Bible Paradoxes
Author Unknown
A paradox is a tenet contrary to received opinion; seemingly contrary to common sense but is actually true.
- We may be last though first (Mark 10:35-45)
- We lose by saving our life (Mark 8:34-38)
- We live by dying (II Timothy 2:11)
- We see unseen things (II Corinthians 4:18)
- We conquer by yielding (Romans 6:16-18)
- We find rest under a yoke (Matthew 11:28-30)
- We reign by serving (Mark 10:42-44)
- We are made great by being the least (Luke 9:48)
- We are exalted by being humble (Matthew 23:12)
- We become wise by being fools (I Corinthians 1:20-21)
- We are made free by becoming bondservants (Romans 6:18)
- We wax strong by being weak (II Corinthians 12:10)
- We triumph by defeat (II Corinthians 12:7-9)
- We find victory by glorying in our infirmities (II Corinthians 12:5)
Conclusion: The Lord’s ways are not our ways, so much so that they are often opposite.