Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 3:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 3:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 3:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, just like we can hear the wind but not see where it comes from or where it goes, people who are guided by God's Spirit can be a mystery in how they live and change. God's Spirit can move in surprising and unseen ways.

John 3:8: The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

This verse suggests that a man's heart plans his way, while John 3:8 implies unpredictability beyond human control.

Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:7

This verse implies that man has no knowledge of what will happen, contrasting with John 3:8's metaphor of spirit-led direction.

Ecclesiastes 8:7: For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? [when...: or, how it shall be?]

Contradiction with James 4:13-14

These verses propose that humans cannot know what will happen, which contradicts the spirit's unpredictability in John 3:8 as planned by God.

James 4:13-14: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

Paradox #1

Some people might find a contradiction in how this verse describes the movement of the spirit as unpredictable and mysterious. This can conflict with beliefs that God’s actions and the workings of the spirit should be orderly or understandable. It can be seen as inconsistent with the idea of a God who provides clear guidance or predictable outcomes.

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