Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Contradictions In The Holy Bible

Holy Bible

Theological doctrines:

     1. God is satisfied with his works
         Gen 1:31
        God is dissatisfied with his works. 
         Gen 6:6
     2. God dwells in chosen temples
         2 Chron 7:12,16
        God dwells not in temples
         Acts 7:48
     3. God dwells in light
         Tim 6:16
        God dwells in darkness
         1 Kings 8:12/ Ps 18:11/ Ps 97:2
     4. God is seen and heard
         Ex 33:23/ Ex 33:11/ Gen 3:9,10/ Gen 32:30/ Is 6:1/
          Ex 24:9-11
        God is invisible and cannot be heard
         John 1:18/ John 5:37/ Ex 33:20/ 1 Tim 6:16
     5. God is tired and rests
         Ex 31:17
        God is never tired and never rests
         Is 40:28
     6. God is everywhere present, sees and knows all things
         Prov 15:3/ Ps 139:7-10/ Job 34:22,21
        God is not everywhere present, neither sees nor knows all     
        things
         Gen 11:5/ Gen 18:20,21/ Gen 3:8
     7. God knows the hearts of men
         Acts 1:24/ Ps 139:2,3
        God tries men to find out what is in their heart
         Deut 13:3/ Deut 8:2/ Gen 22:12
     8. God is all powerful
         Jer 32:27/ Matt 19:26
       God is not all powerful
         Judg 1:19
     9. God is unchangeable
         James 1:17/ Mal 3:6/ Ezek 24:14/ Num 23:19
        God is changeable
         Gen 6:6/ Jonah 3:10/ 1 Sam 2:30,31/ 2 Kings 20:1,4,5,6/
          Ex 33:1,3,17,14
     10. God is just and impartial
          Ps 92:15/ Gen 18:25/ Deut 32:4/ Rom 2:11/ Ezek 18:25
         God is unjust and partial
          Gen 9:25/ Ex 20:5/ Rom 9:11-13/ Matt 13:12
     11. God is the author of evil
          Lam 3:38/ Jer 18:11/ Is 45:7/ Amos 3:6/ Ezek 20:25
         God is not the author of evil
          1 Cor 14:33/ Deut 32:4/ James 1:13
     12. God gives freely to those who ask
          James 1:5/ Luke 11:10
         God withholds his blessings and prevents men from receiving   
         them
          John 12:40/ Josh 11:20/ Is 63:17
     13. God is to be found by those who seek him
          Matt 7:8/ Prov 8:17
         God is not to be found by those who seek him
          Prov 1:28
     14. God is warlike
          Ex 15:3/ Is 51:15
         God is peaceful
          Rom 15:33/ 1 Cor 14:33
     15. God is cruel, unmerciful, destructive, and ferocious
          Jer 13:14/ Deut 7:16/ 1 Sam 15:2,3/ 1 Sam 6:19
         God is kind, merciful, and good
          James 5:11/ Lam 3:33/ 1 Chron 16:34/ Ezek 18:32/ Ps 145:9/ 
           1 Tim 2:4/ 1 John 4:16/ Ps 25:8
     16. God's anger is fierce and endures long
          Num 32:13/ Num 25:4/ Jer 17:4
         God's anger is slow and endures but for a minute
          Ps 103:8/ Ps 30:5
     17. God commands, approves of, and delights in burnt offerings,  
         sacrifices ,and holy days
          Ex 29:36/ Lev 23:27/ Ex 29:18/ Lev 1:9
         God disapproves of and has no pleasure in burnt offerings,   
         sacrifices, and holy days.
          Jer 7:22/ Jer 6:20/ Ps 50:13,4/ Is 1:13,11,12
     18. God accepts human sacrifices
          2 Sam 21:8,9,14/ Gen 22:2/ Judg 11:30-32,34,38,39
         God forbids human sacrifice
          Deut 12:30,31
     19. God tempts men
          Gen 22:1/ 2 Sam 24:1/ Jer 20:7/ Matt 6:13
         God tempts no man
          James 1:13
     20. God cannot lie
          Heb 6:18
         God lies by proxy; he sends forth lying spirits t deceive
          2 Thes 2:11/ 1 Kings 22:23/ Ezek 14:9
     21. Because of man's wickedness God destroys him
          Gen 6:5,7
         Because of man's wickedness God will not destroy him
          Gen 8:21
     22. God's attributes are revealed in his works.
          Rom 1:20
         God's attributes cannot be discovered
          Job 11:7/ Is 40:28
     23. There is but one God
          Deut 6:4
         There is a plurality of gods
          Gen 1:26/ Gen 3:22/ Gen 18:1-3/ 1 John 5:7
 
Moral Precepts:

     24. Robbery commanded
          Ex 3:21,22/ Ex 12:35,36
         Robbery forbidden
          Lev 19:13/ Ex 20:15
     25. Lying approved and sanctioned
          Josh 2:4-6/ James 2:25/ Ex 1:18-20/ 1 Kings 22:21,22
         Lying forbidden
          Ex 20:16/ Prov 12:22/ Rev 21:8
     26. Hatred to the Edomite sanctioned
          2 Kings 14:7,3
         Hatred to the Edomite forbidden
          Deut 23:7
     27. Killing commanded
          Ex 32:27
         Killing forbidden
          Ex 20:13
     28. The blood-shedder must die
          Gen 9:5,6
         The blood-shedder must not die
          Gen 4:15
     29. The making of images forbidden
           Ex 20:4
         The making of images commanded
          Ex 25:18,20
     30. Slavery and oppression ordained
          Gen 9:25/ Lev 25:45,46/ Joel 3:8
         Slavery and oppression forbidden
          Is 58:6/ Ex 22:21/ Ex 21:16/ Matt 23:10
     31. Improvidence enjoyed
          Matt 6:28,31,34/ Luke 6:30,35/ Luke 12:3
         Improvidence condemned
          1 Tim 5:8/ Prov 13:22
     32. Anger approved
          Eph 4:26
         Anger disapproved
          Eccl 7:9/ Prov 22:24/ James 1:20
     33. Good works to be seen of men
          Matt 5:16
         Good works not to be seen of men
          Matt 6:1
     34. Judging of others forbidden
          Matt 7:1,2
         Judging of others approved
          1 Cor 6:2-4/ 1 Cor 5:12
      35. Christ taught non-resistance
          Matt 5:39/ Matt 26:52
         Christ taught and practiced physical resistance
          Luke 22:36/ John 2:15
     36. Christ warned his followers not to fear being killed
          Luke 12:4
         Christ himself avoided the Jews for fear of being killed
          John 7:1
     37. Public prayer sanctioned
          1 Kings 8:22,54, 9:3
         Public prayer disapproved
          Matt
6:5,6
     38. Importunity in prayer commended
          Luke 18:5,7
         Importunity in prayer condemned
          Matt 6:7,8
     39. The wearing of long hair by men sanctioned
          Judg 13:5/ Num 6:5
         The wearing of long hair by men condemned
          1 Cor 11:14
     40. Circumcision instituted
          Gen 17:10
         Circumcision condemned
          Gal 5:2
     41. The Sabbath instituted
          Ex 20:8
         The Sabbath repudiated
          Is 1:13/ Rom 14:5/ Col 2:16
     42. The Sabbath instituted because God rested on the seventh day
          Ex 20:11
         The Sabbath instituted because God brought the Israelites    
         out of Egypt
          Deut 5:15
     43. No work to be done on the Sabbath under penalty of death
          Ex 31:15/ Num 15:32,36
         Jesus Christ broke the Sabbath and justified his disciples in 
         the same
          John 5:16/ Matt 12:1-3,5
     44. Baptism commanded
          Matt 28:19
         Baptism not commanded
          1 Cor 1:17,14
     45. Every kind of animal allowed for food.
          Gen 9:3/ 1 Cor 10:25/ Rom 14:14
         Certain kinds of animals prohibited for food.
          Deut 14:7,8
      46. Taking of oaths sanctioned
          Num 30:2/ Gen 21:23-24,31/ Gen 31:53/ Heb 6:13
         Taking of oaths forbidden
          Matt 5:34
     47. Marriage approved
          Gen 2:18/ Gen 1:28/ Matt 19:5/ Heb 13:4
         Marriage disapproved
          1 Cor 7:1/ 1 Cor 7:7,8
     48. Freedom of divorce permitted
          Deut 24:1/ Deut 21:10,11,14
         Divorce restricted
          Matt 5:32
     49. Adultery forbidden
          Ex 20:14/ Heb 13:4
         Adultery allowed
          Num 31:18/ Hos 1:2; 2:1-3
     50. Marriage or cohabitation with a sister denounced
          Deut 27:22/ Lev 20:17
         Abraham married his sister and God blessed the union
          Gen 20:11,12/ Gen 17:16
     51. A man may marry his brother's widow
          Deut 25:5
         A man may not marry his brother's widow
          Lev 20:21
     52. Hatred to kindred enjoined
          Luke 14:26
         Hatred to kindred condemned
          Eph 6:2/ Eph 5:25,29
     53. Intoxicating beverages recommended
          Prov 31:6,7/ 1 Tim 5:23/ Ps 104:15
         Intoxicating beverages discountenanced
          Prov 20:1/ Prov 23:31,32
     54. It is our duty to obey our rulers, who are God's ministers   
         and punish evil doers only
          Rom 13:1-3,6
         It is not our duty to obey rulers, who sometimes punish the  
         good and receive unto themselves damnation therefor
          Ex 1:17,20/ Dan 3:16,18/ Dan 6:9,7,10/ Acts 4:26,27/
           Mark 12:38,39,40/ Luke 23:11,24,33,35
     55. Women's rights denied
          Gen 3:16/ 1 Tim 2:12/ 1 Cor 14:34/ 1 Pet 3:6
         Women's rights affirmed
          Judg 4:4,14,15/ Judg 5:7/ Acts 2:18/ Acts 21:9
     56. Obedience to masters enjoined
          Col 3:22,23/ 1 Pet 2:18
         Obedience due to God only
          Matt 4:10/ 1 Cor 7:23/ Matt 23:10
     57. There is an unpardonable sin
          Mark 3:29
         There is not unpardonable sin
          Acts 13:39
 
Historical Facts:

     58. Man was created after the other animals
          Gen 1:25,26,27
         Man was created before the other animals
          Gen 2:18,19
     59. Seed time and harvest were never to cease
          Gen 8:22
         Seed time and harvest did cease for seven years
          Gen 41:54,56/ Gen 45:6
     60. God hardened Pharaoh's heart
          Ex 4:21/ Ed 9:12
         Pharaoh hardened his own heart
          Ex 8:15
     61. All the cattle and horses in Egypt died
          Ex 9:3,6/ 14:9
       All the horses of Egypt did not die
          Ex 14:9
     62. Moses feared Pharaoh
          Ex 2:14,15,23; 4:19
         Moses did not fear Pharaoh
          Heb 11:27
     63. There died of the plague twenty-four thousand
          Num 25:9
         There died of the plague but twenty-three thousand
          1 Cor 10:8
     64. John the Baptist was Elias
          Matt 11:14
         John the Baptist was not Elias
          John 1:21
     65. The father of Joseph, Mary's husband was Jacob
          Matt 1:16
         The father of Mary's husband was Heli
          Luke 3:23
     66. The father of Salah was Arphaxad
          Gen 11:12
         The father of Salah was Cainan
          Luke 3:35,36
     67. There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David
          Matt 1:17
         There were but thirteen generations from Abraham to David
          Matt 1:2-6
     68. There were fourteen generations from the Babylonian captivity
         to Christ.
          Matt 1:17
         There were but thirteen generations from the Babylonian      
         captivity to Christ
          Matt 1:12-16
     69. The infant Christ was taken into Egypt
          Matt 2:14,15,19,21,23
         The infant Christ was not taken into Egypt
          Luke 2:22, 39
     70. Christ was tempted in the wilderness
          Mark 1:12,13
         Christ was not tempted in the wilderness
          John 2:1,2
     71. Christ preached his first sermon on the mount
          Matt 5:1,2
         Christ preached his first sermon on the plain
          Luke 6:17,20
     72. John was in prison when Jesus went into Galilee
          Mark 1:14
         John was not in prison when Jesus went into Galilee
          John 1:43/ John 3:22-24
     73. Christ's disciples were commanded to go forth with a staff   
         and sandals
          Mark 6:8,9
         Christ's disciples were commanded to go forth with neither
         staffs nor sandals.
          Matt 10:9,10
     74. A woman of Canaan besought Jesus
          Matt 15:22
         It was a Greek woman who besought Him
          Mark 7:26
     75. Two blind men besought Jesus
          Matt 20:30
         Only one blind man besought Him
          Luke 18:35,38
     76. Christ was crucified at the third hour
          Mark 15:25
         Christ was not crucified until the sixth hour
          John 19:14,15
     77. The two thieves reviled Christ.
          Matt 27:44/ Mark 15:32
         Only one of the thieves reviled Christ
          Luke 23:39,40
     78. Satan entered into Judas while at supper
          John 13:27
         Satan entered into him before the supper
          Luke 22:3,4,7
     79. Judas committed suicide by hanging
          Matt 27:5
         Judas did not hang himself, but died another way
          Acts 1:18
     80. The potter's field was purchased by Judas
          Acts 1:18
         The potter's field was purchased by the Chief Priests
          Matt 27:6,7
     81. There was but one woman who came to the sepulchre
          John 20:1
         There were two women who came to the sepulchre
          Matt 28:1
     82. There were three women who came to the sepulchre
          Mark 16:1
         There were more than three women who came to the sepulchre
          Luke 24:10
     83. It was at sunrise when they came to the sepulchre
          Mark 16:2
        It was some time before sunrise when they came.
          John 20:1
     84. There were two angels seen by the women at the sepulchre, and
         they were standing up.
          Luke 24:4
         There was but one angel seen, and he was sitting down.
          Matt 28:2,5
     85. There were two angels seen within the sepulchre.
          John 20:11,12
         There was but one angel seen within the sepulchre
          Mark 16:5
     86. Christ was to be three days and three nights in the grave
          Matt 12:40
         Christ was but two days and two nights in the grave
          Mark 15:25,42,44,45,46; 16:9>
     87. Holy ghost bestowed at pentecost
          Acts 1:8,5
         Holy ghost bestowed before pentecost
          John 20:22
     88. The disciples were commanded immediately after the           
         resurrection to go into Galilee
          Matt 28:10
         The disciples were commanded immediately after the           
         resurrection to go tarry at Jerusalem
          Luke 24:49
     89. Jesus first appeared to the eleven disciples in a room at    
         Jerusalem
          Luke 24:33,36,37/ John 20:19
         Jesus first appeared to the eleven on a mountain in Galilee
          Matt 28:16,17
     90. Christ ascended from Mount Olivet
          Acts 1:9,12
         Christ ascended from Bethany
          Luke 24:50,51
     91. Paul's attendants heard the miraculous voice, and stood      
         speechless
          Acts 9:7
         Paul's attendants heard not the voice and were prostrate
          Acts 26:14
     92. Abraham departed to go into Canaan
          Gen 12:5
         Abraham went not knowing where
          Heb 11:8
     93. Abraham had two sons
          Gal 4:22
         Abraham had but one son
          Heb 11:17
     94. Keturah was Abraham's wife
          Gen 25:1
         Keturah was Abraham's concubine
          1 Chron 1:32
     95. Abraham begat a son when he was a hundred years old, by the  
         interposition of Providence
          Gen 21:2/ Rom 4:19/ Heb 11:12
         Abraham begat six children more after he was a hundred years 
         old without any interposition of providence
          Gen 25:1,2
     96. Jacob bought a sepulchre from Hamor
          Josh 24:32
         Abraham bought it of Hamor
          Acts 7:16
     97. God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham and his seed      
         forever
          Gen 13:14,15,17; 17:8
         Abraham and his seed never received the promised land
          Acts 7:5/ Heb 11:9,13
     98. Goliath was slain by Elhanan
          2 Sam 21:19 *note, was changed in translation to be        
           correct.  Original manuscript was incorrect>
         The brother of Goliath was slain by Elhanan
          1 Chron 20:5
     99. Ahaziah began to reign in the twelfth year of Joram
          2 Kings 8:25
         Ahaziah began to reign in the eleventh year of Joram
          2 Kings 9:29
     100. Michal had no child
           2 Sam 6:23
          Michal had five children
           2 Sam 21:8
     101. David was tempted by the Lord to number Israel
           2 Sam 24:1
          David was tempted by Satan to number the people
           1 Chron 21:1
     102. The number of fighting men of Israel was 800,000; and of    
          Judah 500,000
           2 Sam 24:9
          The number of fighting men of Israel was 1,100,000; and of  
          Judah 470,000
           1 Chron 21:5
     103. David sinned in numbering the people
           2 Sam 24:10
          David never sinned, except in the matter of Uriah
          1 Kings 15:5
     104. One of the penalties of David's sin was seven years of      
          famine.
           2 Sam 24:13
          It was not seven years, but three years of famine
           1 Chron 21:11,12
     105. David took seven hundred horsemen
           2 Sam 8:4
          David took seven thousand horsemen
           1 Chron 18:4
     106. David bought a threshing floor for fifty shekels of silver
           2 Sam 24:24
          David bought the threshing floor for six hundred shekels of 
          gold
           1 Chron 21:25
     107. David's throne was to endure forever.
           Ps 89:35-37
          David's throne was cast down
           Ps 89:44
 
Speculative Doctrines:

      108. Christ is equal with God
           John 10:30/ Phil 2:5
          Christ is not equal with God
           John 14:28/ Matt 24:36
     109. Jesus was all-powerful
           Matt 28:18/ John 3:35
          Jesus was not all-powerful
           Mark 6:5
     110. The law was superseded by the Christian dispensation
           Luke 16:16/ Eph 2:15/ Rom 7:6
          The law was not superseded by the Christian dispensation
           Matt 5:17-19
     111. Christ's mission was peace
           Luke 2:13,14
          Christ's mission was not peace
           Matt 10:34
     112. Christ received not testimony from man
           John 5:33,34
          Christ did receive testimony from man
           John 15:27
     113. Christ's witness of himself is true.
           John 8:18,14
          Christ's witness of himself is not true.
           John 5:31
     114. Christ laid down his life for his friends
           John 15:13/ John 10:11
          Christ laid down his life for his enemies
           Rom 5:10
     115. It was lawful for the Jews to put Christ to death
           John 19:7
          It was not lawful for the Jews to put Christ to death
           John 18:31
     116. Children are punished for the sins of the parents
           Ex 20:5
          Children are not punished for the sins of the parents
           Ezek 18:20
     117. Man is justified by faith alone
           Rom 3:20/ Gal 2:16/ Gal 3:11,12/ Rom 4:2
          Man is not justified by faith alone
           James 2:21,24/ Rom 2:13
     118. It is impossible to fall from grace
           John 10:28/ Rom 8:38,39
          It is possible to fall from grace
           Ezek 18:24/ Heb 6:4-6, 2 Pet 2:20,21
     119. No man is without sin
           1 Kings 8:46/ Prov 20:9/ Eccl 7:20/ Rom 3:10
         Christians are sinless
           1 John 3: 9,6,8
     120. There is to be a resurrection of the dead
           1 Cor 15:52/ Rev 20:12,13/ Luke 20:37/ 1 Cor 15:16
          There is to be no resurrection of the dead
           Job 7:9/ Eccl 9:5/ Is 26:14
     121. Reward and punishment to be bestowed in this world
           Prov 11:31
          Reward and punishment to be bestowed in the next world
           Rev 20:12/ Matt 16:27/ 2 Cor 5:10
     122. Annihilation the portion of all mankind
           Job 3: 11,13-17,19-22/ Eccl 9:5,10/ Eccl 3:19,20
          Endless misery the portion of all mankind
           Matt 25:46/ Rev 20:10,15/ Rev 14:11/ Dan 12:2
     123. The Earth is to be destroyed
           2 Pet 3:10/ Heb 1:11/ Rev 20:11
          The Earth is never to be destroyed
           Ps 104:5/ Eccl 1:4
     124. No evil shall happen to the godly
           Prov 12:21/ 1 Pet 3:13
          Evil does happen to the godly
           Heb 12:6/ Job 2:3,7
     125. Worldly good and prosperity are the lot of the godly
           Prov 12:21/ Ps 37:28,32,33,37/ Ps 1:1,3/ Gen 39:2/
            Job 42:12
          Worldly misery and destitution the lot of the godly
           Heb 11:37,38/ Rev 7:14/ 2 Tim 3:12/ Luke 21:17
     126. Worldly prosperity a reward of righteousness and a blessing
           Mark 10:29,30/ Ps 37:25/ Ps 112:1,3/ Job 22:23,24/
            Prov 15:6
          Worldly prosperity a curse and a bar to future reward
           Luke 6:20,24/ Matt 6:19,21/ Luke 16:22/ Matt 19:24/
            Luke 6:24
     127. The Christian yoke is easy
           Matt 11:28,29,30
          The Christian yoke is not easy
           John 16:33/ 2 Tim 3:12/ Heb 12:6,8
     128. The fruit of God's spirit is love and gentleness
           Gal 5:22
          The fruit of God's spirit is vengeance and fury
           Judg 15:14/ 1 Sam 18:10,11
     129. Longevity enjoyed by the wicked
           Job 21:7,8/ Ps 17:14/ Eccl 8:12/ Is 65:20
          Longevity denied to the wicked
           Eccl 8:13/ Ps 55:23/ Prov 10:27/ Job 36:14/ Eccl 7:17
     130. Poverty a blessing
           Luke 6:20,24/ Jams 2:5
          Riches a blessing
           Prov 10:15/ Job 22:23,24/ Job 42:12
          Neither poverty nor riches a blessing
           Prov 30:8,9
     131. Wisdom a source of enjoyment
           Prov 3:13,17
          Wisdom a source of vexation, grief and sorrow
           Eccl 1:17,18
     132. A good name is a blessing
           Eccl 7:1/ Prov 22:1
          A good name is a curse
           Luke 6:26
     133. Laughter commended
           Eccl 3:1,4/ Eccl 8:15
          Laughter condemned
           Luke 6:25/ Eccl 7:3,4
     134. The rod of correction a remedy for foolishness
           Prov 22:15
          There is no remedy for foolishness
           Prov 27:22
     135. A fool should be answered according to his folly
           Prov 26:5
       A fool should not be answered according to his folly
           Prov 26:4
     136. Temptation to be desired
           James 1:2
          Temptation not to be desired
           Matt 6:13
     137. Prophecy is sure
           2 Pet 1:19
          Prophecy is not sure
           Jer 18:7-10
     138. Man's life was to be one hundred and twenty years
           Gen 6:3/ Ps 90:10
          Man's life is but seventy years
           Ps 90:10
     139. The fear of man was to be upon every beast
           Gen 9:2
          The fear of man is not upon the lion
           Prov 30:30
     140. Miracles a proof of divine mission
           Matt 11:2-5/ John 3:2/ Ex 14:31
          Miracles not a proof of divine mission
           Ex 7:10-12/ Deut 13:1-3/ Luke 11:19
     141. Moses was a very meek man
            Num 12:3
          Moses was a very cruel man
           Num 31:15,17
     142. Elijah went up to heaven
           2 Kings 2:11
          None but Christ ever ascended into heaven
           John 3:13
     143. All scripture is inspired
           2 Tim 3:16
          Some scripture is not inspired
           1 Cor 7:6/ 1 Cor 7:12/ 2 Cor 11:17
 


     Think not that I come to send peace on earth: I came not to send
     peace, but a sword.

     - Matthew 10:34

     ... all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
     - Matthew 26:52
 


     For wrath killeth the foolish man...
     - Job 5:2

     ... let not the sun go down on your wrath.
     - Ephesians 4:26
 


     And no man hath ascended up to heaven, even the Son of man which
     is in heaven.

     - John 3:13

     ... and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
     - 2 Kings 2:11
 


     If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
     - John 5:31

     I am one that bear witness of myself...
     - John 8:18
     [Jesus was the speaker in both of these quotes]
    


     A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children...
     - Proverbs 13:22

     Sell that ye have and give alms...
     - Luke 12:33
    


     Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord... Wealth and riches
     shall be in his house...

     - Psalms 112:1-3

     It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than
     for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

     - Matthew 19:24
    


     I and my father are one.
     - John 10:30

     ... I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
     - John 14:28
     [Jesus was the speaker in both of these quotes]
   


     Thou shalt not kill
     - Exodus 20:13

     Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his
     side... and slay every man his brother...

     - Exodus 32:27
  


     Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.
     - Exodus 20:8

     The new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot
     away with: it is iniquity.

     - Isaiah 3:22
   


     Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness
     of anything that is in heaven... earth... [or] water.

     - Leviticus 26:11

     And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt
     thou make them.

     - Exodus 25:18
    


     For by grace are ye saved through faith... not of works.
     - Ephesians 2:8-9

     Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by
     faith only.

     - James 2:24
 


     God is not a man, that he should lie: neither the son of man,
     that he should repent.

     - Numbers 23:19

     And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his
     people.

     - Exodus 32:14
   


     ... the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall
     hear his voice, and come forth...

     - John 5:28-29

     As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth
     down to the grave shall come up no more.

     - Job 7:9
    


     ... thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth,
     hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for
     wound, stripe for stripe.

     - Exodus 21:23-25

     ... resist not evil; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right
     cheek, turn to him the other also.

     - Matthew 5:39
   


     Honor thy father and mother.
     - Exodus 20:12

     If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and
     wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own
     life also, he cannot be my disciple.

     - Luke 14:26
  


     Lay not up for yourself treasures upon the earth...
     - Matthew 6:19

     In the house of the righteous is much treasure...
     - Proverbs 15:6
   


     I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
     - Genesis 32:30

     No man hath seen God at any time.
     - John 1:18
  


     The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father.
     - Ezekiel 18:20

     ... I the lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of
     the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth
     generation.

     - Exodus 20:5
    


     Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth
     understanding.

     - Proverbs 3:13

     For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth
     knowledge increaseth sorrow.

     - Ecclesiastes 1:18
   


     The Lord is good to all.
     - Psalm 145:6

     I make peace and create evil.  I the Lord do all these things.
     - Isaiah 45:7
    


     Whosoever shall say Thou fool, shall be in danger of hellfire.
     - Matthew 5:22

     [Jesus said] Ye fools and blind.
     - Matthew 23:17
  


     For all have sinned.
     - Romans 3:23

     There was a man... whose name was Job; and that man was perfect
     and upright.

     - Job 1:1
  


     Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign.
     - 2 Kings 8:26

     Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign.
     - 2 Chronicles 22:2
   


     If a man vow a vow unto the Lord or swear an oath... he shall do
     according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

     - Numbers 30:2

     But I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven... nor by
     earth.

     - Matthew 5:34-35
 


     ... the earth abideth forever.
     - Ecclesiastes 1:4

     ... the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and
     the works that are therein shall be burned up.

     - 2 Peter 3:10
  


     ... for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger
     forever.

     - Jeremiah 3:12

     Ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn forever.
     - Jeremiah 17:4
    


     ... God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.
     - James 1:13

     And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt
     Abraham.

     - Genesis 22:1
    


     And God saw everything that he made, and behold it was very good.
     - Genesis 1:31

     And it repented the Lord that he had made man on earth, and it
     grieved him at his heart

     - Genesis 6:6
    


     For now have I chosen and sanctified this house that my name be
     there forever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there
     perpetually.

     - II Chronicles 7:16

     Howbeit the most high dwelleth not in temples made with hands.
     - Acts 7:48
    


     [God dwells] in the light which no man can approach unto.
     - I Timothy 6:16

     The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

     - I Kings 8:12
    


     And the Lord called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
     And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid.

     - Genesis 3:9,10

     Ye hath neither heard his voice, at any time, nor seen his shape.
     - John 5:37
    


     Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the
     elders of Israel.  And they saw the God of Israel... They saw
     God, and did eat and drink.

     - Exodus 24: 9-11

     Whom no man hath seen nor can see.
     - I Timothy 6:16
    


     With God all things are possible.
     - Matthew 29:26

     And the Lord was with Judah, and he drove out the inhabitants of
     the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the
     valley, because they had chariots of iron.

     - Judges 1:19
 


     God is not the author of confusion.
     - I Corinthians 24:33

     Out of the mouth of the most high proceedeth not evil and good?
     - Lamentations 3:38
   


     Those that seek me early shall find me.
     - Proverbs 8:17

     Then shall they call upon me but I will not answer; they shall
     seek me early, but shall not find me.

     - Proverbs 1:28
  


     On the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of
     atonement; it shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall
     afflict your souls and offer an offering made by fire unto the
     Lord.

     - Leviticus 23:27

     For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day
     that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt
     offering or sacrifices.

     - Jeremiah 7:22
  


     And the priest shall burn all on the altar to be a burnt
     sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the
     Lord.

     - Leviticus 1:9

     Your burnt offering are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet
     unto me.

     - Jeremiah 7:20
 


     God is not a man, that he should lie
     - Numbers 23:19

     And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the
     Lord have deceived that prophet.

     - Ezekiel 24:9
  


     There is none other God but one.
     - I Corinthians 8:4

     And God said, Let us make man in our image.
     - Genesis 1:26
 


     When ye go, ye shall not go empty; but every woman shall borrow
     of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels
     of silver and jewels of gold, and raiment; and ye shall put them
     on your sons and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the
     Egyptians.

     - Exodus 3:21,22

     Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, nether rob him.
     - Leviticus 19:13
    


     At the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of
     man.  Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed.

     - Genesis 4:5,6

     And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should
     kill him.

     - Genesis 4:15
   


     Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not,
     neither do they spin... if God so clothe the grass of the
     field... shall he not much more clothe you?  Therefore, take no
     thought, saying what shall we eat?  or what shall we drink?  or
     wherewithal shall we be clothed?... Take, therefore, no thought
     for the morrow.

     - Matthew 6:28, 30-34

     But if any provideth not for his own, especially for those of his
     own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an
     infidel.

     - I Timothy 5:8
   


     Be ye angry and sin not.
     - Ephesians 4:26

     Be not hasty in they spirit to be angry; for anger resideth in
     the bosom of fools.

     - Ecclesiastes 7:9
    


     Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
     works.

     - Matthew 5:16

     Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of
     them.

     - Matthew 6:1
 


     And Solomon stood before the alter of the Lord, in the presence
     of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands
     toward heaven...

     - I Kings 7:22

     When thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are; for
     they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and in the corners
     of the streets, that they may be seen of men...

     - Matthew 6:5
 


     And no razor shall come on his head; for the child shall be a
     Nazarite unto God from the womb.

     - Judges 8:5

     Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man hath long
     hair, it is a shame unto him?

     - I Corinthians 6:14
   


     Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
     - Exodus 20:8

     One man esteemeth one day above another; another esteemeth every
     day alike.  Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

     - Romans 14:5
 


     For in the six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and
     all that in them is, and rested the seventh day; wherefore the
     Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

     - Exodus 20:11

     And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and
     that the Lord thy God brought the out thence through a mighty
     hand and by a stretched-out arm; therefore the Lord thy God
     commanded the to keep the Sabbath day.

     - Deuteronomy 5:15
 


     There is nothing unclean of itself.
     - Romans 14:14

     Nevertheless, these shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel and the hare, and the coney; for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof, therefore they are unclean unto you.  And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcass.
     - Deuteronomy 14:7,8
   


     Cursed is he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother.
     - Deuteronomy 27:22

     And Abraham said... She is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
     - Genesis 20:11,12
  


     If brethren dwell together, and one of them die and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger; her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife.
     - Deuteronomy 25:5

     If a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing... they shall be childless.
     - Leviticus 20:21
   


     He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness.
     - Mark 3:29

     And by him that believe are justified from all things.
     - Acts 13:39
   


     [John the Baptist] is Elias which was for to come.
     - Matthew 11:14

     And they asked him, what then? Art thou [John the Baptist] Elias?  And he saith, I am not.
     - John 1:21
  


     Now, after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee,
     preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God.

     - Mark 1:14

     After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea... and John was also baptizing Enon... for John was not yet cast into prison.
     - John 3:22-24
 


     And it was in the third hour, and they crucified him.
     - Mark 25:3-4

     And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour; and he saith unto the Jews, behold your king... Shall I crucify your king?
     - John 19:14-15
    


     They gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall.
     - Matthew 27:34

     And they gave him to drink, wine mingled with myrrh.
     - Mark 15:23
     [Jesus was the thirsty chap in both verses.]
    


     And the men which journeyed with [Paul] stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
     - Acts 9:7

     And they that were with me [Paul] saw indeed the light and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
     - Acts 22:9
   


     Abraham had two sons; one by a bonds-maid, the other by a free woman.
     - Galatians 4:22

     By faith, Abraham when he was tried offered up Isaac... his only begotten son.
     - Hebrews 11:17
  


     Therefore Michal, the daughter of Saul, had no child unto the day of her death.
     - II Samuel 6:23

     The five sons of Michal, the daughter of Saul.
     - II Samuel 21:8
    


     And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel.
     - II Samuel 24:1

     And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
     - I Chronicles 21:1
 


     All power is given unto [Jesus] in heaven and in earth.
     - Matthew 28:18

     And [Jesus] could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands on a few sick folk and healed them.
     - Mark 6:5
 


     There shall no evil happen to the just.
     - Proverbs 12:21

     Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
     - Hebrews 12:6

Marange Diamond Field: Zimbabwe Torture Camp Discovered

A torture camp run by Zimbabwe's security forces is operating in the country's rich Marange diamond fields, BBC Panorama has found.

The programme heard from recent victims who told of severe beatings and sexual assault.
The claims come as the European Union pushes to let some banned diamonds from the country led by President Robert Mugabe back onto world markets.

The Zimbabwean government has not responded to the BBC's findings.
In an internal document seen by the BBC, the EU said it was confident that two mines in the area now meet international standards and it wants diamonds from those areas to be immediately approved for export, which would partially lift a trade ban dating back to 2009.

The ban was imposed by the Kimberley Process (KP), the international organisation that polices diamonds, following reports of large-scale killings and abuse by Zimbabwe's security forces in the Marange diamond fields.

'Forty whips'
The main torture camp uncovered by the programme is known locally as "Diamond Base". Witnesses said it is a remote collection of military tents, with an outdoor razor wire enclosure where the prisoners are kept.
It is near an area known as Zengeni in Marange, said to be one of the world's most significant diamond fields. The camp is about one mile from the main Mbada mine that the EU wants to approve exports from.
The company that runs the mine is headed by a personal friend of President Mugabe. A second camp is located in nearby Muchena

"It is the place of torture where sometimes miners are unable to walk on account of the beatings," a victim who was released from the main camp in February told the BBC.

All the released prisoners the BBC spoke to requested anonymity.

"They beat us 40 whips in the morning, 40 in the afternoon and 40 in the evening," said the man, who still could not use one of his arms after the beatings and could barely walk.

"They used logs to beat me here, under my feet, as I lay on the ground. They also used stones to beat my ankles."

He and other former captives said men are held in the camp for several days at a time, before new prisoners come in.

Women are released more quickly, often after being raped, witnesses said.
"Even if someone dies there, the soldiers do not disclose, because they do not want it known," an officer in Zimbabwe's military told the BBC, again on condition of anonymity.

Witnesses said the camps have been operating for at least three years.

In Marange, the police and military recruit civilians to illegally dig for diamonds for them. Those workers are taken to the camps for punishment if they demand too large a share of the profits.
Civilians caught mining for themselves are also punished in the camps.


Dog maulings
A former member of a paramilitary police unit who worked in the main camp in late 2008 told the BBC that at the time he tortured prisoners by mock-drowning them and whipping them on their genitals.
He also said that dogs were methodically ordered by a handler to maul prisoners.
"They would handcuff the prisoner, they would unleash the dogs so that he can bite," he said. "There was a lot of screaming".

He said one woman was bitten on the breast by the dogs whilst he was working in the camp.

"I do not think she survived," he said.

Another witness the BBC spoke to said he was locked up in Muchena camp in 2008 after police set dogs on him.

He was recaptured in November 2010.

"Nothing has changed between 2008 and 2010... a lot of people are still being beaten or bitten by dogs."
'Pandering'
 
Marange diamonds were banned in 2009 by the KP, the international initiative of the diamond industry, national governments and non-governmental organisations that attempts to keep conflict or so-called "blood" diamonds out of the lucrative market. 

Representatives of the KP visited the area briefly in August 2010 and concluded that the situation in the diamond areas was still problematic but there had been significant progress.

The KP had previously requested that the Zimbabwean police secure the diamond area.
Witnesses told the BBC that it is Zimbabwe's police and military that run the torture camps.
Nick Westcott, spokesman for the Working Group on Monitoring of the KP, said of the BBC's discovery of the torture camps: "It is not something that has been notified to the Kimberley Process."
The EU's proposal to allow diamond sales from two key mines in Marange to resume is part of an attempt to broker a deal within the KP, which is in turmoil over the issue.

 In June, KP chairman Matieu Yamba formally announced that the export ban on the two key Marange mines was lifted with immediate effect. The EU, among others, did not accept his decision.
Now the EU's proposal, designed to break the deadlock, agrees with the partial lifting of the ban, but insists that international monitoring should continue throughout Marange.
 Panorama asked the Foreign Office to comment on the EU's position.

In a statement, Henry Bellingham MP, Minister for Africa, said: "It is only from these locations that we support exports, subject to ongoing monitoring. From all other Marange mines, the UK and the EU continue to strongly oppose the resumption of exports until independent, international experts deem them to comply with the KP."

Critics have said it is a weak proposal.

Annie Dunneback of the advocacy group Global Witness said of the EU proposal: "It is the latest in a series of deals that have cast aside the principle of exports for progress and pandered to the demands of the Zimbabwean government."