Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 6:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 6:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 6:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, God made a promise to Abraham, and because Abraham waited patiently and trusted God, he received what was promised to him. Christians see this as a reminder that being patient and having faith can lead to good things coming true.

Hebrews 6:15: And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Contradiction with Genesis 16:1-2

In Genesis 16:1-2, Abram listens to Sarai's plan for him to have a child with Hagar due to Sarai's impatience with God's promise, contrasting with Abraham's later demonstration of patience and eventual fulfillment of God's promise, as depicted in Hebrews 6:15.

Genesis 16:1-2: Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar.

Contradiction with Romans 8:25

Romans 8:25 talks about waiting with patience, while Hebrews 6:15 refers to the specific instance of Abraham receiving the promise after waiting, possibly suggesting a broader context of patience in Romans.

Romans 8:25: But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].

Contradiction with Exodus 32:1

In Exodus 32:1, the people of Israel grow impatient waiting for Moses and create a golden calf, contrasting with the example of patience shown by Abraham in Hebrews 6:15.

Exodus 32:1: And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

Contradiction with James 1:4

James 1:4 encourages letting patience have its perfect work to be entire, while Hebrews 6:15 focuses on the fulfillment of a specific promise to Abraham after his show of patience.

James 1:4: But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
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