Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 3:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 3:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 3:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, this verse means that God wants people to be good and show kindness. If someone doesn’t act in a good way, they might face consequences like a tree that doesn’t give good fruit is cut down.

Luke 3:9: And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7-8

These verses encourage seeking and you will find, implying opportunity for growth and fruition, in contrast to Luke 3:9 which warns of being cut down without change.

Matthew 7:7-8: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Contradiction with John 15:2

This verse states that every branch that does bear fruit is pruned to be more fruitful, suggesting a process of improvement rather than being cut down as in Luke 3:9.

John 15:2: Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Contradiction with Romans 11:23

This verse speaks of the potential for regrafting if they do not persist in unbelief, offering a perspective of redemption contrary to the finality of being "hewn down" in Luke 3:9.

Romans 11:23: And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

This verse expresses God's patience and desire for all to come to repentance, contradicting the immediacy of judgment implied in Luke 3:9.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:7

Suggests that the wicked can forsake their ways and receive mercy, offering hope and a way back opposite to the unyielding fate in Luke 3:9.

Isaiah 55:7: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. [the unrighteous...: Heb. the man of iniquity] [abundantly...: Heb. multiply to pardon]
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