Keeping Faith in An Age of Reason: Refuting Alleged Bible Contradictions

"You can't trust the Bible - it's full of hundreds of contradictions."  
  
Really? Just because the critic mindlessly declares it so? Don't be so fast to believe everything you hear! In this book, Creation science author Dr Jason Lisle examines 420 claims of Bible contradictions and sets the record straight.  
  
Here's an example of what you can expect to find in this detailed resource:  
  
Contradiction #139  
Was Abraham justified by faith or by works?  
Romans 4:2 - says by faith VS. James 2:21 - says by works  
  
Bifurcation fallacy. Abraham was justified both by faith and by works (James 2:24, 26). To "justify" means either to be in right moral standing or to show that one is (morally) in right standing. Abraham was justified by faith before God since God knows all things - including Abraham's faith (James 2:23). God sees our hearts (1 Samuel 16:7), so we are justified before God by our faith alone, which God can see. But men cannot see another man's faith. They only see the outward works that follow from inward faith. Therefore, Abraham was justified before men by the works that followed from his faith, since men cannot see faith but can see works. James explicitly teaches this (James 2:18-26).

Critics often claim that the Bible cannot be true because it has contradictions. Other critics hear this claim and repeat it. But few bother to check to see if it is really true. A popular list of 439 alleged Bible contradictions has been circulating on the Internet for years. Many critics refer to this list as the definitive proof that the Bible is flawed. But apparently none of them bothered to actually check. Interestingly, not one of these 439 claims is a genuine contradiction.Read less