Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ephesians 2:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ephesians 2:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ephesians 2:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, Jesus helps everyone get close to God because the Holy Spirit connects us to Him. He makes sure that we can be part of God's family, no matter who we are.

Ephesians 2:18: For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

Contradiction with John 14:6

Ephesians 2:18 emphasizes access to God through one Spirit, while John 14:6 asserts the exclusive path to the Father is through Jesus Christ, highlighting a different focus on the method of access.

John 14:6: Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Contradiction with Acts 4:12

Contrasts with Ephesians 2:18 by emphasizing that salvation and access come solely through the name of Jesus, while Ephesians highlights access through one Spirit.

Acts 4:12: Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:5

Suggests a single mediator, Christ, between God and humans, which contrasts the unified access through the Spirit presented in Ephesians 2:18.

1 Timothy 2:5: For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Contradiction with Galatians 3:25

Reflects on the end of the law as a guardian, promoting faith over the unified access to the Father through the Spirit as noted in Ephesians 2:18.

Galatians 3:25: But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
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