Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Corinthians 8:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Corinthians 8:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Corinthians 8:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, it's like when you are excited about helping with a chore and then actually do it. He wanted people to not just want to be kind but to also do kind things with what they have.

2 Corinthians 8:11: Now therefore perform the doing [of it]; that as [there was] a readiness to will, so [there may be] a performance also out of that which ye have.

Contradiction with James 2:17

This verse states that faith without works is dead, which could contradict the idea of simply having a "readiness to will" as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 8:11 without the necessity of completing the action.

James 2:17: Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. [alone: Gr. by itself]

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

This verse emphasizes doing the will of the Father as essential for entering the kingdom of heaven, contrasting with the notion in 2 Corinthians 8:11 of having a readiness to will before completion.

Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Contradiction with Romans 2:13

This verse states that it is not the hearers of the law who are just, but the doers, suggesting a contradiction with the emphasis on readiness rather than completion in 2 Corinthians 8:11.

Romans 2:13: (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Contradiction with Luke 6:46

This verse questions why one would call Jesus "Lord" without doing what He says, highlighting a need for completed action that might contradict the concept of readiness in 2 Corinthians 8:11.

Luke 6:46: And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Contradiction with James 1:22

This verse instructs believers to be doers of the word and not merely hearers, contrasting with the emphasis on the readiness to will in 2 Corinthians 8:11.

James 1:22: But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
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