Biblical Contradictions — The things that cause much confusion. They are what bring many, if not most or all, people to investigate Rightly Dividing OR to abandon religion altogether. We KNOW the Bible does not contradict itself, but look at these verses:
Scroll through these Biblical Contradictions and click on a card to see a discussion.
— James 2:24
— Romans 4:5
— Matthew 6:14-15
— Ephesians 4:32
— Hebrews 10:26
— Romans 8:1
— John 8:31
— Ephesians 1:13
— John 5:29
— Romans 8:1
These terms are highlighted and clickable to see the definitions wherever you see them.
James 2:24 vs Romans 4:5
James, writing AFTER the Cross, to his readers that works are
required to be justified.
But Paul is stating that salvation is through faith. He also wrote
this:
"Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from
the deeds of the law." — Romans 3:28
Regarding the Age of the
revealed to Paul, he expanded on this later in his letter to the
Ephesians:
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should
boast."
— Ephesians 2:8-9
They can't both be true - UNLESS James was writing to one group and
Paul to another.
That is exactly what was happening. James was writing to
while Paul was writing to the
.
Matthew 6:14-15 vs Ephesians 4:32
Is our salvation conditional upon our forgiving other people? Not according to our Apostle, Paul. In Ephesian 4:32 he said we are to "forgive others BECAUSE God in Christ has forgiven us." I can't emphasize enough, Jesus was speaking to while Paul was writing to the .
Hebrews 10:26 vs Romans 8:1
The writer of Hebrews is saying that by sinning wilfully one will lose his salvation. But, Paul said that if we are in Christ Jesus we have no condemnation.
John 8:31 vs Ephesians 1:13
Jesus said His listeners were His disciples IF they continued following His word. Who were His listeners? Jesus was speaking to the same group as James in the James 2:24 vs Romans 4:5 explanation above - . Paul on the other hand tells us, the , that there is no condition to our relationship. At the moment we trust HIM for our salvation, and nothing of ourselves, we are SEALED by the Holy Spirit.
John 5:29 vs Romans 8:1
Jesus said that there is a time coming when the dead will be resurrected to a judgement of either life or condemnation - conditioned on our their behavior before death. A message perfectly applicable to . But, Paul, on the other hand tells us, the , that there is no condemnation for those in Christ. I could also add, again, Ephesians 2:8-9 which state that our salvation is by faith in HIS works on the cross, not on our own works. No conditions to meet. And at the moment we trust HIM for our salvation, and nothing of ourselves, we are SEALED by the Holy Spirit.
More Biblical contradictions straightened out to come.
