Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 11:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 11:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 11:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Hebrews, if the people had thought a lot about the place they left, they might have wanted to go back. But they were looking for something better and trusted God for a new home.

Hebrews 11:15: And truly, if they had been mindful of that [country] from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

Contradiction with Luke 9:62

This verse states that no one who looks back after starting a task is fit for the kingdom of God, suggesting complete forward focus, while Hebrews 11:15 acknowledges the possibility of returning to one's past.

Luke 9:62: And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Contradiction with Philippians 3:13-14

Paul emphasizes forgetting the past and straining towards what is ahead, contrary to Hebrews 11:15 which considers the potential for returning to it.

Philippians 3:13-14: 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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