Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 15:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 15:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 15:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Paul suggested to Barnabas that they should go back to the cities where they taught people about Jesus to see how they are doing. He wanted to make sure their friends in those places were okay and still strong in their faith.

Acts 15:36: And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do.

Contradiction with Proverbs 27:17

Proverbs 27:17 emphasizes the importance of sharpening and encouraging each other, suggesting continuous support, which contrasts with Acts 15:36 where Paul proposes revisiting to check if believers are continuing in the faith rather than persisting alongside them.

Proverbs 27:17: Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:19

Matthew 28:19 commands the making of disciples of all nations, implying ongoing evangelism efforts rather than the revisit approach in Acts 15:36.

Matthew 28:19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [teach...: or, make disciples, or, Christians of all nations]

Contradiction with Luke 9:60

Luke 9:60 implies the urgency of proclaiming the kingdom of God rather than revisiting as in Acts 15:36, suggesting forward momentum and new beginnings over returning.

Luke 9:60: Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

Contradiction with Philippians 3:13-14

Philippians 3:13-14 talks about forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward, potentially contrasting with the revisiting aspect of Acts 15:36, where Paul suggests looking back by revisiting past visits.

Philippians 3:13-14: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
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