Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 2:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 2:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 2:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the writer of the book of Acts, this verse means that God sent little flames that looked like fire to rest on each person's head. This showed that God's spirit was with them and gave them power to share His good news.

Acts 2:3: And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

This verse states that God is not the author of confusion, whereas Acts 2:3 could be seen as contributing to confusion with the appearance of cloven tongues of fire.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with 1 John 4:1

This verse advises to not believe every spirit and to test them, which contradicts with the automatic acceptance of the spiritual manifestation in Acts 2:3 without question or testing.

1 John 4:1: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:39

In this verse, Jesus speaks against those seeking signs, which could contradict the signs witnessed in Acts 2:3 being seen as desirable.

Matthew 12:39: But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:40

This verse emphasizes orderliness in worship practices, which may seem at odds with the spontaneous and dramatic nature of events in Acts 2:3.

1 Corinthians 14:40: Let all things be done decently and in order.
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