This time we continue examining some of the passages called errant by critics, and some mistakes I’ve made myself in not having studied the scriptures enough for myself!

We examine several bible stories with a couple good questions to keep in mind whenever you read and study the Bible: “Is what I’ve always thought about this story true?” And: “is there something I’ve not yet understood?” We also give a brief explanation of that communion is and is not!

We ask if Paul was referring to himself, or someone else when he wrote about a man who was “caught up to the third heaven” in II Cor 12:1-10. (Hat tip to Paul Lucas). We discuss the date of the writing of Revelation and how John being in the Spirit on The Lord’s Day does not mean he was in a spiritual mood on a Sunday, but was seeing the 2^nd coming.

We also bring up the idea that Paul and the prophets in his circle appear to have been tasked with completing the New Testament canon before Paul died according to II Tim 3:14-17, “But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

We then look at Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac in Gen 22 and ask, “did God wait till Abraham was about to plunge the knife down into Isaac before stopping him?” And Why does God call Isaac Abraham’s only son, when Ismael was also Abraham’s son? And why the author of Hebrews says Abraham offered Isaac up, even though the story in Genesis 22 shows God interrupted the sacrifice. And how Abraham is an example of both faith alone, and faith plus works, depending on the dispensational audience.

We then ask why God counted “”the tribe of Judah only” as following Rehoboam at the division of the kingdom even though later we’re informed it was actually Judah, Benjamin, and a faithful remnant of the northern tribes as well. Why does God mark to the month Solomon’s building of the temple as seven and a half years, but then says “seven years” was Solomon building it?

And was Jesus in the grave for three days and three nights? Or did he rise on the third day? How can he say both? And did Jesus rise before sunrise or after? And why is the Bible not clear about it? Why leave room for any argument?

It’s that leaving room for an argument that turns out to be the lesson for this week. Let God be true, and every man a liar!

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