Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 5:5

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

According to the author of the book of Hebrews, Jesus did not make Himself a high priest; it was God who made Him one and called Him His Son. This means God chose Jesus and gave Him a special job to help people.

Hebrews 5:5: So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:6

This verse emphasizes the existence of one God, the Father, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, which contrasts with the notion of appointed sonship in Hebrews 5:5.

1 Corinthians 8:6: But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him. [in: or, for]

Contradiction with John 5:18

Here, Jesus is accused of making Himself equal with God by calling God His Father, which contradicts Hebrews 5:5 where Jesus did not glorify Himself to become high priest.

John 5:18: Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Contradiction with Philippians 2:6

Jesus did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, contrasting with being appointed as a son in Hebrews 5:5.

Philippians 2:6: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:5

This verse raises a rhetorical question about God ever speaking to any angel as He has to the Son, suggesting a unique sonship that contrasts with the public declaration seen in Hebrews 5:5.

Hebrews 1:5: For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

Contradiction with John 7:18

Emphasizes seeking the glory of the one who sent him, which contrasts with Hebrews 5:5 where Jesus did not glorify Himself.

John 7:18: He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
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