Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 10:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 10:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 10:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, when people of Israel eat food offered to God, they are sharing in something special with Him. It's like being part of a big family meal that brings everyone closer together.

1 Corinthians 10:18: Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 5:7

This verse emphasizes purging the old leaven to become a new lump, which contradicts the idea of partaking in offerings associated with idols referenced in 1 Corinthians 10:18.

1 Corinthians 5:7: Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: [is sacrificed; or, is slain]

Contradiction with Acts 10:15

This verse states that what God has cleansed should not be called common, contradicting the notion of observing dietary or sacrificial separations like those mentioned in 1 Corinthians 10:18.

Acts 10:15: And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.

Contradiction with Romans 14:14

This verse declares that nothing is unclean in itself, contrasting with the notion of alignment with the Israelite sacrifices, thereby challenging the association with 1 Corinthians 10:18.

Romans 14:14: I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean. [unclean: Gr. common]

Contradiction with Matthew 15:11

The principle that it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person contradicts the emphasis on sacrificial consumption referenced in 1 Corinthians 10:18.

Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16

This verse advises not to be judged in matters of food or drink, contradicting the implication of judgment or comparison with Israelite sacrifices in 1 Corinthians 10:18.

Colossians 2:16: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]
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