Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 3:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 3:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 3:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, God loves everyone so much that He sent His special Son, Jesus, to earth so that anyone who believes in Him can live forever and never die. This means that by believing in Jesus, people can have a special life with God that never ends.

John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:14

This verse suggests that the path to eternal life is narrow and few find it, whereas John 3:16 emphasizes belief in Jesus as the way to eternal life.

Matthew 7:14: Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. [Because: or, How]

Contradiction with Romans 9:18

This verse states that God has mercy on whom he wills and hardens whom he wills, which could be seen as contradicting the universal offer of salvation in John 3:16.

Romans 9:18: Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:24

Jesus says he was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel, whereas John 3:16 suggests that God’s gift of salvation through Jesus is for all the world.

Matthew 15:24: But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Contradiction with John 6:44

This verse states that no one can come to Jesus unless the Father draws them, which can be seen as limiting the universal appeal of John 3:16.

John 6:44: No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

This suggests that merely calling on Jesus' name is not enough for salvation, differing from the emphasis on belief for eternal life in John 3:16.

Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
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