Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 15:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 15:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 15:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, if Jesus didn't come back to life, then people who died believing in him are lost forever. But because Jesus did rise from the dead, believers have hope for life after death.

1 Corinthians 15:18: Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

This verse states that the dead know nothing, contradicting the idea of hope beyond death for those who have died in Christ.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Psalm 6:5

This verse claims there is no remembrance of God in death, conflicting with the concept of eternal life for believers.

Psalm 6:5: For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

Contradiction with Job 7:9-10

These verses suggest that once someone dies, they do not return or continue in existence, opposing the resurrection hope in 1 Corinthians 15:18.

Job 7:9-10: [As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].

Contradiction with Isaiah 26:14

This verse mentions the dead will not live and are deceased without a resurrection, contrasting with the message of resurrection in Christ.

Isaiah 26:14: [They are] dead, they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
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