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Note the differing commands given by the Lord Jesus
Christ:

Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no
man by the way. (Luke 10:4)

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse,
let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath
no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. (Luke
22:36)

How can one both not take a purse and take a purse? It
cannot be done. Consider also the following two
commands given in the same chapter:

Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called
Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here,
while I go and pray yonder.

Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them,
Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at
hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of
sinners.

Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth
betray me. (Matthew 26:36,45,46)

Did the Lord Jesus Christ contradict himself? Of
course not. What He did was issue different commands at
different times. Consider the example of a father dealing
with a small child. At night, the father tells the child to go
to bed. In the morning, the father tells the child to wake
up. Is the father contradicting himself? No. Both of the
father’s commands are logical at the particular time that

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