Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:16-18
These verses speak of God's foreknowledge of Israel's future rebellion, contrasting with the idea of being inclined to keep His commandments.
Deuteronomy 31:16-18: And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go [to be] among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. [sleep: Heb. lie down]
Contradiction with Psalm 14:3
Describes that there is none that does good, which contrasts with the call in 1 Kings 8:58 for God's people to walk in His ways.
Psalm 14:3: They are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one. [filthy: Heb. stinking]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9
Highlights the deceitfulness and wickedness of the human heart, which opposes the notion of being perfectly inclined to God's will.
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Contradiction with Romans 3:23
States that all have sinned and fall short of God's glory, contrasting with the ideal of fully walking in God's statutes.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Contradiction with Galatians 3:10
Talks about the curse on those who do not continue in all things written in the law, contradicting the aspiration that one can fully keep the commandments.
Galatians 3:10: For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Contradiction with Romans 7:19
Paul speaks about the struggle to do good, a contradiction to the constant inclination toward God mentioned in 1 Kings 8:58.
Romans 7:19: For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Paradox #1
The contradiction or inconsistency might arise from the idea that humans are encouraged to have free will and make their own choices, yet this verse implies a reliance on divine influence to guide hearts towards the right path. This could be seen as conflicting because it raises questions about the value of free will if divine intervention is necessary for moral guidance.