Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 7:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 7:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 7:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus is saying that if you build your life on strong, good teachings—like building a house on a rock—it will stand strong even when bad things happen, just like a house that doesn't fall down in a storm. It's about having a strong, safe place inside you that helps you stay okay when hard times come.

Matthew 7:25: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:26-27

Unlike verse 25, these verses describe the fall of a house built on sand, emphasizing the failure instead of resilience in adversity.

Matthew 7:26-27: And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 13:10-11

This passage speaks of walls built without proper foundations, highlighting the collapse and vulnerability, contrary to the stability promised in Matthew 7:25.

Ezekiel 13:10-11: Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and [there was] no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered [morter]: [a wall: or, a slight wall]

Contradiction with James 1:6

Describes a doubting person as a wave of the sea, suggesting instability, in contrast to the steadfastness of the house in Matthew 7:25.

James 1:6: But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Contradiction with Isaiah 28:17

Refers to a "hail" sweeping away the refuge of lies, suggesting a divine intervention against poor foundations, opposing the certainty in Matthew 7:25.

Isaiah 28:17: Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
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