Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 5:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 5:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 5:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, Christians should not spend time with people who do wrong things and don't follow God's rules. He wants them to stay away from bad influences to keep their hearts good.

1 Corinthians 5:9: I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

1 Corinthians 5:9 advises avoiding associating with the immoral, whereas Matthew 5:44 instructs to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Luke 6:37

1 Corinthians 5:9 suggests separation from sinners, whereas Luke 6:37 emphasizes not judging or condemning others.

Luke 6:37: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Contradiction with John 13:34

1 Corinthians 5:9 notes limiting associations, while John 13:34 commands to love one another as Jesus loved them, implying inclusive love.

John 13:34: A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Contradiction with Mark 2:17

1 Corinthians 5:9 suggests not keeping company with sinners, but Mark 2:17 highlights Jesus' mission to call sinners, not the righteous, to repentance.

Mark 2:17: When Jesus heard [it], he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Contradiction with Romans 14:13

1 Corinthians 5:9 speaks of disassociation, while Romans 14:13 urges not to judge others but to avoid causing them to stumble.

Romans 14:13: Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in [his] brother's way.

Contradiction with Galatians 6:2

1 Corinthians 5:9 focuses on separation from the immoral, while Galatians 6:2 encourages bearing one another's burdens, fulfilling the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:2: Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
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