Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Corinthians 3:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Corinthians 3:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Corinthians 3:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, we are not strong or smart enough by ourselves to do everything on our own; instead, all our strength and abilities come from God. It means that God helps us do the things we need to do.

2 Corinthians 3:5: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;

Contradiction with Philippians 4:13

While 2 Corinthians 3:5 states that our sufficiency is not of ourselves, Philippians 4:13 claims we can do all things through Christ, suggesting an empowerment through self in Christ.

Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Contradiction with John 15:5

This verse emphasizes that without Christ we can do nothing, implying dependence on Christ, similar but contrasting to the notion of insufficient self in 2 Corinthians 3:5.

John 15:5: I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. [without me: or, severed from me]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse warns against trusting in man, which contrasts with 2 Corinthians 3:5’s implication that our sufficiency is from God and not of ourselves.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
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