Contradictions and Paradoxes in Philippians 3:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Philippians 3:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Philippians 3:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, people who try to follow Jesus and have a good mindset should stay focused on that. If they think differently about anything, God will help them understand the right way.

Philippians 3:15: Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Philippians 3:15 suggests being "thus minded," while Proverbs 3:5 advises not to lean on our own understanding.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Philippians 3:15 implies a unified mindset is possible, whereas Jeremiah 17:9 teaches the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:10

Philippians 3:15 refers to being "thus minded," yet 1 Corinthians 1:10 emphasizes no divisions, pointing to potential disagreements in mindset.

1 Corinthians 1:10: Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. [divisions: Gr. schisms]

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:26

Philippians 3:15 appears to advocate for trust in the collective mindset, whereas Proverbs 28:26 warns against trusting in one's own heart.

Proverbs 28:26: He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Romans 11:34

Philippians 3:15 suggests a shared understanding, while Romans 11:34 questions if anyone can fully know God's mind.

Romans 11:34: For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

Philippians 3:15 encourages like-mindedness, yet Isaiah 55:8-9 highlights that God's ways and thoughts are higher than ours, implying limited human understanding.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
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