Contradictions and Paradoxes in Colossians 1:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Colossians 1:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Colossians 1:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is a special messenger sent by Jesus because God wanted him to be, and Timothy is like a close brother to them. They are doing God's work together.

Colossians 1:1: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus [our] brother,

Contradiction with Acts 1:13

It mentions "James the son of Alphaeus" and "Judas the brother of James" as apostles not explicitly sent by Jesus, whereas Colossians 1:1 implies Paul’s apostleship is by the will of God.

Acts 1:13: And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.

Contradiction with Galatians 1:1

States that Paul is an apostle not of men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, while Colossians 1:1 simply references his apostleship by the will of God.

Galatians 1:1: Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul is called an apostle by the will of God, similar to Colossians 1:1; this sameness could be seen as a contradiction of uniqueness.

1 Corinthians 1:1: Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes [our] brother,
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