Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:61

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:61 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:61. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse means that we should try to be good and follow God's rules every day. It is like trying to make God happy by doing what He tells us is right.

1 Kings 8:61: Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

This verse states that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, which contradicts 1 Kings 8:61's call to maintain a perfect heart with the Lord.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

This verse acknowledges that there is not a just man on earth who does good and never sins, contradicting the call for perfect heartedness in 1 Kings 8:61.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse describes the heart as deceitful and desperately wicked, conflicting with the encouragement to have a perfect heart in 1 Kings 8:61.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Paradox #1

The contradiction or conflict with 1 Kings 8:61 may arise from the expectation it sets for people to be wholly devoted and perfect in following God's commandments, yet in other parts of the Bible, it is acknowledged that humans are inherently flawed and prone to sin. This creates a tension between the ideal of perfect faithfulness and the reality of human imperfection.

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