Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 2:40

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 2:40 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 2:40. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Peter was telling people to make good choices and turn away from the bad things people around them were doing. He was encouraging everyone to follow what Jesus taught to be safe and happy.

Acts 2:40: And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

Contradiction with James 2:24

Acts 2:40 emphasizes salvation through faith in Jesus and repentance, while James 2:24 highlights justification by works and not faith only.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Contradiction with John 3:16

Acts 2:40 stresses the need for repentance and escaping a perverse generation, whereas John 3:16 centers solely on belief in Jesus for eternal life, without mention of repentance.

John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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