:yes: 5 Reasons Why GOD Uses Problems :thumbsup:

The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on how you respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring. Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life:

1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.

Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get
you moving. Problems often point us in a new direction and
motivate us to change. Is God trying to get your attention?

"Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways."
Proverbs 20:30

2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.

People are like tea bags...if you want to know what's inside
them, just drop them into hot ever water! Has God tested
your faith with a problem What do problems reveal about
you?

"When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience."
James 1:2-3

3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.

Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's
likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a
hot stove. But you probably learned by being burned.
Sometimes we only learn the value of something...health,
money, a relationship... by losing it.

"It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to your laws."
Psalm 119:71-72

4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.

A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from
being harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend
was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss
had asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem - but
it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year
later when management's actions were eventually discovered.

"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good...
Genesis 50:20

5. God uses problems to PERFECT you.

Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders.
God is far more interested in your character than your comfort.
Your relationship to God and your character are the only two
things you're going to take with you into eternity.

"We can rejoice when we run into problems... they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady."
-Romans 5:3-4

Here's the point:

God is at work in your life - even when you do not recognize it or understand it.

But it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate with Him.

"Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way"

LIFE IS AN ECHO. What you send out, you get back.

What you give, you receive.

WHEN YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN OTHERS, YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOURSELF.

"GOD allOws things tO happen fOr a reasOn, we may never understand His wisdOm But we simply have tO trust His will!" c",) :thumbsup:

this is true. god will never give us trials that we cannot pass. lahat ng pagsubok at suliranin na nakukuha natin ay kaya natin, magtiwala lang tayo sa diyos. kahit gaanong kahirap yna basta manalangin ka sa diyos at gawin mo ang tama, kahit ikamatay mo pa ng di ka bumibitaw sa diyos, sigurado pagdating ng paghuhukom, kasama kang maliligtas.

lahat ng problema may solusyon. lahat ng pagsubok madali lang, basta manampalataya kang tutulungan ka niya at malalampasan mo iyon.

i like the post..thanks God bless you...

what about natural calamities? earthquakes and tsunamis.
the last major tsunami killed hundreds of thousands.
is that a problem created by god to develop us?
Do we react foolish thats why so many innocent lives lost that day?

Man on the other hand is systematically destroying the environment and attributing this natural disasters as an act of God's cruel hoax of punishing the people... in fact man have played the hoax on themselves and it is their ways which are cruel ..

why god need to test his creation if he already know the result? remember, he is an all-knowing god

Man on the other hand is systematically destroying the environment and attributing this natural disasters as an act of God's cruel hoax of punishing the people... in fact man have played the hoax on themselves and it is their ways which are cruel ..


what about innocent people who dont contribute to ecological problems? why did those people die also? is that how god test us? if one did a bad thing then many must perish?
if god love us. why kill innocent people? if its the fault of sinful people, why not save the innocent once?

and wait a minuite....
what did people do that triggers the sumatra tsunami?
pollution?sins of bad people combined that become an explosion of energy underground?

I think that earthquake is no ones fault. wait..... is that a test also?

@ginuzence

ayaw ko na sana iopen yan, hehe pero kaw na nag-open :)

to think, a perfect god created an imperfect world...

the GOD himself is inperpect too,when he created me ,he never remote view im become his main enemy,LUCIFER

Ano pa aasahan natin kung hindi perfect ang ginawa ng god ,im sure na sia mismo ay hindi sia perfectong manlilikha


gandang hapon mga ka sb

@ginuzence

ayaw ko na sana iopen yan, hehe pero kaw na nag-open :)

to think, a perfect god created an imperfect world...

its worth mentioning ;)



waiting for answers....
I really need a very convincing answer because im lost right now.

Nice thread you got here, TS.

:thanks:

God bless you and your entire household!

hi joann18 ,its nice you visit here ,we had been waiting an angelgirl like you is our surprise visitor at TB section,i hope from time to time you start visit from now on,ah we have same join dated OCT 2012,
just call me lucifer at your service

Nice thread TS,, GOD is Good!!!!

Para po sa inyong lahat. . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQan9L3yXjc
God Bless po!!!

Para po sa inyong lahat. . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQan9L3yXjc
God Bless po!!!

I found this playlist raising some interesting points that needs the explanation of theist.


http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA0C3C1D163BE880A


anyone?

:yes: 5 Reasons Why GOD Uses Problems :thumbsup:

The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on how you respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring. Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life:

1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.

Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get
you moving. Problems often point us in a new direction and
motivate us to change. Is God trying to get your attention?

"Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways."
Proverbs 20:30

2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.

People are like tea bags...if you want to know what's inside
them, just drop them into hot ever water! Has God tested
your faith with a problem What do problems reveal about
you?

"When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience."
James 1:2-3

3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.

Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's
likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a
hot stove. But you probably learned by being burned.
Sometimes we only learn the value of something...health,
money, a relationship... by losing it.

"It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to your laws."
Psalm 119:71-72

4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.

A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from
being harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend
was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss
had asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem - but
it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year
later when management's actions were eventually discovered.

"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good...
Genesis 50:20

5. God uses problems to PERFECT you.

Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders.
God is far more interested in your character than your comfort.
Your relationship to God and your character are the only two
things you're going to take with you into eternity.

"We can rejoice when we run into problems... they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady."
-Romans 5:3-4

Here's the point:

God is at work in your life - even when you do not recognize it or understand it.

But it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate with Him.

"Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way"

LIFE IS AN ECHO. What you send out, you get back.

What you give, you receive.

WHEN YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN OTHERS, YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOURSELF.

"GOD allOws things tO happen fOr a reasOn, we may never understand His wisdOm But we simply have tO trust His will!" c",) :thumbsup:

Just one scenario:

Christianity is now one of the two most widely practised religions in Africa and is the largest religion in Sub-Saharan Africa.

So this is the reason why these African children are suffering? The five reasons you gave?

Napakasama naman ng god mo...

While some countries that don't adhere to religious beliefs that much, people are living in exact opposite of those in Africa...

So ano kaya ang reason ni god mo bat parang nakaklimutan na yata ang kanilang kalagayan?


http://i.imgur.com/uz8xm3K.jpg
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what about innocent people who dont contribute to ecological problems? why did those people die also? is that how god test us? if one did a bad thing then many must perish?
if god love us. why kill innocent people? if its the fault of sinful people, why not save the innocent once?

and wait a minuite....
what did people do that triggers the sumatra tsunami?
pollution?sins of bad people combined that become an explosion of energy underground?

I think that earthquake is no ones fault. wait..... is that a test also?

All physical life are functioning in accordance with the natural laws... they are consequences and results from the natural application of the laws which is a natural outcome.. what seems to be look like a punishment to you or bad luck are simply natural laws asserting itself...

Salute, Agree. survivor me from the point na mawala na din ako. (Accident) pero God is with a PURPOSE kung bakit tayo nandito pa at still alive. So be yourself and be humble enough and help, share your knowledge and wisdoms to the needy. :praise:

All physical life are functioning in accordance with the natural laws... they are consequences and results from the natural application of the laws which is a natural outcome.. what seems to be look like a punishment to you or bad luck are simply natural laws asserting itself...


Well it seems that you know how to identify if the problem is our fault or natures fault.

How do we know if god created that problem to tech us something?
How do we respond accordingly?
Do we need to assume which is which?

All physical life are functioning in accordance with the natural laws... they are consequences and results from the natural application of the laws which is a natural outcome.. what seems to be look like a punishment to you or bad luck are simply natural laws asserting itself...



natural laws with natural outcome .like badluck,misery,famine,earthquake,avanlance,typhoon ,hurecane,twister,


hindi kaya mas maganda na sabihin na walang dios talaga kaya nagaganap ang mga ito,o natutuwa sia habang nagaganap ang mga desaster na ito,sadista pala ang dios nyo ,

natural laws with natural outcome .like badluck,misery,famine,earthquake,avanlance,typhoon ,hurecane,twister,


hindi kaya mas maganda na sabihin na walang dios talaga kaya nagaganap ang mga ito,o natutuwa sia habang nagaganap ang mga desaster na ito,sadista pala ang dios nyo ,

in your reality siguro maganda... :D
wenk paanu mo nasiguro na natutuwa sya?

you have a good point pals tama ka:salute:

Well it seems that you know how to identify if the problem is our fault or natures fault.

How do we know if god created that problem to tech us something?
How do we respond accordingly?
Do we need to assume which is which?

Events are neutral things neither good or bad and God have nothing to do to stop them because to do so would be to thwart our freewill...

Only our reactions to events will make us miserable..
Plato once said that It is neither good or bad but our thinking make it so.. ;)

you have a good point pals tama ka:salute:

in your reality siguro maganda... :D
wenk paanu mo nasiguro na natutuwa sya?



cgurado ako natutuwa sia sapagkat hangagng ngayon patuloy nagaganap ang natural law na may natural outcome

kung sinasabi na ang dahilan paglikha ng dios sa tao ay para sambahin ang dios ,wag nating ikagulat kung may pinarurusahan ang dios ang mga taong ayaw ng sumamba sa kanya

cgurado ako natutuwa sia sapagkat hangagng ngayon patuloy nagaganap ang natural law na may natural outcome

So kapag meron natural disaster Diyos ang sisihin mo? Why blame a being that you don't believe to exist.. :D

kung sinasabi na ang dahilan paglikha ng dios sa tao ay para sambahin ang dios ,wag nating ikagulat kung may pinarurusahan ang dios ang mga taong ayaw ng sumamba sa kanya

A true God is a God without needs and require nothing... If you believe in a God who needs attention, has a hurt feelings and punishes those who do not follow his will then you choose to believe in a smaller God and a lesser God.. How come freewill is free if it is not your will but someone else will must be done? There's no free will if to exercise it will produce punishment and that's would make mockery of freewill and render it counterfeit.

One thing i can say, PLEASE JUST DON`T DOUBT HIM. :weep: Enough of this. No man can really identify, in a precise way the every purpose that you all mention about God`s way of ruling this world. . Remember GOD IS SUPERIOR, walang taong nakaka alam kung ano takbo ng plano ni God para saten, Lets just Continue to Believe in his existence, love, protection, graces, he is providing to us in each day specially sa life na pinagkatiwala saten. Wala man akong masyadong alam sa mga ganitong bagay2 pero nasisiguro ko God Loves us that he even gave his Only Son Jesus Christ to save us from all sins hehehe dba po? God Bless. :)

Events are neutral things neither good or bad and God have nothing to do to stop them because to do so would be to thwart our freewill...

Only our reactions to events will make us miserable..
Plato once said that It is neither good or bad but our thinking make it so.. ;)


again, how can we identify if that problem was given by God?
because if I cant identify which is which, then maybe its just nature teaching me something, not God.

and if events are neural things then you're saying that god has nothing to do with it? What about god giving us problems to teach us something as you said earlier?

Can you give me an example of god giving us problems to teach us something?

How about your personal one? What did god taught you so far?

How can you possibly understand GOD, if he works in mysterious ways?

:lol:

^ akala ko love yun... love moves in mysterious ways.. hehehe

^

haha even a believer can't understand the entity they believe... and claiming it is real :lol:

the ef lang

hi joann18 ,its nice you visit here ,we had been waiting an angelgirl like you is our surprise visitor at TB section,i hope from time to time you start visit from now on,ah we have same join dated OCT 2012,
just call me lucifer at your service

dumadamoves ka idol ah haha

How can you possibly understand GOD, if he works in mysterious ways?

:lol:



kung ang dios o mga dios nagtratrabaho o gumagawa sa pamamaraang mahiwaga ,so paano sia mas maiitindihan ng mga taong karaniwan lang ,so ito ang excuse ng mga may dios dyan wag questionin ang kalagayan ng dios sapagkat sia ay mahiwagang dios .ang dios na ito ay duwag kaya nagtatago sa kanyang hiwaga

dumadamoves ka idol ah haha



ok lang yan sir,bihira kasi tayo madalaw ng isang angelgirl dito sa TB.mayron naman naman tyo na angelgirl dito na regular na may TS sa TB na regular,kaso minsan dumalaw sia sa profile ni robutculator at nag massage sia kay robutculator ,pero di sia pinansin nito ,makikata nyo pa ngayn bagamat matagal na ang msg

:yes: 5 Reasons Why GOD Uses Problems :thumbsup:

The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on how you respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring. Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life:

1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.

What happens to FREEWILL?

2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.

God is not omniscient. And cant read your thoughts. Otherwise, there wont be any INSPECTING.

3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.

If your sister was gang raped, consider it as god CORRECTING her. Give praise! :praise:

4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.

You owe this man huge amount of money. He was planning to sue you. Luckily god PROTECTED you buy giving the man a heart attack. He was 50, with 5 kids and a loving wife.

Aint you special.

5. God uses problems to PERFECT you.

Looks counterproductive.

Saan ba maraming krimen? Sa area na maraming mahihirap. Thats PERFECTION.




Here's the point:

God is at work in your life - even when you do not recognize it or understand it.

But it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate with Him.

"Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way"

LIFE IS AN ECHO. What you send out, you get back.

What you give, you receive.

WHEN YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN OTHERS, YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOURSELF.

"GOD allOws things tO happen fOr a reasOn, we may never understand His wisdOm But we simply have tO trust His will!" c",) :thumbsup:


Try mo i-preach yan sa mga nagugutom sa ibang bansa. Yun tipong inaabangan na lang ng vulture na di gumalaw para kainin na nila yun katawan.

Sabihin mo yan dun sa batang halos butot balat na lang:

"God is at work in your life, cooperate with him... "

:lmao:

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ok guys I'm actually giving all the theist a chance because I'm an agnostic.

Like I always gave Science a chance correcting its mistakes everday.




These are some contradictions from the divine book which most of you who believe in God consider perfect.
Kindly pick one or more then explain or correct if god told you the correction on the line that you pick.




God good to all, or just a few?

PSA 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

JER 13:14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

[Editor's note: Some readers have raised an objection to this alleged contradiction. They point out that PSA 145:20 states that The Lord keeps all who love Him, but that He will destroy the wicked. In other words, some see no contradiction between "The Lord is good to all" and JER 13:14. Others contend, however, that even if the Lord destroys the wicked he could do so with compassion, pity, and mercy. Further, there are biblical examples that indicate that the Lord is not necessarily "good" or merciful--even to those who are not wicked. One such example is Job. As one reader points out, "If Psalm 145:9 was not a contradiction of Psalm 145:20 or Jeremiah 13:14, it would read something like this: "The LORD is good to all, except the wicked: and his tender mercies are over all his works, except when He is punishing the wicked." In any case, the idea that the Lord is good and merciful is contradicted by countless examples in the Bible where God orders the destruction of infants, personally kills David's infant child, etc.]

War or Peace?

EXO 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.

ROM 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

Who is the father of Joseph?

MAT 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

LUK 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.

Who was at the Empty Tomb? Is it:

MAT 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

MAR 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

JOH 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

Is Jesus equal to or lesser than?

JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one.

JOH 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

Which first--beasts or man?

GEN 1:25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
GEN 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

GEN 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
GEN 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

How many stalls and horsemen?

1KI 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

2CH 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

Is it folly to be wise or not?

PRO 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

1CO 1:19: "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."

Human vs. ghostly impregnation

ACT 2:30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

MAT 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

The sins of the father

ISA 14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

DEU 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Rabbits do not chew their cud

LEV 11:6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

"Gerah," the term which appears in the MT means (chewed) cud, and also perhaps grain, or berry (also a 20th of a sheckel, but I think that we can agree that that is irrelevant here). It does *not* mean dung, and there is a perfectly adequate Hebrew word for that, which could have been used. Furthermore, the phrase translated "chew the cud" in the KJV is more exactly "bring up the cud." Rabbits do not bring up anything; they let it go all the way through, then eat it again. The description given in Leviticus is inaccurate, and that's that. Rabbits do eat their own dung; they do not bring anything up and chew on it.

Fowl from waters or ground?

GEN 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
GEN 1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

GEN 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

Odd genetics

GEN 30:39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

The shape of the earth

ISA 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

MAT 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

Astronomical bodies are spherical, and you cannot see the entire exterior surface from anyplace. The kingdoms of Egypt, China, Greece, Crete, sections of Asia Minor, India, Maya (in Mexico), Carthage (North Africa), Rome (Italy), Korea, and other settlements from these kingdoms of the world were widely distributed.

Snakes, while built low, do not eat dirt

GEN 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Earth supported?

JOB 26:7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

JOB 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

Heaven supported too

JOB 26:11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

The hydrological cycle

ECC 1:7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

JOB 38:22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

Storehouses are not part of the cycle

Order of creation

Here is the order in the first (Genesis 1), the Priestly tradition:

Day 1: Sky, Earth, light
Day 2: Water, both in ocean basins and above the sky(!)
Day 3: Plants
Day 4: Sun, Moon, stars (as calendrical and navigational aids)
Day 5: Sea monsters (whales), fish, birds, land animals, creepy-crawlies (reptiles, insects, etc.)
Day 6: Humans (apparently both sexes at the same time)
Day 7: Nothing (the Gods took the first day off anyone ever did)

Note that there are "days," "evenings," and "mornings" before the Sun was created. Here, the Deity is referred to as "Elohim," which is a plural, thus the literal translation, "the Gods." In this tale, the Gods seem satisfied with what they have done, saying after each step that "it was good."

The second one (Genesis 2), the Yahwist tradition, goes:

Earth and heavens (misty)
Adam, the first man (on a desolate Earth)
Plants
Animals
Eve, the first woman (from Adam's rib)

How orderly were things created?
#1: Step-by-step. The only discrepancy is that there is no Sun or Moon or stars on the first three "days."
#2: God fixes things up as he goes. The first man is lonely, and is not satisfied with animals. God finally creates a woman for him. (funny thing that an omniscient god would forget things)

How satisfied with creation was he?
#1: God says "it was good" after each of his labors, and rests on the seventh day, evidently very satisfied.
#2: God has to fix up his creation as he goes, and he would certainly not be very satisfied with the disobedience of that primordial couple. (funny thing that an omniscient god would forget things)

Moses' personality

NUM 12:3: "Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth."

NUM 31:14, 17, 18: "And Moses was wroth...And Moses said unto them, "Have ye saved all the women alive? ... Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman, ... But all the women children ... keep alive for yourselves."

Righteous live?

PSA 92:12: "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree."

ISA 57:1: "The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart."

ACT 1:18: "Now this man (Judas) purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out."

MAT 27:5-7: "And he (Judas) cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests...bought with them the potter's field."

Jesus' first sermon plain or mount?

MAT 5:1,2: "And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying...."

LUK 6:17,20: "And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people...came to hear him.. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said..."

Jesus' last words

MAT 27:46,50: "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" ...Jesus, when he cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost."

LUK 23:46: "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, "Father, unto thy hands I commend my spirit:" and having said thus, he gave up the ghost."

JOH 19:30: "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished:" and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost."

Years of famine

II SAMUEL 24:13: So God came to David, and told him, and said unto him, shall SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE come unto thee in thy land? or will thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue. thee?

I CHRONICLES 21:11: SO God came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee. Either THREE YEARS OF FAMINE or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee;

Moved David to anger?

II SAMUEL 24: And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

I CHRONICLES 21: And SATAN stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

The GENEALOGY OF JESUS?

In two places in the New Testament the genealogy of Jesus son of Mary is mentioned. MAT 1:6-16 and LUK 3:23-31. Each gives the ancestors of Joseph the CLAIMED husband of Mary and Step father of Jesus. The first one starts from Abraham(verse 2) all the way down to Jesus. The second one from Jesus all the way back to Adam. The only common name to these two lists between David and Jesus is JOSEPH, How can this be true? and also How can Jesus have a genealogy when all Muslims and most Christians believe that Jesus had/has no father.

God be seen?

EXO 24:9,10; AMO 9:1; GEN 26:2; and JOH 14:9
God CAN be seen:
"And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my backparts." (EXO 33:23)
"And the Lord spake to Moses face to face, as a man speaketh to his friend." (EXO 33:11)
"For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." (GEN 32:30)

God CANNOT be seen:
"No man hath seen God at any time." (JOH 1:18)
"And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me and live." (EXO 33:20)
"Whom no man hath seen nor can see." (1TIM 6:16)

CRUEL, UNMERCIFUL, DESTRUCTIVE, and FEROCIOUS or KIND, MERCIFUL, and GOOD:

"I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy." (JER 13:14) "Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not, but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling."

"The Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy." (JAS 5:11)
"For his mercy endureth forever." (1CH 16:34)
"The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works." (PSA 145:9)
"God is love." (1JO 4:16)

Tempts?

"And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham." (GEN 22:1)

"Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man." (JAS 1:13)

Judas died how?

"And he cast down the pieces of silver into the temple and departed, and went out and hanged himself." (MAT 27:5)

"And falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all of his bowels gushed out." (ACT 1:18)

Ascend to heaven

"And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." (2KI 2:11)

"No man hath ascended up to heaven but he that came down from heaven, ... the Son of Man." (JOH 3:13)

What was Jesus' prediction regarding Peter's denial?

Before the cock crow - MAT 26:34

Before the cock crow twice - MAR 14:30

How many times did the cock crow?

MAR 14:72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

MAT 26:74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
MAT 26:75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

LUK 22:60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
LUK 22:61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

JOH 13:38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, still thou hast denied me thrice.

JOH 18:27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.

How many beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount

MAT 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
MAT 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
MAT 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
MAT 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
MAT 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
MAT 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
MAT 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
MAT 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
MAT 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

LUK 6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
LUK 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
LUK 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
LUK 6:23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

PART 2






Does every man sin?

1KI 8:46 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

2CH 6:36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

PRO 20:9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

ECC 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

JO1 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
JO1 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
JO1 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

JO1 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

Who bought potter's field

ACT 1:18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
ACT 1:19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

MAT 27:6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
MAT 27:7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
MAT 27:8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

Who prophesied the potter's field?

MAT 27:9-10 (mentions Jeremy but no such verse in Jeremiah) is in Zechariah 11:12-13

Who bears guilt?

GAL 6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

GAL 6:5 For every man shall bear his own burden.

Do you answer a fool?

PRO 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

PRO 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

How many children did Michal, the daughter of Saul, have?

2SA 6:23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

2SA 21:8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

How old was Jehoiachin when he began to reign?

2KI 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

2CH 36:9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

Marriage?

Proverbs 18:22
1 Corinthians 7 (whole book. See 1,2,27,39,40)

Did those with Saul/Paul at his conversion hear a voice?

ACT 9:7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

ACT 22:9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

Where was Jesus three days after his baptism?

MAR 1:12 And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.

JOH 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

(various traipsings)

How many apostles were in office between the resurrection and ascension?

1 Corinthians 15:5 (12)
MAT 27:3-5 (minus one from 12)
ACT 1:9-26 (Mathias not elected until after resurrection)

MAT 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

Judging

1 Cor 2:15 "The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment:" (NIV)

1 Cor 4:5 "Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God."

Good deeds

Matt 5:16 "In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." (NIV)

Matt 6:3-4 "But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." (NIV)

For or against?

MAT 12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
(default is against)

MAR 9:40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
(default is for)

LUK 9:50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
(default is for)

Whom did they see at the tomb?

MAT 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
MAT 28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
MAT 28:4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
MAT 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

MAR 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

LUK 24:4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

JOH 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

God change?

MAL 3:6
JAS 1:17
1SA 15:29
JON 3:10
GEN 6:6

Destruction of cities (what said was jeremiah was zechariah)

MAT 27:9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

ZEC 11:11-13 (Note: There is nothing in Jeremiah remotely like this.)

Who's sepulchers

ACT 7:16
GEN 23:17,18

Strong drink?

PRO 31:6,7
JOH 2:11-11

When second coming?

MAT 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

MAR 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

LUK 21:32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

(See also 1TH 4:15-18)

Solomon's overseers

1KI 9:23 550
2CH 8:10 250

The mother of Abijah:

2CH 11:20 Maachah the daughter of Absalom

2CH 13:2 Michaiah the daughter of Uriel

When did Baasha die?

1KI 16:6-8 26th year of the reign of Asa

2CH 16:1 36th year of the reign of Asa

How old was Ahaziah when he began to reign?

2KI 8:26 22

2CH 22:2 42

The differences in the census figures of Ezra and Nehemiah.

What was the color of the robe placed on Jesus during his trial?

MAT 27:28 scarlet

JOH 19:2 purple

What did they give him to drink?

MAT 27:34 vinegar

MAR 15:23 wine with myrrh

How long was Jesus in the tomb?

Depends where you look; MAT 12:40 gives Jesus prophesying that he will spend "three days and three nights in the heart of the earth," and MAR 10:34 has "after three days (meta treis emeras) he will rise again." As far as I can see from a quick look, the prophecies have "after three days," but the post-Resurrection narratives have "on the third day."











SOURCE AND REFERENCE:

*King James version of Bible
*Compiled by Jim Meritt (1992)
*for complete reference and source visit http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/jim_meritt/bible-contradictions.html