Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Corinthians 3:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Corinthians 3:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Corinthians 3:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, this means that people can see Jesus in the way you live your life because God's Spirit is in your heart, not just words written down. It's like being a living letter from Jesus to everyone around you.

2 Corinthians 3:3: [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

This verse speaks of God writing his law on people's hearts, similar to 2 Corinthians 3:3, but it is a prophecy, not a contradiction.

Jeremiah 31:33: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:10

This passage echoes the concept of God's laws being internal, akin to 2 Corinthians 3:3 rather than in direct contradiction.

Hebrews 8:10: For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: [put: Gr. give] [in: or, upon]

Contradiction with Romans 2:15

This verse discusses the law written in hearts showing the same principle as 2 Corinthians 3:3.

Romans 2:15: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) [their conscience...: or, the conscience witnessing with them] [the mean...: or, between themselves]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 36:26-27

These verses highlight a new heart and spirit, aligning with 2 Corinthians 3:3, not opposing it.

Ezekiel 36:26-27: A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
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