Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 2:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 2:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 2:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God shows us the right way to live and being close to Him makes us very happy. It's like having a friend who always makes you smile and feel loved.

Acts 2:28: Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

Acts 2:28 speaks of the "ways of life," while Proverbs 14:12 warns that there is a way that seems right to a man but leads to death, suggesting different outcomes.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:2

Acts 2:28 focuses on the fullness of joy, but Ecclesiastes 1:2 describes life as "vanity of vanities," which implies futility rather than joy.

Ecclesiastes 1:2: Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:14

Acts 2:28 describes a clear path to life, whereas Matthew 7:14 speaks of the narrow way being difficult, suggesting differing views on accessibility and ease.

Matthew 7:14: Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. [Because: or, How]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Acts 2:28 implies enlightenment and joy, while Jeremiah 17:9 describes the heart as deceitful, implying inner conflict.

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

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

Acts 2:28 outlines a hopeful path, whereas Romans 3:23 states that all have sinned, implying universal failure rather than assurance.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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