Contradictions and Paradoxes in James 5:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of James 5:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts James 5:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to James, if someone helps a person stop doing wrong things and start doing the right things, they can save that person from a lot of trouble and also make many bad things disappear. This is like being a superhero who helps people have a better and safer life.

James 5:20: Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:30

This verse states that everyone will die for their own iniquity, which contradicts the idea in James 5:20 that one can save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins through the conversion of a sinner.

Jeremiah 31:30: But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

The verse declares that the righteousness of the righteous will be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon him, contradicting the concept in James 5:20 that someone else can intervene to save a sinner's soul from death.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Galatians 6:5

This verse emphasizes that every man shall bear his own burden, which contradicts James 5:20's suggestion that one person can bear responsibility for saving another from sin.

Galatians 6:5: For every man shall bear his own burden.

Contradiction with Galatians 2:16

This verse asserts that a person is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, which could be seen as contradicting the implication in James 5:20 that an individual's actions to convert another can have salvific consequences.

Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Contradiction with Romans 14:12

This verse emphasizes personal accountability, declaring that every one of us shall give account of himself to God, contradicting the implication in James 5:20 that one can account for another's sins by converting them.

Romans 14:12: So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Paradox #1

James 5:20 talks about saving a person from sin. A possible contradiction could be the belief that individuals are solely responsible for their own actions and salvation, conflicting with the idea that someone else can save or change another person's moral or spiritual state. This could raise questions about personal responsibility and the role of external intervention in one's spiritual journey.

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