Biblical contradictions.

I don't know what has been typed so far and I am not going to read 9 pages of information, so I'll put in my opinion.
If it's been typed in before, then ignore it. ThanksA lot of people look at the Bible as a teacher would a test and try to find mistakes/contradictions within it. But the Bible wasn't intended to be and isn't a test. It isn't a science book, history book, or anything like that.
The Bible is just here for us get to know God. It's meaning and purpose is just that and is being accomplished, now where is the contradiction within that?Here's a quote from Pastor Steve:
"Your questioning these peripheral contradictions makes me think that maybe you’re reading the Bible as if you were a copy editor, making sure everything is correct before sending it to the printer. If you’re reading the Bible this way, you could be getting the details but missing its point.The Bible isn’t a manuscript free of all typos, yet here’s why God gave it to us: The whole Bible was given to us by inspiration from God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives; it straightens us out and helps us do what is right. It is God’s way of making us well prepared at every point, fully equipped to do good to everyone 2 Timothy 3:16-17Since God’s chosen to communicate His Word through mistake-making humans, there are errors or contradictions. What’s amazing to me is how much consistency there really is.I’m also amazed at how the Bible’s main points really open up a person’s life to the transforming power of God. And that’s a miraclenot the absence of typos!" (pastor steve)Thank you for your time. I hope that I haven't re-typed something which has already been typed.Tim

>How can you tell if the consistency is indicative of what is true, >given that we don't know what EXACTLY was in the original text?Since we don't know EXACTLY, then opinion can go either way. I still stand by my post.
I'll respond later on tonight.Tim

Why do we have Young Earth Creationism?
To be honest with you, some Christians are just ignorant and make embarassing attempts to make Christianity a science, when it really isn't.

>Pls do, but my point is you DON'T KNOW what to accept as truth or >not. Therefore it is JUST opinion.What we accept and don't accept concerning Christianity is either our choice or we 'talk' to God about it.
Usually, Christians don't 'talk' or pray to God about certain things and they take their own opinion on the matter. Which is one of the reasons this religion has a bad rep.