A Concern of Mine

[Mozart's Starling]

So this video is about a seeming contradiction in the Bible that has many people stumped sans the creator of the video. The explanation given however almost seems like reaching and I am not sure how to think about it. Anyone have a better explanation or source they could provide? It's just the Bible is supposed to be inerrant and this is bothering me at the back of my mind.

[kwikphilly]

Blessings ..

I'm not even sure what this fellow is all confused about or all the folks he refers to with(PhD 's lol)

Seems his conundrum is based on the Apostle John not specifying the exact time( or location)of the " supper".    John says Jesus arrived in Bethany 6 days before the Passover - next he speaks about a supper ( doesn't say what day or how many days after Jesus arrived was this meal)-:he focused on " next day" after the supper but seems he's forgotten that we don't know what day the supper was -so " next day" does not refer to the 6days ago that Jesus arrived at Bethany but the next day after the supper......I'd say it would most likely align perfectly with Mark & Matthews account who were more specific.....

Yes,I'm one of those Christians who believe God's Word is inerrant so when there seems a discrepancy I know it's my err in understanding and I'm focusing on the wrong things-I no longer spend hours & hours looking for contradictions but rather let Holy Spirit Show me what I need to focus on- in my personal experience,I spent far too many years trying to refute God's Word when I was a rebellious one,lol

With love in Christ, Kwik

[Mozart's Starling]

4 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

Blessings ..

I'm not even sure what this fellow is all confused about or all the folks he refers to with(PhD 's lol)

Seems his conundrum is based on the Apostle John not specifying the exact time( or location)of the " supper".    John says Jesus arrived in Bethany 6 days before the Passover - next he speaks about a supper ( doesn't say what day or how many days after Jesus arrived was this meal)-:he focused on " next day" after the supper but seems he's forgotten that we don't know what day the supper was -so " next day" does not refer to the 6days ago that Jesus arrived at Bethany but the next day after the supper......I'd say it would most likely align perfectly with Mark & Matthews account who were more specific.....

Yes,I'm one of those Christians who believe God's Word is inerrant so when there seems a discrepancy I know it's my err in understanding and I'm focusing on the wrong things-I no longer spend hours & hours looking for contradictions but rather let Holy Spirit Show me what I need to focus on- in my personal experience,I spent far too many years trying to refute God's Word when I was a rebellious one,lol

With love in Christ, Kwik

Thank you so much. Puts my mind at ease to see such confidence and quickly get a response about it! Just wanted some clarity on the matter.

[kwikphilly]

Blessings Mozart's S

May I ask what your concern was- was it the time issue or location?

It's probably most likely that the supper was at Simons house since the Apostle John does not mention who's house it was at and even Mark barely mentions it

In my own opinion I don't see any contradictions.....

[kwikphilly]

4 minutes ago, Mozart's Starling said:

Thank you so much. Puts my mind at ease to see such confidence and quickly get a response about it! Just wanted some clarity on the matter.

Oh I'm very happy to hear it and my intentions are that you stay Encouraged to Trust God's Word,let no man cast any shadow of doubt over you ....  The Counselor Will Always Guide you into all Truth!❤️

Praise Jesus,with Boldness & Confidence -Our Redeemer Lives!

With love in Christ, Kwik

[teddyv]

I have not had time to view the video yet so I won't comment on it.

With respect to inerrancy, I think there needs to be some defining to what we mean here. 

I think most would agree that the original autographs are inerrant, as they are what the author actually wrote/dictated. There is the matter of preservation of his Word, which I believe God's hand has been in over time.

But, since we have to have translations, there is always going to be some issues around meanings that are possibly lost to us, and we don't have full access to the author's mind or full cultural understanding. This does not negate the trustworthiness of our modern Bibles, as the Biblical sources are some of the most critically examined ancient documents and there have been no major challenges to central doctrinal matters (except in clear, deliberate modifications like that of the JW version).

[Jayne]

49 minutes ago, Mozart's Starling said:

So this video is about a seeming contradiction in the Bible that has many people stumped sans the creator of the video. The explanation given however almost seems like reaching and I am not sure how to think about it. Anyone have a better explanation or source they could provide? It's just the Bible is supposed to be inerrant and this is bothering me at the back of my mind.

Christians should not fear supposed contradictions.

It's just not rocket science - even though so many try to make it that way.

What if I said to one friend, "I was talking on the phone to my aunt the other day."  And to another friend, "My aunt and I were talking at the grocery store."  And to a last friend, I said, "My aunt and mother and I were talking the other day."

Well, they could all be true.  I could have been at the grocery store with my mother and we were talking on my phone with my aunt.

Or, they could be three different discussions.

So, with this story of the woman anointing Jesus.  Matthew, Mark, and John being similar and Luke being different.

Well, they could be two different events that are similar.

There are two different feeding of the thousands, two different episodes with the disciples terrified by storms, and two different stories of Jesus miraculously helping the disciples to catch and abundant amount of fish.

I'm not going to struggle over this.  Four gospels by four men for four different purposes with four different audiences in mind.

I take it at its word.

[Mozart's Starling]

16 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

Blessings Mozart's S

May I ask what your concern was- was it the time issue or location?

It's probably most likely that the supper was at Simons house since the Apostle John does not mention who's house it was at and even Mark barely mentions it

In my own opinion I don't see any contradictions.....

I'll have to rewatch it. But from what I recall it had to do with house as you said and a bit of confusion on when it happened.

Edited April 21, 2023 by Mozart's Starling

[Alive]

I think the salient point on some of these things is whether or not trust in God’s word is eroded. Such can devastate the young and or weak in the faith.

[Mozart's Starling]

5 minutes ago, Alive said:

I think the salient point on some of these things is whether or not trust in God’s word is eroded. Such can devastate the young and or weak in the faith.

I am an obsessive sort about issues like this but you're right, I need to be more faithful. I'll pray on it. Thanks for your response.

Edited April 21, 2023 by Mozart's Starling