Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 15:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 15:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 15:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, it's important not to make it hard for people who are not Jews and want to follow God. We should welcome them and not give them too many rules to follow.

Acts 15:19: Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17-18

Jesus says He came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it, suggesting obedience to the law is important, possibly conflicting with the notion of not troubling the Gentiles with the law.

Matthew 5:17-18: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:3

By stating that every man who receives circumcision is obligated to obey the whole law, Paul suggests a view that adherence to traditional law is necessary if one starts, contrasting with Acts 15:19 which implies Gentiles do not need to follow Jewish laws.

Galatians 5:3: For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

Contradiction with James 2:10

James claims that whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles on one point is guilty of all, indicating that law is indivisible, which could contradict Acts 15:19's idea of selective application of the law on Gentiles.

James 2:10: For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 13:4

This verse commands strict obedience to God’s statutes and commands, seemingly at odds with the counsel to not trouble the Gentiles with the law in Acts 15:19.

Deuteronomy 13:4: Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Contradiction with Exodus 12:48

It states that anyone joining the community of Israel must observe Passover with its regulations, contradictory to Acts 15:19's allowance for Gentiles not necessarily observing Jewish customs.

Exodus 12:48: And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

Paradox #1

Acts 15:19 mentions making it easier for non-Jewish people to join the early Christian community without following all Jewish laws. The moral conflict might be that it seems to contradict earlier beliefs that all followers must adhere strictly to Jewish law. This could be seen as inconsistent with the idea of having one universal set of laws for everyone.

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