Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 3:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 3:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 3:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God sent Jesus to you first to bless you and help you stop doing bad things. This means Jesus came to help you become better and do the right things.

Acts 3:26: Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:29-30

These verses emphasize individual responsibility for one's own sin, contrasting with the notion of collective or inherited sin.

Jeremiah 31:29-30: In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse clearly states that the son will not bear the iniquity of the father, which contrasts with the idea of inherited sin being redeemed as mentioned in Acts 3:26.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Romans 14:12

It emphasizes personal accountability for sin rather than the idea of a collective turning away from iniquities.

Romans 14:12: So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 24:16

The concept that each person is responsible for their own sin contrasts with the collective redemption mentioned in Acts 3:26.

Deuteronomy 24:16: The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:10

Each person will be judged on their own deeds, not on a collective basis as implied by turning away a group from iniquities in Acts 3:26.

2 Corinthians 5:10: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad.
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