Hi Ray,
I'm glad you liked the answers. Let's give God the glory.
Yes, people are always trying to condemn the King James bible, and really no matter how many times you disprove their "seemingly" contradictions, they will never believe and they will just search for more seemingly contradictions. The scripture says in Luke 16:
"31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
If they don't believe Moses and the prophets, they will never be persuaded. You just have to believe God's word and they do not and probably never will.
You cannot prove to people that God's word is holy and without blemish, you just have to believe it is because he says so.
Quote: (e) Did Saul inquire of the Lord or didn't he? 1 SAMUEL 28:6 vs 1
CHRONICLES 10:13-14
In first Samuel 28 it says,
"6 And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets."
And in 1st Chronicles 10 it says,
"13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;
14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse."
In Genesis 4 it says,
"3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."
Questions:
Did Cain bring an offering unto the Lord? YES.
Did Cain bring an ACCEPTABLE offering unto the Lord? NO.
The same goes for Saul.
Did Saul make an inquiry to the Lord. YES.
Did Saul make an ACCEPTABLE inquiry to the Lord. NO.
Saul had sinned before the Lord and had transgression. Saul did not humble himself before the Lord to make his inquiry of him. Saul did not confess his sin before the Lord.
Example:
In Daniel 9, Daniel was very concerned about his people and inquired of the Lord.
"3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:"
Daniel continues in the next few verses to confess his sin and the sin of the people. Not only did Daniel confess his sin and the sin of the people, he also fasted and prayed in sackcloth and ashes.
Daniel humbled himself before the Lord. Saul did no such thing. Saul was in transgression and did not confess his sin nor did he humble himself before the Lord, therefore his inquiry to the Lord was not acceptable and the Lord rejected it. Therefore his inquiry counted for nothing.
Did Saul have an inquiry to the Lord. Yes.
Did Saul have an ACCEPTABLE inquiry to the Lord. NO. His inquiry went on deaf ears and was counted for nought just as if he did not inquire of the Lord.
So what did Saul do? Instead of humbling himself before the Lord and confessing his sin he went to someone with a familiar spirit and he was eventually punished for it.
Once again, no contradiction here.
Quote: (f) Heaven, no man hath ascended JOHN 3:13
Contradicted by: 2 KINGS 2:11 Elijah ascended, and GENESIS 5:24
Enoch ascended.
In John 3 it says,
"13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven."
The Lord Jesus Christ is the only man that can ascend into heaven or descend from heaven under his own power.
Enoch and Elijah did not have the power to ascend into heaven. God had to take them. Enoch was translated and Elijah was taken by a whirlwind. They both ascended into heaven but not under their own power as Jesus could.
It is not possible for any man to ascend into heaven under his own power. Even at the adoption (rapture) we cannot ascend under our own power. The Lord will have to raise us up and take us into heaven.
Conclusion: No man hath ascended up to heaven. They were all taken into heaven. Sure, when they went up into heaven and you can call that ascending just as a man can ascend up a mountain, but going into heaven you cannot do it under your own power, you have to be taken by the Lord in order to ascend into heaven. Only Jesus can do that under his own power.
Ascending into heaven under your own power and ascending into heaven by being taken are two different things.
By the way, more than likely Enoch and Elijah are probably 2 of the 24 elders in heaven around the throne. The other 22 also ascended into heaven but not under their own power. They were taken also.
Quote: (g) Jesus lost "None" of his disciples JOHN 18:9
Contradicted by: He lost only "One" JOHN 17:12
In John 18 it says,
"9 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none."
In John 17 it says,
"12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled."
Judas was lost, but Jesus did not lose him. Judas betrayed Jesus on his own accord. Satan entered into Judas and led Judas to do what he did.
Jesus did not have anything to do with "losing" Judas.
Both of these scriptures are correct. Jesus did not lose any, but Judas was lost because of himself, not because of Jesus.
Jerry | 
