What do you think you have to do to get to Heaven?

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kazadoom said:
bluesinG -

Here is an easy read about Ahaziah that really explains it in more detail. You can skim down to the explanation that makes perfect since.

http://www.letgodbetrue.com/bible/scripture/ahaziah-contradiction.pdf

"Assumptions
"1. God is.
"2. God gave Scripture.
"3. Scripture is absolute truth.
"4. The King James Version is Scripture.
"5. Satan and man are at war against God and truth.
"6. God promised to destroy the wisdom of man.
"7. God promised to reveal the truth to His elect."

We can't make this stuff up, folks.  Kazadoom's source, which he asserts explains how the Bible is not wrong, begins with the assumption that the Bible is not wrong.

This means that, with only one possible conclusion, any amount of twisted logic or leaps of faith (!) is permissible if necessary.*  For example, the explanation for Jehoiachin does not appear to make sense.  Sure, years were counted from all sorts of notable events, but in that case you would mention the event!  When you say "Dude was 8 years old when X happened" the only sensible explanation is that the event is Dude's birth. Otherwise it would read "It was 8 years since XXX that X happened".  And that's not even counting the fact that the two passages are word-for-word copies other than the number itself.

*And actually, that's valid logic.  If you make an assumption, the rest of the argument treats it as absolute fact.  Any twists and turns that happen as a result are necessary and justified.  That's why incorrect assumptions can lead one to a devastatingly wrong conclusion even when one's logic is perfect. 

P.S.  As someone said before me, circular reasoning FTL.