Only in the minds of those who seek to dominate by restricting knowledge.
Knowledge is power.
A dumbed down public is easily controlled.
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[.]
Job 26:7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.
The Bible refers to "the four corners of the earth." How can a spherical earth have corners?
http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-c017.html
The earth as a sphere
http://www.roundearth.net/sphere.htm
"Whenever the Bible mentions matters of science, it is always consistent with the universe as we know it today from modern science. For example, the fact that the earth is a sphere suspended in space is mentioned in the oldest book of the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Job. But as many have noted, the Bible is not preoccupied with science. However as the narrative unfolds, we are given a great deal of peripheral evidence that is scientifically valid if we will but take the time and trouble to search it out. God is a God who is involved in history and therefore Biblical revelation can be confirmed by historical and archaeological records, and scientific discoveries must be found consistent in the long run with the Bible properly understood.
http://www.ldolphin.org/reveln.html
Farnese Atlas, a 3rd century Roman copy of a Hellenistic work (Naples)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(mythology)
The Monarchs are programmed to rule as Lords of the Earth. (What a strange world that must be. Imagine the training/programming they undergo.) Again, obfuscation of history -- in this case, pertaining to a spherical Earth. 1268 is the date of the mosaic, explicitly referencing a spherical Earth. And we are taught that they were ignorant of this reality back then -- Flat Earthers.
http://www.quintessentialpublications.com/tracyrtwyman/?p=3747
Oranges and melons are spherical (spheroids) and the Earth is too.
Contradictions here and there, people excuse themselves from heeding the veracity of God’s Word.
God rewards the diligent who take him at His Word and dig a little deeper seeking to understand more of the reality of a God who is there and has gone to amazing lengths to not only prove His reality;
but seek a relationship with his wayward fallen creation, you and I.
Two common “contradictions” often pointed out in Scripture, as a refutation of its inerrancy::
“Contradictions point to a deeper meaning – though not always immediately apparent.” Missler
Hence the need to take into account the totality of scripture, i.e. the “whole counsel of God”.
“Contradicition 1”:: Value of Pi::
Hidden Codes in the Bible: The Value of Pi by Chuck Missler
Numerical Values:
The Hebrew alphabet is alphanumeric: each Hebrew letter also has a numerical value and can be used as a number.
The q has a value of 100; the v has a value of 6; thus, the normal spelling would yield a numerical value of 106. The addition of the h, with a value of 5, increases the numerical value to 111. This indicates an adjustment of the ratio 111/106, or 31.41509433962 cubits. Assuming that a cubit was 1.5 ft.,3 this 15-foot-wide bowl would have had a circumference of 47.12388980385 feet.
This Hebrew "code" results in 47.12264150943 feet, or an error of less than 15 thousandths of an inch! (This error is 15 times better than the 22/7 estimate that we were accustomed to using in school!) How did they accomplish this? This accuracy would seem to vastly exceed the precision of their instrumentation. How would they know this? How was it encoded into the text?
Implications:
Beyond simply these engineering insights of Solomon's day, there are more far-reaching implications of this passage.
1) The Bible is reliable. The "errors" pointed out by skeptics usually derive from misunderstandings or trivial quibbles.
2) The numerical values of the letters are legitimate and apparently can carry significance.
http://www.khouse.org/articles/1998/158/print/
“Contradiction 2”:: Sunlight vs. Sonlight::
Jesus Lied. He Was Only Human - Debunking of the Christian myth. by CJ Werlemen
Also, "God Hates You, Hate Him Back: Making Sense of The Bible by CJ Werlemen
CJ contends, "God created light and darkness on day one and the sun and the planets didn't come until day four. So where did the light come from? No Sun, no light. Oops!"
Wrong sun, it's Son, the Light of the World. God was the Light!
Jhn 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word [Jesus], and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Col 1:16 For by him [Jesus] were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Jhn 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Jhn 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Jesus is the Son of God, He is the Light of the World.
"But when we examine [the Bible] illuminated by the Light that created it" ... it makes sense.
I assert CJ is willingly ignorant. Because, if he really wanted to know Scripture, he would humble himself and read commentaries by contemporaries or those who have gone before.
Many of his absurd assertions, can be readily answered with a little digging and an open mind.
"When one examines a hologram in natural (uncollimated, noncoherent) light, it has no apparent form nor attractiveness. However, when one examines it with the laser with which it was formulated, a three-dimensional image appears. When one examines the Bible in unaided, natural light, it "has no form nor comeliness that we should desire it."3 But when we examine it illuminated by the Light that created it, the Spirit of God that put it all together in the first place, we see an image: the image of the One that every detail in it illuminates, the promised Messiah Himself." (System Design of the Scriptures?: Our Holographic Bible by Chuck Missler
http://www.khouse.org/articles/1999/230/)
Spiritually Discerned::
1Cr 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him [that is not born again by the Spirit]: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.
God does not want robots::
If we don’t set a bar of reference (statistical confidence) for which we say something is valid.
We will never be convinced, no amount of evidence will ever convict us.
Hence, it is by faith, we believe (upon a bedrock of solid evidence; it’s not blind faith).
How does God authenticate His Word? By writing history in advance, or forthtelling the coming of persons, times, or events. This observation was covered earlier (see 'About' tag on blog). "Declaring the End from the Beginning." Setting aside the myriad of prophetic passages that have detailed persons, times, or events, that have transpired. Let us review our current technologically advanced society.
(2Pe 1:19) We have also a more sure word of prophecy;
Reading Scripture is like reading the news headlines.
Here are ten trends, laid out in Scripture, demonstrating Him who declares the "End from the Beginning":
1. The Struggle for Jerusalem
2. Weapons Proliferation
3. The Rise of Islam
4. The Magog Invasion
5. The Rise of the Far East
6. Biotech & Global Pestilence
7. The Rise of a European Superstate
8. The Decline of the U.S.
9. Global Government
10. Global Religion
http://www.khouse.org/strategic_trends/
The distributed structure of Scripture -- "here a little, and there a little; [.]"
You see, Scripture isn't laid out in a straightforward manner. It was distributed over time and space, to different individuals. For whatever reason, and I don't need to know the exact reason, God chose to involve humankind in the distribution of his message. And what is his message? God loves you and wants you to love him back.
(Jhn 15:13) Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Relationship NOT religion::
How can one miss the point, that life is about forgiveness, reconciliation, and a future.
Life is a test, to see how we handle free will.
To see if we will walk after your own lusts, eat, drink, for tomorrow we die. (2Pe 3:3; Luk 12:19)
Or if we will lay down our life, moment by moment, day by day, that others might live. (Jhn 15:13; Jhn 10:11)
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