Chapter 75 Verse 3: When the earth and all its inhabitants were dissolved, It was I who kept its pillars firm.
As per above verses, earth and heaven have pillars. Im sure earth has no pillars, as per proven science.
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GENESIS, Chapter 1 Verse 29: Then God said: Here I have given to you every seed-bearing plant that is on the entire earth and every tree with seed-bearing fruit. Let them serve as food for you.
Looking at the above verse, does God not know that there are many plants/fruits which are poisonous for humans? Was God relying on human evolution and discoveries in science to inform humans which types of plants/fruits are poisonous?
LEVITICUS, Chapter 14 Verse 49: In order to purify the house from uncleanness, he will take two birds, cedarwood, scarlet material, and hyssop. Verse 50: He is to kill the one bird in an earthenware vessel over running water. Verse 51: Then he will take the cedarwood, the hyssop, the scarlet material, and the live bird and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the running water, and he must spatter it toward the house seven times. Verse 52: And he will purify the house from uncleanness with the blood of the bird, the running water, the live bird, the cedarwood, the hyssop, and the scarlet material. Verse 53: He will then set the live bird free outside the city in the open field and make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
Looking at the above verse, blood is a good carrier of germs, toxins, bacteria, etc. And yet its supposed to make the house clean? Did God not know what doctors know today?
LEVITICUS, Chapter 12 Verse 1: Jehovah went on to say to Moses: Verse 2: Tell the Israelites, If a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a male, she will be unclean for seven days, just as she is in the days of the impurity when she is menstruating. Verse 3: On the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin will be circumcised. Verse 4: She will continue cleansing herself from the blood for the next 33 days. She should not touch any holy thing, and she should not come into the holy place until she fulfills the days of her purification. Verse 5: If she should give birth to a female, she will then be un- clean for 14 days, just as she would be during her menstruation. She will continue cleansing herself from the blood for the next 66 days.
Looking at the above verses, there is no scientific logic/evidence behind being unclean, for a longer period, by having a female child whereas the period is shorter when a male child is born.
EZRA, Chapter 2 Verse 65: apart from their male and female slaves, who were 7,337; they also had 200 male and female singers.
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Verse 67: apart from their male and female slaves, who were 7,337; they also had 245 male and female singers.
Looking at the above verses, were there 200 or 245 male and female singers? Context is the same but there is a contradiction in math. Gods word cant have mathematical errors.
2 KINGS, Chapter 24 Verse 8: Je!hoia!chinf was 18 years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem. His mothers name was Ne!hushta the daughter of El!nathan of Jerusalem.
2 CHRONICLES, Chapter 36 Verse 9: Je!hoia!chinf was 18 years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months and ten days in Jerusalem; and he continued to do what was bad in Jehovahs eyes.
Looking at the above verses, he reigned for 3 months or 3 months and 10 days? Context is the same but there is a contradiction in math. Gods word cant have mathematical errors.
1 KINGS, Chapter 7 Verse 26: And its thick- ness was a handbreadth; and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It would hold 2,000 bath measures.
2 CHRONICLES, Chapter 4 Verse 5: And its thickness was a handbreadth; and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. The reservoir could hold 3,000 bath measures.
Looking at the above verses, 2000 or 3000 bath measures? Cant be both. Is God correcting himself? Is this text really inspired by God? Gods word cant have mathematical errors.
EZRA, Chapter 2 Verse 12: the sons of Azgad, 1,222; Verse 13: the sons of Ad!o!ni- kam, 666; Verse 14: the sons of Big- vai, 2,056; Verse 15: the sons of Adin, 454; Verse 19: the sons of Ha- shum, 223; Verse 28: the men of Bethel and Ai, 223; Verse 33: the sons of Lod, Ha- did, and Ono, 725; Verse 17: the sons of Bezai, 323;
NEHEMIAH, Chapter 7 Verse 17: the sons of Azgad, 2,322; Verse 18: the sons of Ad!o!ni- kam, 667; Verse 19: the sons of Bigvai, 2,067; Verse 20: the sons of Adin, 655; 14
Verse 22: the sons of Ha- shum, 328; Verse 37: the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721; Verse 23: the sons of Be- zai, 324;
Looking at the above verses, context is the same but there is a contradiction in math. Gods word cant have mathematical errors.
NUMBERS, Chapter 5 Verse 11: Jehovah went on to speak to Moses, saying: Verse 12: Speak to the Israelites and tell them, This is what should be done if a mans wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him Verse 13: and another man has sexual relations with her, but it was unknown to her husband and remains undiscovered, so that she has defiled herself but there is no witness against her and she has not been caught: Verse 14: Whether the husband becomes jealous and suspicious of his wifes faithfulness when she has defiled herself, or whether he is jealous and suspicious of his wifes faithfulness when she has not defiled herself, Verse 15: the man must bring his wife to the priest, along with an offering for her, a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He must not pour oil on it nor put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering bringing guilt to mind. Verse 16: The priest will bring her forward and make her stand before Jehovah. Verse 17: The priest will take holy water in an earthenware vessel, and the priest will take some of the dust from the floor of the tabernacle and put it in the water. Verse 18: And the priest will make the woman stand before Jehovah and un- bind the womans hair and put in her palms the grain offering for a reminder, that is, the grain offering of jealousy, and the priest will have in his hand the bitter water that brings a curse. Verse 19: The priest will then make her swear, saying to the woman: If no other man had sexual relations with you while you were under your husbands authority and you have not gone astray and become defiled, may you be free of the effect of this bitter water that brings a curse. Verse 20: But if you have gone astray while under your husbands authority by defiling yourself, and you have had sexual relations with another man besides your husband Verse 21: The priest will then make the woman swear an oath that includes a curse, and the priest will say to the woman: May Jehovah make you an object for cursing and for an oath among your people, as Jehovah makes your thigh fall away and causes your abdomen to swell. Verse 22: This water that brings a curse will enter into your intestines to cause your abdomen to swell and make your thigh fall away. To this the woman should say: Amen! Amen! Verse 23: Then the priest should write these curses in the book and wash them off into the bitter water. Verse 24: He will then make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and the water that brings a curse will enter into her and produce bitter- ness. 15
Verse 25: And the priest should take the grain offering of jealousy from the womans hand and wave the grain offering back and forth before Jehovah, and he will bring it near the altar. Verse 26: The priest will take a handful of the grain offering as a token offering and make it smoke on the altar, and afterward he will make the woman drink the water. Verse 27: When he makes her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and committed an act of unfaithfulness toward her husband, the water that brings a curse will then enter into her and become something bitter, and her abdomen will swell, and her thigh will fall away, and the woman will become an object of cursing among her people. Verse 28: However, if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, she will then be free from such punishment, and she will be able to conceive and produce offspring. Verse 29: This is the law about jealousy, when a woman may go astray and defile herself while under her husbands authority, Verse 30: or in the case of a man who becomes jealous and suspects his wife of unfaithfulness; he should make his wife stand before Jehovah, and the priest must carry out toward her all this law. Verse 31: The man will be free from guilt, but his wife will answer for her guilt.
As per above verses, this method is prescribed in the Bible to test if any woman has committed adultery. Why dont people use this method in reality? Can mixing dust with water, and drinking it, really prove if a woman has committed adultery? It is illogical.
I used the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures to pick the various verses mentioned in this document. I highly recommend you read the mentioned verses in your copy of the Bible to be sure that the verses I am quoting are correct, verbatim.
Was there really no Prophet after Jesus?
As per verse 7 (JOHN, Chapter 16), the requirement for the helper to come is that Jesus will go away. Today, based on world population, Islam and Christianity are the two major religions. As per Muslims, Prophet Muhammad is the only prophet that came after Jesus.
JOHN, Chapter 14 Verse 16: And I will ask the Father and he will give you another helper to be with you forever,
JOHN, Chapter 15 Verse 26: When the helper comes that I will send you from the Father, the spirit of the truth, which comes from the Father, that one will bear witness about me;
JOHN, Chapter 16 Verse 7: Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the helper will not come to you; but if I do go, I will send him to you. 16
Verse 12: I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now. Verse 13: However, when that one comes, the spirit of the truth, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak of his own initiative, but what he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things to come. Verse 14: That one will glorify me, because he will receive from what is mine and will declare it to you.
When Prophet Muhammad first started preaching Islam, no one believed him and all were against him. Later on when Prophet Muhammad gained some disciples, he used to recite words he heard from God and his disciples would write it down verbatim. Today, even educated native Arabic speakers have to look up words of the Quran in the dictionary because of the superior language of the Quran.
DEUTERONOMY, Chapter 18 Verse 18: I will raise up for them from the midst of their brothers a prophet like you, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will speak to them all that I command him. Verse 19: Indeed, I will require an account from the man who will not listen to my words that he will speak in my name.
ISAIAH, Chapter 29 Verse 12: And when they give the book to someone who cannot read, saying: Read this, please, he will say: I cannot read at all.
Prophet Muhammad was an illiterate man, he didnt know how to read or write.
I used the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures to pick the various verses mentioned in this document. I highly recommend you read the mentioned verses in your copy of the Bible to be sure that the verses I am quoting are correct, verbatim.
Conclusion
I feel that we, as humans, look for quick answers thus instead of researching a topic ourselves we approach others for information. Since there are many imposters and practicing religious figures, even authoritative figures, today who themselves dont know their own religion accurately and mix religion with their culture or personal benefit, can misguide you. Thus I suggest going to the source to find the truth.
The worst thing you could do is to ignore this document and follow only good things in the Bible. If you do that then you are only fooling yourself. You dont get to pick which words of Bible to believe in or follow, if Bible is the word of God that is. The best thing you could do is refute the points mentioned in this document and to prepare a similar document about Quran because Islam and Christianity are the two major world religions today.
I mentioned many points in this document; if you cant prove me wrong on even a single point then Bible cant possibly be the word of God. God's words cant have any 17
scientific/logical mistake, contradiction, error, etc. If religion has no pre-requisites then human logic shouldnt be able to prove anything against the Bible.
If Bible is truly the word of God then there should be no errors in the Bible. Not even 0.05% because the creator of this earth is perfect in all details. If God purposely delivered incorrect information through the Bible then we dont have a fair chance at our salvation. I feel that the Bible contains the word of God as well as the words of learned men in powerful positions.
After reading this document, do you still think Bible is the word of God only? Dont answer this question till you are alone because your belief is no ones business, think about it, dont reply just for the sake of replying and only reply to yourself. If you must stand by the Bible after agreeing with my logic then I suggest you re-evaluate if benefits of this world are worth it?