Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Timothy 2:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Timothy 2:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Timothy 2:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is chosen by God to be a special messenger who tells others about Jesus. He promises he is telling the truth and is a teacher to people who don't know about God yet.

1 Timothy 2:7: Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, [and] lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

Contradiction with Romans 3:7

This verse questions the truthfulness and potential for falsehood in Paul's message, which contrasts with Paul's assertion of speaking the truth in 1 Timothy 2:7.

Romans 3:7: For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

Contradiction with Galatians 1:20

Paul insists he is not lying, aligning with 1 Timothy 2:7, but previous contradictions in his accounts elsewhere suggest otherwise.

Galatians 1:20: Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

Contradiction with Acts 23:6

Paul's identification varies between a Pharisee here and an ordained preacher in 1 Timothy 2:7, presenting conflicting self-descriptions.

Acts 23:6: But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men [and] brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
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