Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 10:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 10:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 10:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, Christians believe we should come close to God with a sincere heart, feeling sure about our faith. We should feel clean inside, like our hearts and bodies are washed and pure.

Hebrews 10:22: Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

While Hebrews 10:22 encourages drawing near with a true heart, Jeremiah 17:9 says the heart is deceitful above all things, suggesting a natural contradiction in human nature.

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

Contradiction with Romans 7:18

Hebrews 10:22 emphasizes purity and assurance, but Romans 7:18 speaks to the human inability to do good on one's own, highlighting human weaknesses.

Romans 7:18: For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but [how] to perform that which is good I find not.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:26

Contrasting the confidence in drawing near to God in Hebrews 10:22, this verse warns that trusting one's own heart can be foolish, suggesting doubt rather than assurance.

Proverbs 28:26: He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:19

Hebrews 10:22 talks about a clean heart, but Matthew 15:19 lists evil thoughts coming from the heart, which seems contradictory.

Matthew 15:19: For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Contradiction with Genesis 6:5

The purity of heart encouraged in Hebrews 10:22 is contrasted by Genesis 6:5, where every imagination of human hearts is evil.

Genesis 6:5: And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. [every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires] [continually: Heb. every day]
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