How Do I Handle Bible Difficulties? Theologically liberal
approaches to the Bible often simply accept contradictions as
part of a flawed record. But if the Bible is God's Word, and if
God is all knowing and all powerful, it stands to reason we
should be able to trust the Bible. What's a Bible difficulty? A
Bible difficulty is an apparent problem posed by the biblical
record. It might be called an error, a mistake, a difficulty, a
challenge, a contradiction, or any number of other terms.
Critics of the Bible are sometimes hostile in their claims that
the Bible is "full of contradictions" or "difficulties," but
these apparent problems are also brought up by committed
Christians wanting to make sense of God's Word. Rather than get
into a number of specific examples, it will be more beneficial
to learn some key tips for handling Bible difficulties. That
way, whenever you encounter a seeming problem in the Bible, you
will be able to use these tips as a starting point for resolving
the difficulty. Essentially, hand