and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
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John 5:29
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Examined in Scripture Analysis
Contradictions (5)
Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
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Is death final?
The Hebrew Bible's wisdom literature and older narrative strata treat death as terminal — the dead go to Sheol, lose consciousness, and do not return. Later texts (Daniel 12, Isaiah 26:19) and the New Testament insist on bodily resurrection and conscious afterlife.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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Does anyone ever do anything good?
Psalm 14:3, Psalm 53:3, and Paul quoting them at Romans 3:12 say absolutely no one does good — not one. Ecclesiastes 7:20 and Isaiah 64:6 ("all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags") double down.
Critical scholarship: Genuinely disputed among scholars.
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Is Salvation by faith alone?
Paul stacks Romans 3:28, Romans 4:13, Galatians 2:16, Galatians 3:11-12, and Ephesians 2:8-9 to insist humans are justified by faith apart from works of the law. Then Matthew 19:17 ("keep the commandments"), Matthew 25:31-46 (sheep and goats judged on what they did), Romans 2:6 and 2:13 (Paul himself!), James 2:14-26 ("faith without works is dead"), and Revelation 20:12-13 (judged according to works) all push the opposite direction.
Critical scholarship: Genuinely disputed among scholars.
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Does hell exist?
The Bible offers four mutually incompatible afterlife schemes. The apocalyptic strand (Daniel 12, Matthew, Mark, Luke, 2 Thessalonians, Hebrews, Jude, Revelation) describes eternal conscious torment.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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How are people judged by God?
The New Testament offers two incompatible criteria for divine judgment. Matthew 12:37, Luke 10:26-28, and John 5:29 anchor judgment in works — words, deeds, and obedience to the Torah's love command.
Critical scholarship: Genuinely disputed among scholars.
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"John 5:29 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/john/5/29?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).