Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 3:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 3:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 3:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, who wrote the book, this verse means we should say sorry for the bad things we’ve done and change our ways so that God can forgive us and make us feel happy and new again when He is near. It's like cleaning up our hearts so we can feel better.

Acts 3:19: Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:24

This verse implies that if a righteous person turns away from righteousness, they will die, whereas Acts 3:19 suggests repentance leads to the blotting out of sins, offering a context of redemption even after sinning.

Ezekiel 18:24: But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, [and] doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked [man] doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:26

This verse suggests that if we continue to sin willfully after receiving the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins, seemingly contradicting the notion in Acts 3:19 that repentance can always lead to forgiveness.

Hebrews 10:26: For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Contradiction with Matthew 12:31

This verse states that blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven, contradicting the idea of all sins being blotted out upon repentance as suggested in Acts 3:19.

Matthew 12:31: Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy [against] the [Holy] Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

Contradiction with 1 John 5:16

This verse introduces the idea of a "sin unto death," which suggests that not all sins may be subject to forgiveness, contrasting with the absolute forgiveness implied in Acts 3:19 upon repentance.

1 John 5:16: If any man see his brother sin a sin [which is] not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
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