Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 25:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 25:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 25:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Festus was a new leader who went to visit an important city called Jerusalem just three days after he arrived in the area. Christians might see this as the beginning of a story about how Festus would help decide what happened to Paul, one of Jesus' followers.

Acts 25:1: Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:39

While Acts 25:1 involves legal and governmental authority, Matthew 5:39 advocates for non-resistance to evil, contrasting the idea of seeking justice through legal means.

Matthew 5:39: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Contradiction with Romans 13:1

Romans 13:1 emphasizes submission to governing authorities as ordained by God, which may contrast with the political maneuvering evident in Acts 25:1.

Romans 13:1: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. [ordained: or, ordered]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:1

1 Corinthians 6:1 advises against taking disputes among believers to secular courts, contrasting with the involvement of Roman legal authorities in Acts 25:1.

1 Corinthians 6:1: Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:1

Proverbs 21:1 suggests God’s ultimate control over rulers' hearts, which may contrast with human political intentions visible in Acts 25:1.

Proverbs 21:1: The king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Contradiction with James 4:12

James 4:12 speaks of God as the sole lawgiver and judge, potentially contrasting with the judicial actions in Acts 25:1.

James 4:12: There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
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