Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 6:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 6:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 6:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Hebrews, God really wanted to show people that He always keeps His promises, so He made a special promise to prove it. This means we can trust what God says and know that He doesn't change His mind.

Hebrews 6:17: Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed [it] by an oath: [confirmed...: Gr. interposed himself by]

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse states that God does not lie or change His mind, reinforcing His unchangeable nature, which aligns rather than contradicts Hebrews 6:17's point about God's immutability.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with James 1:17

This verse highlights that every good and perfect gift comes from God, who does not change, which supports the notion of God’s immutability rather than contradicting it.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Contradiction with Malachi 3:6

This verse explicitly states that God does not change, which is in agreement with Hebrews 6:17 on the immutability of God’s counsel.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
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