Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 16:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 16:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 16:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God showed Paul a dream asking him to go to a new place called Macedonia to tell people about Jesus. So, they quickly got ready to travel there because they believed God was guiding them.

Acts 16:10: And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Proverbs 3:5 emphasizes trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not relying on your own understanding, which can contradict the decisiveness in human action seen in Acts 16:10.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Jeremiah 17:9 describes the heart as deceitful, which can contradict the prompt and confident action taken after a vision in Acts 16:10.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with James 1:6

James 1:6 warns against doubting and being like a wave, which could contradict the resolute decision-making portrayed in Acts 16:10.

James 1:6: But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 11:4

Ecclesiastes 11:4 advises not to watch the wind or clouds, suggesting caution, which can contradict the quick decision to act in Acts 16:10.

Ecclesiastes 11:4: He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
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