Acts 3:16 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to Luke, the man is strong and well because people believed in Jesus' name. Their belief and trust in Jesus made the man healthy and strong for everyone to see.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse advises to trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your understanding, which may contradict relying solely on faith in Jesus' name as suggested in Acts 3:16.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 6:1

This verse teaches to perform good deeds in private rather than openly, contrasting the public declaration of faith in Acts 3:16.

Matthew 6:1: Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [alms: or, righteousness] [of your: or, with your]

Contradiction with James 2:14

This verse argues that faith without works is dead, which contradicts the emphasis on faith alone in Acts 3:16.

James 2:14: What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

Contradiction with Romans 4:5

This verse speaks about faith being credited as righteousness apart from works, while Acts 3:16 suggests an active component to faith resulting in healing.

Romans 4:5: But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Contradiction with Galatians 2:16

This verse emphasizes faith in Jesus Christ as necessary for justification without observing the law, which might be seen as contrasting with the emphasis on Jesus' name in Acts 3:16 for healing as a singular act.

Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Contradiction with James 2:24

This verse states that a person is justified by works and not by faith only, which contradicts the notion in Acts 3:16 of faith alone in His name producing results.