Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ephesians 2:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ephesians 2:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ephesians 2:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, Jesus helps put all the people in the church together like a perfect building, making them like a special home for God. This means everyone in the church is important and helps make it a loving place for God to be.

Ephesians 2:21: In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

Contradiction with Genesis 11:4

This verse talks about building a tower to reach heaven, showing human effort, whereas Ephesians 2:21 emphasizes building by divine order.

Genesis 11:4: And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:27

Here, Jesus criticizes outward appearances that do not reflect inner purity, contrasting with the holy temple's spiritual integrity mentioned in Ephesians 2:21.

Matthew 23:27: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

This verse states God does not dwell in temples made with hands, challenging the idea of a united holy temple as expressed in Ephesians 2:21.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with Revelation 21:22

Describes the holy city needing no temple, contrasting with the concept of a growing holy sanctuary in Ephesians 2:21.

Revelation 21:22: And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
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