Wayn, I believe in the Bible also, but how do you reconcile all the real and apparent contradictions in it? Catholics reconcile this by recognizing that not everything in it is to be taken literally, and that the teaching authority of tge Church is the sole interpreter of the Bible, but how do you do it?

i know what you mean, because i have read things in the bible that sound like, what? but truthfully if you study the bible subject for subject you will find no contradictions

for instance the subject of death, some will try to take one verse to support the dead are in hell or heaven but if you study other verses on this subject you will see a clear understanding of death

that is your opinion and your choice but me i am convinced the bible is all true

That's right you have been brainwashed by the church to accept their teachings and not think for yourself and that's exactly why you have not responded to my post which I repeat.

That's right, wayn49 & Ludlow,

God gives everyone a choice and its the Holy Spirit that changes lives not a preacher or another person.

And it is utterly deplorable and inexcusable that in this day and time you professed Christians still reject the divine loving and caring nature of God that Jesus revealed and believe and teach like the murderous OT Levitical Priests.

Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)
Kill Witches (Exodus 22:17 NAB)
Kill Homosexuals (Leviticus 20:13 NAB)
Kill Fortunetellers (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)
Death for Hitting Dad (Exodus 21:15 NAB)
Death for Cursing Parents (Proverbs 20:20 NAB, Leviticus 20:9 NLT)
Death for Adultery (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
Death for Fornication (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)
Death to Followers of Other Religions (Exodus 22:19 NAB)
Kill Nonbelievers (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)
Kill False Prophets (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)
Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God (Deuteronomy 13:13-18 NLT)
Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding Night (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)
Kill Followers of Other Religions. (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB, Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)
Death for Blasphemy (Leviticus 24:10-16 NLT)
Kill False Prophets (Deuteronomy 13:1-5 NLT, Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NLT)
Infidels and Gays Should Die (Romans 1:24-32 NLT)
Kill Anyone who Approaches the Tabernacle (Numbers 1:48-51 NLT)
Kill People for Working on the Sabbath (Exodus 31:12-15 NLT)
Kill Sons of Sinners (Isaiah 14:21 NAB)

If you "Christians" truly believe killing people for those reasons is righteous and justified and you actually believe God/Jesus would and did order man to kill his sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors, for all those absurd reasons for killing people you are sadly to say no more a Christian follower of Jesus than were the Pharisees.

whats your point? God laid out a way in the old covenant which man could not live by so now we have a better covenant but God is still the same yesturday, today and forever. i think God saw the hearts just like he saw when he sent a flood. they were so wicked there was no room to change even if he had given them another 100 years. God does not kill or order innocent people to die. sin is the result of evil and when those refuse to turn from there sin then God can do nothing else