Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 6:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 6:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 6:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, he felt really scared and sorry because he realized he wasn't perfect and that he lived among people who also made mistakes. He was amazed and worried because he saw God, who is very holy and powerful.

Isaiah 6:5: Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. [undone: Heb. cut off]

Contradiction with 1 John 4:17

This verse speaks of having boldness in the day of judgment, which contrasts with Isaiah 6:5, where Isaiah expresses woe and unworthiness before God.

1 John 4:17: Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. [our love: Gr. love with us]

Contradiction with Romans 8:1

Declares that there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, while Isaiah 6:5 reflects a sense of condemnation and realization of sin.

Romans 8:1: [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 1:7

States that God has not given us a spirit of fear, contradicting the fear and trembling expressed by Isaiah in Isaiah 6:5.

2 Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:19-22

Encourages believers to enter the holiest with boldness, in contradiction to Isaiah’s fearful and unworthy reaction in Isaiah 6:5.

Hebrews 10:19-22: Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, [boldness: or, liberty]

Contradiction with Philippians 4:13

Asserts the power and strength through Christ, differing from the sense of inadequacy and despair in Isaiah 6:5.

Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Contradiction with Ephesians 3:12

Speaks of having boldness and access with confidence through faith, opposing Isaiah's reaction of dread and ruin in 6:5.

Ephesians 3:12: In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:17

Conveys the idea of being a new creation and not being held back by past unworthiness, unlike Isaiah’s lament of being undone due to unclean lips in Isaiah 6:5.

2 Corinthians 5:17: Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. [he is: or, let him be]

Paradox #1

Isaiah 6:5 expresses a sense of unworthiness and an encounter with divine holiness. A possible contradiction might be the idea that humans are inherently sinful and unclean while being created in the image of God, who is perfect. This could create a conflict between the belief in inherent human flaws and the belief in the goodness of God's creation.

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