Contradictions and Paradoxes in John 5:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of John 5:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts John 5:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Jesus is saying that the things he does, like healing people and performing miracles, are proof that God sent him. These amazing works are like God's way of telling everyone that Jesus is special and doing God's work.

John 5:36: But I have greater witness than [that] of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

Contradiction with James 2:24

This verse notes that a person is justified by works and not by faith only, contradicting John 5:36 which focuses on works as a part of Jesus' testimony rather than personal justification.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Contradiction with Romans 3:28

This verse states that a person is justified by faith without the deeds of the law, which contrasts with John 5:36 emphasizing the works given by the Father to Jesus as evidence of His mission.

Romans 3:28: Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Contradiction with Ephesians 2:8-9

These verses emphasize that salvation is through faith and not by works, contradicting the emphasis on works in John 5:36 as a testimony of Jesus' divine mission.

Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

Contradiction with Galatians 2:16

This verse highlights that a person is not justified by works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, presenting a contrast to the works-based evidence discussed in John 5:36.

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.
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