"The first part, that of the miraculous conception, was not a thing that admitted of publicity; and therefore the tellers of this part of the story had this advantage, that though they might not be credited, they could not be detected." (Thomas Paine's "Age of Reason.") SELF-CONTRADICTIONS OF THE BIBLE. THEOLOGICAL DOCTRINES. God is Satisfied with his Works. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very good. (Gen. 1 : 31.) God is Dissatisfied with his Works. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. (Gen. 6 : 6.) God Dwells in Chosen Temples. And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him: I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice.... For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there forever: and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually. (2 Chr. 7 : 12, 16.) God Dwells Not in Temples. Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands. (Acts 7 : 48.) God Dwells in Light. Dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto. (1 Tim. 6 : 16.) God Dwells in Darkness. The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. (1 Kings 8 : 12.) He made darkness his secret place. (Ps. 18 : 11.) Clouds and darkness are round about him. (Ps. 97 : 2.) God is Seen and Heard. And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back parts. (Ex. 33 : 23.) And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. (Ex. 33 : 11.) And the Lord called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid. (Gen. 3 : 9, 10.) For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. (Gen. 32 : 30.) In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw, also, the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up. (Is. 6 : 1.) Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. And they saw the God of Israel.... They saw God, and did eat and drink. (Ex. 24 : 9, 10, 11.) God is Invisible and Cannot be Heard. No man hath seen God at any time. (John 1 : 18.) Ye have neither heard his voice, at any time, nor seen his shape. (John 5 : 37.) And he said, thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me and live. (Ex. 33 : 20.) God is Tired and Rests. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. (Ex. 31 : 17.) I am weary with repenting. (Jer. 15 : 6.) Thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. (Is. 43 : 24.) God is Never Tired and Never Rests. Hast thou never heard that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, never is weary? (Is. 40 : 28.) God is Omnipresent, Sees and Knows all Things. The eyes of the Lord are in every place. (Prov. 15 : 3.)