Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Corinthians 5:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Corinthians 5:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Corinthians 5:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, our bodies are like temporary tents, but God has a special home for us in heaven that lasts forever and is made by Him. This means even if our bodies stop working, we will have a wonderful place to live with God.

2 Corinthians 5:1: For we know that if our earthly house of [this] tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Contradiction with Philippians 3:21

This verse talks about the transformation of our earthly bodies to be like Jesus' glorious body, implying a permanent earthly transformation rather than a replacement with a heavenly house.

Philippians 3:21: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

This verse states that humans die once and then face judgment, which contradicts the idea of having a heavenly body already awaiting us.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Contradiction with Job 19:26

This verse expresses Job's confidence that he will see God in his flesh, contrasting the idea of a future dwelling not made with hands.

Job 19:26: And [though] after my skin [worms] destroy this [body], yet in my flesh shall I see God: [And...: or, After I shall awake, though this body be destroyed, yet out of my flesh]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

The dead know nothing, contradicting the concept of being clothed with an eternal house immediately after death.

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 1 Corinthians 15:50

This verse suggests that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, indicating a different form of inheritance than a heavenly body.

1 Corinthians 15:50: Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
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