Psalm 19:12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
One of the most consistent arguments I have heard over the years from unbelievers and believers alike is the issue of contradictions. Rather than give you examples of what others consider contradictions and refute them as a scholar, teacher, prophet, or disciple, allow me to give you an example from my life.
I lived with my father for 18 years. I joined the Army in 1965, left home and never returned. I had problems with my parents. I left with unresolved issues that I still have today because my parents are now dead and it is impossible to resolve those issues with them.
My sister lived close to my parents for over 40 years. She was an active part of their life and they in hers. Visiting with my sister after their deaths I opened up to her about my problems with them. To my surprise her answer was “That’s not the way it was at all.”
Contradictions are exactly like my unresolved issues with my parents. Contradictions do not get resolved by running away. I did not understand the depth of issues of contradictions until I received therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Contradictions are unresolved issues and the human mind does not like unresolved issues. The very nature of the human brain is to resolve issues so that we can move on. There is a natural solution for conflict resolution that is built into our brain function. It is performed within our REM sleep cycle but is best served if adequate analytical materials are supplied.
If you do not read your bible often and with good study habits, your brain does not have the resources to resolve conflict. Ignoring the contradictions and lying to yourself that it does not matter, does not make the conflict go away. So why does it matter?
PTSD leaks out into my life and affects how I treat people.
John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.