Category Archives: Contradictions

Did Israel have peace throughout Solomon’s reign?

A passage in 1 Kings claims that all of Israel had peace and safety on all sides during Solomon’s lifetime. (Perhaps because Solomon ruled over a lot of the surrounding nations, in addition to Israel.)

But later in 1 Kings, it says Solomon had foreign adversaries, including a man named Rezon. Rezon had been a conqueror since Solomon’s father was still king of Israel. Rezon was hostile toward Israel, and was Israel’s adversary as long as Solomon lived.

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Should people support their parents?

Yes.

Jesus criticized the Pharisees for encouraging people to give money to God instead of using it to help their parents. So according to Jesus, giving to your parents is more important than giving to God.

Paul agreed, at least in the case of widows: He said if you’re a Christian with a widowed mother, you should take care of her yourself, so she won’t be a needless burden on the rest of the church.

No.

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Is there anything under the earth to support it?

Job said God suspends the earth over nothing. And God confirmed that Job had spoken the truth about him. So if God is right that Job is right about this, the earth does not have anything under it supporting it. The Bible disagrees, though.

Job previously suggested that the earth is on pillars, and since he was talking about God at the time, that must have been true too. Asaph says God agrees that the earth has pillars. Samuel’s mother says God has set the earth on foundations. David and Solomon agree that the earth has foundations, and David also says the earth is floating on the sea. Other psalmists, like Asaph, agree that the earth is on foundations.

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Should people be childish?

Yes.

Jesus welcomes little children, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to people like them. He says you can’t get into the kingdom of heaven unless you become like little children. And he says the way to become the greatest in the kingdom of heaven is to take the lowly position of a child.

No.

When some boys acted like children (because they were) and made fun of a bald prophet, God sent bears to kill 42 of them.

Jesus said the people of his generation were like little children, and also that they were a brood of snakes who would be condemned to hell on judgment day.

Paul told his followers they needed to stop thinking like children. He said Jesus wanted them to become mature in every respect, and stop being gullible and undiscerning infants.

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