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(Starlight.... er, I mean Starlight's opinion, "Eric Lyons": This lack of understanding and poor defense of Gods Word has led skeptics to become more confident in their position (that the Bible is not Gods Word
Eric Lyons has started out by telling a complete falsehood. The skeptic's position is not "the Bible is not God's word". The skeptic's position is "I don't believe Eric Lyons when he asserts that the Bible is God's word".
Do you, Starlight, understand the difference?
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(StarLyons): He recorded Jesus prophecy as follows: Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times
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When Jesus said, Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times
What did Jesus say?
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(StarLyons): Mark used greater precision in recording this event.
That would be an explanation for why there is a contradiction. An explanation does not remove the contradiction, it merely provides a reason as to why the contradiction is there.
How many times did the the cock crow? Before the denial? How many times after, during? Were there multiple cocks?What was the situation? Do you know the situation, or is it left up to how the individual wishes to interpret it? How open is the Bible to personal interpretation?
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(StarLyons): we can be assured that no contradiction exists among the gospel writers.
No, the contradictions are still there. Eric Lyons believes he has provided explanations for them (he may or may not have). Explaining the reason for a contradiction does not remove the contradiction.
Starlight, do you understand the difference?
