Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 15:5

This verse states, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me," suggesting that believers have the ability to accomplish all things through Christ, contrasting with the dependency emphasized in John 15:5.

This verse advises believers to "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling," indicating individual effort and responsibility, which contrasts with the idea in John 15:5 of complete reliance on abiding in Christ to do anything.

This verse says, "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only," which highlights human action in justification, seeming to contradict the necessity of complete dependence on abiding in Christ as in John 15:5.

This verse states, "with God all things are possible," emphasizing God's omnipotence directly, which contrasts the role of abiding in Christ as a condition for possibility in John 15:5.

This verse discusses standing firm in the liberty obtained through Christ, suggesting a form of autonomy or independence that might seem to contradict the idea of dependency in John 15:5.

This verse emphasizes confession and belief for salvation, highlighting faith's role without explicitly linking it to the continuous abiding discussed in John 15:5.

This verse promises that God will give the desires of the heart to those who delight in Him, which might seem to emphasize desire fulfillment over the dependency on abiding described in John 15:5.