Contradictions and Paradoxes in Galatians 5:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Galatians 5:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Galatians 5:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, this verse means that the tricky ideas didn't come from God, who is the one who invites us to follow Him. Instead, these ideas are from someone trying to lead you the wrong way.

Galatians 5:8: This persuasion [cometh] not of him that calleth you.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Proverbs 3:5 emphasizes trusting in the Lord rather than one's own understanding, while Galatians 5:8 implies persuasion not from the divine source, suggesting a distinction between true guidance and false persuasion.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Jeremiah 17:9 describes the heart as deceitful, which contrasts with Galatians 5:8 where the persuasion is not from God, highlighting the unreliability of human convictions.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

This verse states that God is not the author of confusion, while Galatians 5:8 suggests a persuasion that causes confusion and does not come from God.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with James 1:13

James 1:13 clarifies that God does not tempt with evil, whereas Galatians 5:8 refers to an influence not from God, implying a misleading temptation.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]
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