Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 1:69

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 1:69 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 1:69. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God gave us Jesus to help and save us, and Jesus comes from the family of King David. This means that Jesus is the special and strong helper for people who need saving.

Luke 1:69: And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

Contradiction with John 18:36

This verse suggests that Christ's kingdom is not of this world, which contrasts with Luke 1:69 implying a kingly deliverance for Israel.

John 18:36: Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:4

This states that Christ would not be a priest on earth since there are priests that offer gifts according to the law, contradicting the idea of Luke 1:69 of Him as a horn of salvation in an earthly kingdom style.

Hebrews 8:4: For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: [there...: or, they are priests]

Contradiction with Matthew 26:53-54

These verses depict Jesus not calling upon heavenly powers to prevent his arrest, which appears to conflict with His role as a deliverer or strong savior in an earthly sense as suggested by Luke 1:69.

Matthew 26:53-54: But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

Contradiction with 1 Peter 2:24

It emphasizes Christ bearing sins in His body rather than focusing on the deliverance of Israel through political or militaristic means as might be inferred from Luke 1:69.

1 Peter 2:24: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. [on: or, to]

Contradiction with Philippians 2:7-8

These verses highlight Christ's humility and obedience unto death, seeming to stand in contrast to the might and salvation inferred in Luke 1:69.

Philippians 2:7-8: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
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