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. . . in fact he was allowed into the courtyard to stand with those he had just attacked!
Why would the high priest and his guards allow a man who just cut off one of their servants ears to come and sit with the guards? Why wasn't he arrested as soon as he cut the ear off? That's a very strange scenario in my opinion.
How would Christians explain this discrepancy?
So my question is this: how can you hold onto the idea that the bible is the infallible, inerrant word of god if their are clear inconsistencies and contradictions just within this one portion of the story?
Originally posted by aboutface
reply to post by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
Interesting thread. What I am left wondering about above all else is why Peter who is a fisherman by profession was armed with a sword, which to me seems odd, although it' probably mentioned elsewhere that I've now forgotten about? Had it been a filleting knife or harpoon hook, it would seem more in keeping with his occupation.
As for waiting to be let in, would weapons have been a no-no when meeting with high priests and scribes in the temple?
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by NOTurTypical
So why did Jesus end up rebuking Peter for using it? And why did he go on to insinuate that his followers didn't fight to stop his arrest?
52“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. 53 Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?”
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by NOTurTypical
So why did Jesus end up rebuking Peter for using it? And why did he go on to insinuate that his followers didn't fight to stop his arrest?
If it's anyone's guess, let me offer mine. From Psalms 22 (Old Testament):
It was all part of God's plan to save sinners from going to hell. Why God chose this way to do it is anyone's guess.
16 Dogs surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce[e] my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
people stare and gloat over me.
18 They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment.
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
John 18
36 Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”
Didn't Peter fight for him? Why would he say this knowing that Peter fought for him?
Weird.