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                        Biblical Contaradictions

Theological doctrines

1. God is satisfied with his works
    <Gen 1:31>
   God is dissatisfied with his works.  
    <Gen 6:6>
2. God dwells in chosen temples
    <2 Chron 7:12,16>
   God dwells not in temples
    <Acts 7:48>
3. God dwells in light
    <Tim 6:16>
   God dwells in darkness
    <1 Kings 8:12/ Ps 18:11/ Ps 97:2>
4. God is seen and heard
    <Ex 33:23/ Ex 33:11/ Gen 3:9,10/ Gen 32:30/ Is 6:1/
     Ex 24:9-11>
   God is invisible and cannot be heard
    <John 1:18/ John 5:37/ Ex 33:20/ 1 Tim 6:16>
5. God is tired and rests
    <Ex 31:17/ Jer 15:6>
   God is never tired and never rests
    <Is 40:28>
6. God is everywhere presesnt, sees and knows all things
    <Prov 15:3/ Ps 139:7-10/ Job 34:22,21>
   God is not everywhere present, neither sees nor knows all      
   things
    <Gen 11:5/ Gen 18:20,21/ Gen 3:8>
7. God knows the hearts of men
    <Acts 1:24/ Ps 139:2,3>
   God tries men to find out what is in their heart
    <Deut 13:3/ Deut 8:2/ Gen 22:12>
8. God is all powerful
    <Jer 32:27/ Matt 19:26>
  God is not all powerful
    <Judg 1:19>
9. God is unchangable
    <James 1:17/ Mal 3:6/ Ezek 24:14/ Num 23:19>
   God is changable
    <Gen 6:6/ Jonah 3:10/ 1 Sam 2:30,31/ 2 Kings 20:1,4,5,6/ 
     Ex 33:1,3,17,14>
10. God is just and impartial
     <Ps 92:15/ Gen 18:25/ Deut 32:4/ Rom 2:11/ Ezek 18:25>
    God is unjust and partial
     <Gen 9:25/ Ex 20:5/ Rom 9:11-13/ Matt 13:12>
11. God is the author of evil
     <Lam 3:38/ Jer 18:11/ Is 45:7/ Amos 3:6/ Ezek 20:25>
    God is not the author of evil
     <1 Cor 14:33/ Deut 32:4/ James 1:13>
12. God gives freely to those who ask
     <James 1:5/ Luke 11:10>
    God witholds his blessings and prevents men from receiving    
    them
     <John 12:40/ Josh 11:20/ Is 63:17>
13. God is to be found by those who seek him
     <Matt 7:8/ Prov 8:17>
    God is not to be found by those who seek him
     <Prov 1:28>
14. God is warlike
     <Ex 15:3/ Is 51:15>
    God is peaceful
     <Rom 15:33/ 1 Cor 14:33>
15. God is cruel, unmerciful, destructive, and ferocius
     <Jer 13:14/ Deut 7:16/ 1 Sam 15:2,3/ 1 Sam 6:19>
    God is kind, merciful, and good
     <James 5:11/ Lam 3:33/ 1 Chron 16:34/ Ezek 18:32/ Ps 145:9/  
      1 Tim 2:4/ 1 John 4:16/ Ps 25:8>
16. God's anger is fierce and endures long
     <Num 32:13/ Num 25:4/ Jer 17:4>
    God's anger is slow and endures but for a minute
     <Ps 103:8/ Ps 30:5>
17. God commands, approves of, and delights in burnt offerings,   
    sacrifices ,and holy days
     <Ex 29:36/ Lev 23:27/ Ex 29:18/ Lev 1:9>
    God disapproves of and has no pleasure in burnt offerings,    
    sacrifices, and holy days.
     <Jer 7:22/ Jer 6:20/ Ps 50:13,4/ Is 1:13,11,12>
18. God accepts human sacrifices
     <2 Sam 21:8,9,14/ Gen 22:2/ Judg 11:30-32,34,38,39>
    God fobids human sacrifice
       <Deut 12:30,31>
19. God temps men
     <Gen 22:1/ 2 Sam 24:1/ Jer 20:7/ Matt 6:13>
    God temps no man
     <James 1:13>
20. God cannot lie
     <Heb 6:18>
    God lies by proxy; he sends forth lying spirits t decieve
     <2 Thes 2:11/ 1 Kings 22:23/ Ezek 14:9>
21. Because of man's wickedness God destroys him
     <Gen 6:5,7>
    Because of man's wickedness God will not destroy him
     <Gen 8:21>
22. God's attributes are revealed in his works.
     <Rom 1:20>
    God's attributes cannot be discovered
     <Job 11:7/ Is 40:28>
23. There is but one God
     <Deut 6:4>
    There is a plurality of gods
     <Gen 1:26/ Gen 3:22/ Gen 18:1-3/ 1 John 5:7>


    Moral Precepts

24. Robery commanded
     <Ex 3:21,22/ Ex 12:35,36>
    Robbery fobidden
     <Lev 19:13/ Ex 20:15>
25. Lying approved and sanctioned
     <Josh 2:4-6/ James 2:25/ Ex 1:18-20/ 1 Kings 22:21,22>
    Lying forbidden
     <Ex 20:16/ Prov 12:22/ Rev 21:8>
26. Hatred to the Edomite sanctioned
     <2 Kings 14:7,3>
    Hatred to the Edomite forbidden
     <Deut 23:7>
27. Killing commanded
     <Ex 32:27>
    Killing forbidden
     <Ex 20:13>
28. The blood-shedder must die
     <Gen 9:5,6>
    The blood-shedder must not die
     <Gen 4:15>
29. The making of images forbidden
       <Ex 20:4>
    The making of images commanded
     <Ex 25:18,20>
30. Slavery and opression ordained
     <Gen 9:25/ Lev 25:45,46/ Joel 3:8>
    Slavery and opression forbidden
     <Is 58:6/ Ex 22:21/ Ex 21:16/ Matt 23:10>
31. Improvidence enjoyed
     <Matt 6:28,31,34/ Luke 6:30,35/ Luke 12:3>
    Improvidence condemned
     <1 Tim 5:8/ Prov 13:22>
32. Anger approved
     <Eph 4:26>
    Anger disapproved
     <Eccl 7:9/ Prov 22:24/ James 1:20>
33. Good works to be seen of men
     <Matt 5:16>
    Good works not to be seen of men
     <Matt 6:1>
34. Judging of others forbidden
     <Matt 7:1,2>
    Judging of others approved
     <1 Cor 6:2-4/ 1 Cor 5:12>
 35. Christ taught nonresistance
     <Matt 5:39/ Matt 26:52>
    Christ taught and practiced physical resistance
     <Luke 22:36/ John 2:15>
36. Christ warned his followers not to fear being killed
     <Luke 12:4>
    Christ himself avioded the Jews for fear of being killed
     <John 7:1>
37. Public prayer sanctioned
     <1 Kings 8:22,54, 9:3> 
    Public prayer disapproved
     <Matt 5:5,6>
38. Importunity in prayer commended
     <Luke 18:5,7>
    Importunity in prayer condemned
     <Matt 6:7,8>
39. The wearing of long hair by men sanctioned
     <Judg 13:5/ Num 6:5>
    The wearing of long hair by men condemmed
     <1 Cor 11:14>
40. Circumcision instituted
     <Gen 17:10>
    Circumcision condemned
        <Gal 5:2>
41. The Sabbath instituted
     <Ex 20:8>
    The Sabbath repudiated
     <Is 1:13/ Rom 14:5/ Col 2:16>
42. The Sabbath instituted because God rested on the seventh day
     <Ex 20:11>
    The Sabbath instituted because God brought the Israelites     
    out of Egypt
     <Deut 5:15>
43. No work to be done on the Sabbath under penalty of death
     <Ex 31:15/ Num 15:32,36>
    Jesus Christ broke the Sabbath and justified his deciples in  
    the same
     <John 5:16/ Matt 12:1-3,5>
44. Baptism commanded
     <Matt 28:19>
    Baptism not commanded
     <1 Cor 1:17,14>
45. Every kind of animal allowed for food.
     <Gen 9:3/ 1 Cor 10:25/ Rom 14:14>
    Certain kinds of animals prohibited for food.
     <Deut 14:7,8>
 46. Taking of oaths sanctioned
     <Num 30:2/ Gen 21:23-24,31/ Gen 31:53/ Heb 6:13>
    Taking of oaths forbidden
     <Matt 5:34>
47. Marriage approved
     <Gen 2:18/ Gen 1:28/ Matt 19:5/ Heb 13:4>
    Marriage disapproved
     <1 Cor 7:1/ 1 Cor 7:7,8>
48. Freedom of divorce permitted
     <Deut 24:1/ Deut 21:10,11,14>
    Divorce restricted
     <Matt 5:32>
49. Adultery forbidden
     <Ex 20:14/ Heb 13:4>
    Adultery allowed
     <Num 31:18/ Hos 1:2; 2:1-3>
50. Marriage or cohabitation with a sister denounced
     <Deut 27:22/ Lev 20:17>
    Abraham married his sister and God blessed the union
     <Gen 20:11,12/ Gen 17:16>
51. A man may marry his brother's widow
     <Deut 25:5>
    A man may not marry his brother's widow
     <Lev 20:21>
52. Hatred to kindred enjoined
     <Luke 14:26>
    Hatred to kindred condemned
     <Eph 6:2/ Eph 5:25,29>
53. Intoxicating beverages recommended
     <Prov 31:6,7/ 1 Tim 5:23/ Ps 104:15>
    Intoxicating beverages discountenanced
     <Prov 20:1/ Prov 23:31,32>
54. It is our duty to obey our rulers, who are God's ministers    
    and punish evil doers only
     <Rom 13:1-3,6>
    It is not our duty to obey rulers, who sometimes punish the   
    good and recieve unto themselves damnation therefor
     <Ex 1:17,20/ Dan 3:16,18/ Dan 6:9,7,10/ Acts 4:26,27/ 
      Mark 12:38,39,40/ Luke 23:11,24,33,35>
55. Women's rights denied
     <Gen 3:16/ 1 Tim 2:12/ 1 Cor 14:34/ 1 Pet 3:6>
    Women's rights affirmed
     <Judg 4:4,14,15/ Judg 5:7/ Acts 2:18/ Acts 21:9>
56. Obedience to masters enjoined
     <Col 3:22,23/ 1 Pet 2:18>
    Obedience due to God only
    <Matt 4:10/ 1 Cor 7:23/ Matt 23:10>
57. There is an unpardonable sin
     <Mark 3:29>
    There is not unpardonable sin
     <Acts 13:39>


Historical Facts

58. Man was created after the other animals
     <Gen 1:25,26,27>
    Man was created before the other animals
     <Gen 2:18,19>
59. Seed time and harvest were never to cease
     <Gen 8:22>
    Seed time and harvest did cease for seven years
     <Gen 41:54,56/ Gen 45:6>
60. God hardened Pharaoh's heart
     <Ex 4:21/ Ed 9:12>
    Pharaoh hardened his own heart
     <Ex 8:15>
61. All the cattle and horses in Egypt died
     <Ex 9:3,6/ 14:9>
  All the horses of Egypt did not die
     <Ex 14:9>
62. Moses feared Pharaoh
     <Ex 2:14,15,23; 4:19>
    Moses did not fear Pharaoh
     <Heb 11:27>
63. There died of the plague twenty-four thousand
     <Num 25:9>
    There died of the plague but twenty-three thousand
     <1 Cor 10:8>
64. John the Baptist was Elias
     <Matt 11:14>
    John the Baptist was not Elias
     <John 1:21>
65. The father of Joseph, Mary's husband was Jacob
     <Matt 1:16>
    The father of Mary's husband was Heli
     <Luke 3:23>
66. The father of Salah was Arphaxad
     <Gen 11:12>
    The father of Salah was Cainan
     <Luke 3:35,36>
67. There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David
     <Matt 1:17>
    There were but thirteen generations from Abraham to David
     <Matt 1:2-6>
68. There were fourteen generations from the Babalonish captivity 
    to Christ.
     <Matt 1:17>
    There were but thirteen generations from the Babalonish       
    captivity to Christ
     <Matt 1:12-16>
69. The infant Christ was taken into Egypt
     <Matt 2:14,15,19,21,23>
    The infant Christ was not taken into Egypt
     <Luke 2:22, 39>
70. Christ was tempted in the wilderness
     <Mark 1:12,13>
    Christ was not tempted in the wilderness
     <John 2:1,2>
71. Christ preached his first sermon on the mount
     <Matt 5:1,2>
    Christ preached his first sermon on the plain
     <Luke 6:17,20>
72. John was in prison when Jesus went into Galilee
     <Mark 1:14>
 John was not in prison when Jesus went into Galilee
     <John 1:43/ John 3:22-24>
73. Christ's disciples were commanded to go forth with a staff    
    and sandals
     <Mark 6:8,9>
    Christ's disciples were commanded to go forth with neither    
    staves not sandals
     <Matt 10:9,10>
74. A woman of Canaan besought Jesus
     <Matt 15:22>
    It was a Greek woman who besought Him
     <Mark 7:26>
75. Two blind men besought Jesus
     <Matt 20:30>
    Only one blind man besought Him
     <Luke 18:35,38>
76. Christ was crucified at the third hour
     <Mark 15:25>
    Christ was not crucified until the sixth hour
     <John 19:14,15>
77. The two thieves reviled Christ.
     <Matt 27:44/ Mark 15:32>
    Only one of the thieves reviled Christ
      <Luke 23:39,40>
78. Satan entered into Judas while at supper
     <John 13:27>
    Satan entered into him before the supper
     <Luke 22:3,4,7>
79. Judas committed suicide by hanging
     <Matt 27:5>
    Judas did not hang himself, but died another way
     <Acts 1:18>
80. The potter's field was purchased by Judas
     <Acts 1:18>
    The potter's field was purchased by the Chief Priests
     <Matt 27:6,7>
81. There was but one woman who came to the sepulchre
     <John 20:1>
    There were two women who came to the sepulchre
     <Matt 28:1>
82. There were three women who came to the sepulchre
     <Mark 16:1>
    There were more than three women who came to the sepulchre
     <Luke 24:10>
83. It was at sunrise when they came to the sepulchre
     <Mark 16:2>
   It was some time before sunrise when they came.
     <John 20:1>
84. There were two angels seen by the women at the sepulchre, and 
    they were standing up.
     <Luke 24:4>
    There was but one angel seen, and he was sitting down.
     <Matt 28:2,5>
85. There were two angels seen within the sepulchre.
     <John 20:11,12>
    There was but one angel seen within the sepulchre
     <Mark 16:5>
86. Christ was to be three days and three nights in the grave
     <Matt 12:40>
    Christ was but two days and two nights in the grave
     <Mark 15:25,42,44,45,46; 16:9>
87. Holy ghost bestowed at pentecost
     <Acts 1:8,5>
    Holy ghost bestowed before pentecost
     <John 20:22>
88. The disciples were commanded immediately after the            
    resurrection to go into Galilee
     <Matt 28:10>
    The disciples were commanded immediately after the            
    resurrection to go tarry at Jerusalem
     <Luke 24:49>
89. Jesus first appeared to the eleven disciples in a room at     
    Jerusalem
     <Luke 24:33,36,37/ John 20:19>
    Jesus first appeared to the eleven on a mountain in Galilee
     <Matt 28:16,17>
90. Christ ascended from Mount Olivet
     <Acts 1:9,12>
    Christ ascended from Bethany
     <Luke 24:50,51>
91. Paul's attendants heard the miraculous voice, and stood       
    speechless
     <Acts 9:7>
    Paul's attendants heard not the voice and were prostrate
     <Acts 26:14>
92. Abraham departed to go into Canaan
     <Gen 12:5>
    Abraham went not knowing where
     <Heb 11:8>
93. Abraham had two sons
     <Gal 4:22>
    Abraham had but one son
     <Heb 11:17>
94. Keturah was Abraham's wife
     <Gen 25:1>
    Keturah was Abraham's concubine
     <1 Chron 1:32>
95. Abraham begat a son when he was a hundred years old, by the   
    interposition of Providence
     <Gen 21:2/ Rom 4:19/ Heb 11:12>
    Abraham begat six children more after he was a hundred years  
    old without any interposition of providence
     <Gen 25:1,2>
96. Jacob bought a sepulchre from Hamor
     <Josh 24:32>
    Abraham bought it of Hamor
     <Acts 7:16>
97. God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham and his seed       
    forever
     <Gen 13:14,15,17; 17:8>
    Abraham and his seed never recieved the promised land
     <Acts 7:5/ Heb 11:9,13>
98. Goliath was slain by Elhanan
     <2 Sam 21:19 *note, was changed in translation to be         
      correct.  Orignal manuscript was incorrect>
    The brother of Goliath was slain by Elhanan
     <1 Chron 20:5>
99. Ahaziah began to reign in the twelfth year of Joram
     <2 Kings 8:25>
    Ahaziah began to reign in the eleventh year of Joram
     <2 Kings 9:29>
100. Michal had no child
      <2 Sam 6:23>
     Michal had five children
      <2 Sam 21:8>
101. David was tempted by the Lord to number Isreal
      <2 Sam 24:1>
     David was tempted by Satan to number the people
      <1 Chron 21:1>
102. The number of fighting men of Isreal was 800,000; and of     
     Judah 500,000
      <2 Sam 24:9>
     The number of fighting men of Isreal was 1,100,000; and of   
     Judah 470,000
      <1 Chron 21:5>
103. David sinned in numbering the people
      <2 Sam 24:10>
     David never sinned, except in the matter of Uriah
      1 Kings 15:5>
104. One of the penalties of David's sin was seven years of       
     famine.
      <2 Sam 24:13>
     It was not seven years, but three years of famine
      <1 Chron 21:11,12>
105. David took seven hundred horsemen
      <2 Sam 8:4>
     David took seven thousand horsemen
      <1 Chron 18:4>
106. David bought a threshing floor for fifty sheckels of silver
      <2 Sam 24:24>
     David bought the threshing floor for six hundred shekels of  
     gold
      <1 Chron 21:25>
107. David's throne was to endure forever.
      <Ps 89:35-37>
     David's throne was cast down
      <Ps 89:44>


Speculative Doctrines

 108. Christ is equal with God
      <John 10:30/ Phil 2:5>
     Christ is not equal with God
      <John 14:28/ Matt 24:36>
109. Jesus was all-powerful
      <Matt 28:18/ John 3:35>
     Jesus was not all-powerful
      <Mark 6:5>
110. The law was superseded by the Christian dispensation
      <Luke 16:16/ Eph 2:15/ Rom 7:6>
     The law was not superseded by the Christian dispensation
      <Matt 5:17-19>
111. Christ's mission was peace
      <Luke 2:13,14>
     Christ's mission was not peace
      <Matt 10:34>
112. Christ received not testimony from man
      <John 5:33,34>
     Christ did recieve testimony from man
      <John 15:27>
113. Christ's witness of himself is true.
      <John 8:18,14>
     Christ's winess of himself is not true.
     <John 5:31>
114. Christ laid down his life for his friends
      <John 15:13/ John 10:11>
     Christ laid down his life for his enemies
      <Rom 5:10>
115. It was lawful for the Jews to put Christ to death
      <John 19:7>
     It was not lawful for the Jews to put Christ to death
      <John 18:31>
116. Children are punished for the sins of the parents
      <Ex 20:5>
     Children are not punished for the sins of the parents
      <Ezek 18:20>
117. Man is justified by faith alone
      <Rom 3:20/ Gal 2:16/ Gal 3:11,12/ Rom 4:2>
     Man is not justified by faith alone
      <James 2:21,24/ Rom 2:13>
118. It is impossible to fall from grace
      <John 10:28/ Rom 8:38,39>
     It is possible to fall from grace
      <Ezek 18:24/ Heb 6:4-6, 2 Pet 2:20,21>
119. No man is without sin
      <1 Kings 8:46/ Prov 20:9/ Eccl 7:20/ Rom 3:10>
    Christians are sinless
      <1 John 3: 9,6,8>
120. There is to be a resurrection of the dead
      <1 Cor 15:52/ Rev 20:12,13/ Luke 20:37/ 1 Cor 15:16>
     There is to be no resurrection of the dead
      <Job 7:9/ Eccl 9:5/ Is 26:14>
121. Reward and punishment to be bestowed in this world
      <Prov 11:31>
     Reward and punishment to be bestowed in the next world
      <Rev 20:12/ Matt 16:27/ 2 Cor 5:10>
122. Annihilation the portion of all mankind
      <Job 3: 11,13-17,19-22/ Eccl 9:5,10/ Eccl 3:19,20>
     Endless misery the portion of all mankind
      <Matt 25:46/ Rev 20:10,15/ Rev 14:11/ Dan 12:2>
123. The Earth is to be destroyed
      <2 Pet 3:10/ Heb 1:11/ Rev 20:11>
     The Earth is never to be destroyed
      <Ps 104:5/ Eccl 1:4>
124. No evil shall happen to the godly
      <Prov 12:21/ 1 Pet 3:13>
     Evil does happen to the godly
      <Heb 12:6/ Job 2:3,7>
125. Worldly good and prosperity are the lot of the godly
     <Prov 12:21/ Ps 37:28,32,33,37/ Ps 1:1,3/ Gen 39:2/
       Job 42:12>
     Worldly misery and destitution the lot of the godly
      <Heb 11:37,38/ Rev 7:14/ 2 Tim 3:12/ Luke 21:17>
126. Worldly prosperity a reward of righteousness and a blessing
      <Mark 10:29,30/ Ps 37:25/ Ps 112:1,3/ Job 22:23,24/
       Prov 15:6>
     Worldly prosperity a curse and a bar to future reward
      <Luke 6:20,24/ Matt 6:19,21/ Luke 16:22/ Matt 19:24/
       Luke 6:24>
127. The Christian yoke is easy
      <Matt 11:28,29,30>
     The Christian yoke is not easy
      <John 16:33/ 2 Tim 3:12/ Heb 12:6,8>
128. The fruit of God's spirit is love and gentleness
      <Gal 5:22>
     The fruit of God's spirit is vengance and fury
      <Judg 15:14/ 1 Sam 18:10,11>
129. Longevity enjoyed by the wicked
      <Job 21:7,8/ Ps 17:14/ Eccl 8:12/ Is 65:20>
     Longevity denied to the wicked
      <Eccl 8:13/ Ps 55:23/ Prov 10:27/ Job 36:14/ Eccl 7:17>
130. Poverty a blessing
      <Luke 6:20,24/ Jams 2:5>
     Riches a blessing
      <Prov 10:15/ Job 22:23,24/ Job 42:12>
     Neither poverty nor riches a blessing
      <Prov 30:8,9>
131. Wisdom a source of enjoyment
      <Prov 3:13,17>
     Wisdom a source of vexation, grief and sorrow
      <Eccl 1:17,18>
132. A good name is a blessing
      <Eccl 7:1/ Prov 22:1>
     A good name is a curse
      <Luke 6:26>
133. Laughter commended
      <Eccl 3:1,4/ Eccl 8:15>
     Laughter condemned
      <Luke 6:25/ Eccl 7:3,4>
134. The rod of correction a remedy for foolishness
      <Prov 22:15>
     There is no remedy for foolishness
      <Prov 27:22>
135. A fool should be answered according to his folly
      <Prov 26:5>
  A fool should not be answered according to his folly
      <Prov 26:4>
136. Temptation to be desired
      <James 1:2>
     Temptation not to be desired
      <Matt 6:13>
137. Prophecy is sure
      <2 Pet 1:19>
     Prophecy is not sure
      <Jer 18:7-10>
138. Man's life was to be one hundred and twenty years
      <Gen 6:3/ Ps 90:10>
     Man's life is but seventy years
      <Ps 90:10>
139. The fear of man was to be upon every beast
      <Gen 9:2>
     The fear of man is not upon the lion
      <Prov 30:30>
140. Miracles a proof of divine mission
      <Matt 11:2-5/ John 3:2/ Ex 14:31>
     Miracles not a proof of divine mission
      <Ex 7:10-12/ Deut 13:1-3/ Luke 11:19>
141. Moses was a very meek man
       <Num 12:3>
     Moses was a very cruel man
      <Num 31:15,17>
142. Elijah went up to heaven
      <2 Kings 2:11>
     None but Christ ever ascended into heaven
      <John 3:13>
143. All scripture is inspired
      <2 Tim 3:16>
     Some scripture is not inspired
      <1 Cor 7:6/ 1 Cor 7:12/ 2 Cor 11:17>














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Date: Sun, 15 May 1994 03:37:40 GMT
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I found these through an archie search.  Some of them are a little weak, 
but I thought that they might provide interested reference material if 
nothing else.

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1. God is satisfied with his works

  "GOD SAW ALL THAT HE MADE, AND IT WAS VERY GOOD."[GEN 1:31]
  
God is dissatisfied with his works.

     "The Lord was grieved that he had made man on earth, and his heart
     was filled with pain." [Gen 6:6]
     
2. God dwells in chosen temples

     "the LORD appeared to him at night and said: "I have heard your
     prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple of
     sacrifices.....I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my
     Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be
     there." [2 Chr 7:12,16]
     
God dwells not in temples

     "However, the Most High does not live in houses made by men." [Acts
     7:48]
     
3. God dwells in light

     "who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light whom no
     one has seen or can see." [Tim 6:16]
     
God dwells in darkness

     "Then spake Solomon. The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick
     darkness" [1 Kings 8:12]
     
     "He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him
     were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies." [Ps 18:11]
     
     "Clouds and darkness are round about him." [Ps 97:2]
   
4. God is seen and heard

     [Ex 33:23/ Ex 33:11/ Gen 3:9,10/ Gen 32:30/ Is 6:1/ Ex 24:9-11]
     
God is invisible and cannot be heard

     [John 1:18/ John 5:37/ Ex 33:20/ 1 Tim 6:16]
     
5. God is tired and rests

     In six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day
     he rested, and was refreshed. [Ex 31:17]
     
God is never tired and never rests

     The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth,
     fainteth not, neither is weary. [Is 40:28]
     
6. God is everywhere present, sees and knows all things

  [PROV 15:3/ PS 139:7-10/ JOB 34:22,21]
  
God is not everywhere present, neither sees nor knows all things

     Gen 3:8 - "Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God
     as he was walking in the garden in the cool of day, and they hid
     from the LORD God among the trees of the garden." [Gen 3:8]
     
     "But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that men were
     building." [Gen 11:5]
     
     "The the LORD said, 'The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so
     great and their sins so grievous that I will go down and see if what
     they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not,
     I will know." [Gen 18:20-21]
   
7. God knows the hearts of men

  [ACTS 1:24; PS 139:2,3]
  
God tries men to find out what is in their heart

     "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him.
     Now I know that you fear God." [Gen 22:12]
     
     "Remember how the LORD your God lead you all the way in the desert
     these forty years, to humble you and test you in order to know what
     was in your hearts." [Deut 8:2]
     
     "The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him
     with all your heart and with all your soul." [Deut 13:3]

8. God is all powerful

  [JER 32:27/ MATT 19:26]
  
God is not all powerful

     The LORD was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill
     country, but they were unable to drive the people from the plains,
     because they had iron chariots." [Judg 1:19]
        
9. God is unchangable

  [JAMES 1:17/ MAL 3:6/ EZEK 24:14/ NUM 23:19]
  
God is changable

  [GEN 6:6/ JONAH 3:10/ 1 SAM 2:30,31/ 2 KINGS 20:1,4,5,6/ EX 33:1,3,17,14]
     
10. God is just and impartial

  "TO DECLARE THAT THE LORD IS UPRIGHT; HE IS MY ROCK AND THERE IS NO
  UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IN HIM." [PS 92:15]
  
  "FAR BE IT FROM THEE TO DO SUCH A THING, TO SLAY THE RIGHTEOUS WITH THE
  WICKED, SO THAT THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED ARE TREATED ALIKE. FAR BE IT
  FROM THEE! SHALL NOT THE JUDGE OF ALL THE EARTH DEAL JUSTLY?" [GEN
  18:25]
  
  "THE ROCK! HIS WORK IS PERFECT, FOR ALL HIS WAYS ARE JUST; A GOD OF
  FAITHFULNESS AND WITHOUT INJUSTICE, RIGHTEOUS AND UPRIGHT IS HE." [DEUT 32:4]
  
  
  "YET YOU SAY, "THE WAY OF THE LORD IS NOT RIGHT." HERE NOW, O HOUSE OF
  ISRAEL! IS MY WAY NOT RIGHT? IS IT NOT YOUR WAYS THAT ARE NOT RIGHT?"
  [EZEK 18:25]
  
  "FOR THERE IS NO PARTIALITY WITH GOD." [ROM 2:11]
  
God is unjust and partial

  "SO HE SAID, CURSED BE CANAAN; A SERVANT OF SERVANTS HE SHALL BE TO HIS
  BROTHERS." [GEN 9:25]
  
  "YOU SHALL NOT WORSHIP THEM OR SERVE THEM; FOR I, THE LORD YOUR GOD, AM A
  JEALOUS GOD, VISITING THE INIQUITY OF THE FATHERS IN THE CHILDREN, ON THE
  THIRD AND THE FOURTH GENERATIONS OF THOSE WHO HATE ME." [EX 20:5]
  
  "FOR THOUGH THE TWINS WERE NOT YET BORN, AND HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING GOOD OR
  BAD, IN ORDER THAT GOD'S PURPOSE ACCORDING TO HIS CHOICE MIGHT STAND, NOT
  BECAUSE OF WORKS, BUT BECAUSE OF HIM WHO CALLS, IT WAS SAID TO HER, "THE
  OLDER WILL SERVE THE YOUNGER." JUST AS IT IS WRITTEN, "JACOB I LOVED, BUT
  ESAU I HATED." [ROM 9:11-13]
  
  "FOR WHOEVER HAS, TO HIM SHALL MORE BE GIVEN, AND HE SHALL HAVE IN
  ABUNDANCE; BUT WHOEVER DOES NOT HAVE, EVEN WHAT HE HAS SHALL BE TAKEN 
  FROM HIM." [MT13:12]
  
  

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