Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 16:54

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 16:54 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 16:54. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God wants people to feel sorry and learn from their mistakes because this helps others who have made similar mistakes feel better and not alone. It’s like when you do something wrong, and feeling sorry helps you and can also show others it’s okay to try to do better.

Ezekiel 16:54: That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.

Contradiction with John 3:17

This verse speaks of salvation and not condemnation, whereas Ezekiel 16:54 highlights shame as a consequence.

John 3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Contradiction with James 2:13

It discusses mercy triumphing over judgment, in contrast to Ezekiel 16:54's focus on shame.

James 2:13: For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. [rejoiceth: or, glorieth]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:32

Emphasizes God's desire for repentance rather than punishment, contradicting the shaming purpose in Ezekiel 16:54.

Ezekiel 18:32: For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye. [yourselves: or, others]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18

Speaks of reasoning together to cleanse sins, unlike Ezekiel 16:54, which emphasizes shame.

Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Contradiction with Philippians 3:13

Encourages moving forward and forgetting the past, opposing Ezekiel 16:54's recollection of shame.

Philippians 3:13: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
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