Contradictions and Paradoxes in Philippians 3:3

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

According to Paul, Christians are like God's special people who worship Him with their hearts and are happy because of Jesus. They don't rely on their own strength but trust in God instead.

Philippians 3:3: For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

Contradiction with Romans 2:28-29

Romans 2:28-29 emphasizes that true circumcision is of the heart and spirit, not of the letter, aligning with Philippians 3:3 which states worshiping God is in the Spirit, showcasing compatibility rather than contradiction.

Romans 2:28-29: For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

Contradiction with Colossians 2:11

Colossians 2:11 talks about a circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ, which supports Philippians 3:3’s focus on spiritual worship and lack of reliance on physical circumcision.

Colossians 2:11: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
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