What To Do When the Bible Seems to Contradict Itself

Have you ever been reading along in your Bible, sipping your coffee (or hot tea) and feeling quite spiritual, when you hit a verse that makes you stop mid-sip? You flip back a few pages, then forward, then squint at the page. "Wait a minute. Didn't it say the opposite just a few verses ago?" I've been there. I once sat with my Bible open and my eyebrows halfway to my hairline. I felt like I'd caught God in a typo, yet I knew that wasn’t possible, as God makes no mistakes.

Take a deep breath, friend. You don't need to panic. The Bible isn't a pile of random sticky notes. It's a beautifully woven tapestry, and the threads were laid by one Master Weaver. 

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16).