Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 16:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 16:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 16:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus is saying that he is going to be with God, and even though people won't see him anymore, it will show that he was always doing what was right. Christians believe that this helps them understand how important it is to follow Jesus' good example.

John 16:10: Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

Contradiction with Romans 3:22-23

This passage emphasizes righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe, regardless of Jesus' departure to the Father, contrasting with the context of righteousness related to Jesus' going to the Father in John 16:10.

Romans 3:22-23: Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

Contradiction with Acts 13:39

Highlights that everyone who believes is justified through Christ, without the necessity of His physical ascent to the Father as in John 16:10.

Acts 13:39: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Contradiction with Galatians 2:21

Asserts that righteousness cannot come through the law, and if it did, then Jesus' death would be in vain, which contrasts the direct link in John 16:10 between Jesus' going to the Father and righteousness revealed.

Galatians 2:21: I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness [come] by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Contradiction with Philippians 3:9

Paul speaks of a righteousness that comes through faith in Christ, which is not based on Jesus' ascension to the Father as in John 16:10.

Philippians 3:9: And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
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