Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 27:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 27:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 27:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this verse means that Paul was telling everyone not to worry because he trusted that God would keep His promise and everything would turn out just like God had said. Paul wanted them to stay hopeful and calm because he believed in what God had told him.

Acts 27:25: Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

While Acts 27:25 emphasizes belief in God's spoken word as truth, Proverbs 3:5 advises leaning not on one's own understanding and trusting in the Lord, potentially opposing the act of relying solely on human assurance of divine messages.

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

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

Acts 27:25 speaks to confidence in God's promise, whereas Jeremiah 17:5 warns against placing trust in man, which could be seen to challenge the idea of believing a human's interpretation of divine assurance.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with James 1:6

Acts 27:25 showcases unwavering belief in God's word to Paul, but James 1:6 mentions doubt as an obstacle to faith, suggesting a necessary condition for belief that is not explicitly mentioned in Acts 27:25.

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 1 Corinthians 2:5

The verse in Acts highlights trusting in a divine message relayed by a person, while 1 Corinthians 2:5 encourages faith not to stand in the wisdom of men but in the power of God, which can contradict trusting a human re-telling of a divine promise.

1 Corinthians 2:5: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. [stand: Gr. be]
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