Does the Bible contradict itself (Chattanooga, TN)

Does the Bible contradict itself

The answer is NO .Please read the two following verses. They certainly appear to contradict each other. What say you Exodus 20 12 Honour thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (The first commandment with an obvious promise). Luke 14 26 If any man come to me and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters yea and his own life also he cannot be my disciple. It appears on the surface to be a contradiction in the above 2 verses. Where does the problem actually lie The word hate in Luke 14 26 above has been translated into English wrong. In the original language of Greek it means (mis-eh -o) from a primary m sos (hatred) to detest (especially to persecute) by extension to love less hate(-ful). This is Greek word G3404 in a Strong s Exhaustive Concordance. When compared to verse Matthew 10 37 it seems that the word hate would have been better translated to love less in the English language. By the way the Bible was not originally written in the English language. It was originally written in Hebrew Greek and Chaldean. It can be a big complex and deeply misunderstood book if you choose not to study it properly. It was written over a period of 1 500 years by up to 40 authors. It was written in at least three different languages. To make matters more complicated it has been translated a myriad of times through the last few thousand years and has suffered the unfortunate treatment of being altered along the way by some of its translators. Many (especially atheists) have enthusiastically pointed out numerous glaring contradictions in its pages. In the midst of all this we confidently proclaim the Bible is the inspired and harmonious word of God See 2 Timothy 3 16 in a KJV Bible. Who is right Is the Bible contradictory or can each and every contradiction be explained Yes especially if you know how to study and give the definition of each word in the original language properly.I encourage you to study the Bible yourself cover to cover book by book chapter by chapter verse by verse [Luke 4 4 by every word of God not just some]. Don t omit any part of it. Study to gain understanding it will come eventually. Use the tools available today such as the [Strong s Exhaustive Concordance] Smith s Bible dictionary Companion Bible by E.W. Bullinger etc. [Check out the meaning of each key word in each verse]. See 1 Timothy 4 13 [study His doctrine till He returns]. The bottom line for us as Christians is the Bible IS God s word. It is harmonious from Genesis through Revelation and its details as they were originally delivered are in complete agreement on every level with no contradiction as some suppose.