Contradiction with Acts 15:29
This verse instructs abstaining from meats offered to idols, which contrasts with accepting any food set before you as mentioned in 1 Corinthians 10:27.
Acts 15:29: That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
Contradiction with Romans 14:21
Recommends avoiding eating meat if it causes another to stumble, which can contradict eating whatever is set without concern for others’ beliefs.
Romans 14:21: [It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:7
Highlights that some have weak consciences regarding eating food offered to idols, which contradicts the guidance to eat what is set before you without concern.
1 Corinthians 8:7: Howbeit [there is] not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat [it] as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
Contradiction with Revelation 2:14
Criticizes eating things sacrificed to idols, presenting a contradiction to eating whatever is set before you as described in 1 Corinthians 10:27.
Revelation 2:14: But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
Paradox #1
The contradiction or inconsistency might arise from the tension between maintaining one's personal beliefs and showing respect or flexibility in different social situations. Some may find it challenging to reconcile staying true to personal convictions with being open and accepting in diverse circumstances, potentially leading to conflict about when and how to compromise.