Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Corinthians 4:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Corinthians 4:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Corinthians 4:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, Christians believe that just as God raised Jesus from the dead, He will also raise them up to be with Jesus. This means that one day, everyone who believes in Jesus will live with Him forever.

2 Corinthians 4:14: Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present [us] with you.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:19

Suggests that humans and animals share the same fate, contradicting the assertion in 2 Corinthians 4:14 about the resurrection through Jesus.

Ecclesiastes 3:19: For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

States that the dead know nothing, which seems to contradict the idea of resurrection and knowledge in the afterlife mentioned in 2 Corinthians 4:14.

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 Job 14:12

Claims that man does not rise till the heavens cease, which conflicts with the immediate resurrection implied in 2 Corinthians 4:14.

Job 14:12: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Contradiction with Psalm 115:17

Says the dead do not praise the Lord, contradicting the hope of resurrection and continued life through Jesus as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 4:14.

Psalm 115:17: The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
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