Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 17:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 17:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 17:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the people listened carefully and were eager to learn about God. They also checked the Bible every day to see if what they heard was true.

Acts 17:11: These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse describes the heart as deceitful and desperately wicked, suggesting that personal judgment in receiving the word, as commended in Acts 17:11, might be unreliable.

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

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse advises trusting the Lord with all heart and not leaning on personal understanding, which contrasts with the Bereans’ practice of examining scriptures to verify teachings in Acts 17:11.

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

Contradiction with James 1:6

This verse advises asking in faith without doubting, while Acts 17:11 commends the Bereans for questioning and examining Paul's teachings.

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 2 Timothy 3:7

This verse speaks of people who are "ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth," which may seem contradictory to the action of examining scriptures described in Acts 17:11.

2 Timothy 3:7: Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:25

This verse emphasizes God's wisdom over man's, implying potential conflict with the emphasis on personal examination and questioning as seen in Acts 17:11.

1 Corinthians 1:25: Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Contradiction with Matthew 18:3

This verse emphasizes becoming like little children to enter the kingdom of heaven, suggesting faith over scrutiny, which is seen in Acts 17:11.

Matthew 18:3: And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

This passage talks about God's thoughts and ways being higher than ours, implying that human examination and understanding, like that in Acts 17:11, might be inadequate.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
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