Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 10:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 10:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 10:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, God took care of the people long ago and kept them safe when they walked through the sea. Paul wants everyone to remember and understand how God helped them.

1 Corinthians 10:1: Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

Contradiction with Romans 7:7

Romans 7:7 emphasizes the importance of the law, which seems to contradict 1 Corinthians 10:1, where past events are portrayed broadly as examples rather than focusing on adherence to specific laws.

Romans 7:7: What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. [lust: or, concupiscence]

Contradiction with Galatians 5:4

Galatians 5:4 discusses falling from grace due to reliance on the law, which can contradict the presumed benefit of learning from ancestors mentioned in 1 Corinthians 10:1.

Galatians 5:4: Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 1:9

1 Timothy 1:9 states that the law is not made for a righteous person, which contrasts with the message of learning from past examples as indicated in 1 Corinthians 10:1.

1 Timothy 1:9: Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

Contradiction with Romans 4:15

Romans 4:15 states that the law brings wrath, contradicting the tone of learning and guidance from past experiences in 1 Corinthians 10:1.

Romans 4:15: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, [there is] no transgression.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:23

Galatians 3:23 speaks of being under the law and awaiting faith, while 1 Corinthians 10:1 highlights past events for instruction, not about being confined under a prior dispensation.

Galatians 3:23: But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
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