Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 11:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 11:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 11:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wants us to always remember His words and keep them close to our hearts and minds, like a special sign we hold onto that reminds us of Him all the time. It's like having His words with us wherever we go, helping us make good choices.

Deuteronomy 11:18: Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:5

Unlike Deuteronomy 11:18 which promotes internalizing commandments, this verse criticizes those who make an outward show of religious observance without sincerity.

Matthew 23:5: But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, [phylacteries: pieces of parchment containing sentences of the law]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

This verse emphasizes God's promise to inscribe His law directly onto people's hearts, potentially contradicting the need for external reminders as suggested in Deuteronomy 11:18.

Jeremiah 31:33: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Contradiction with Romans 2:29

This verse highlights the importance of inward spirituality over external observance, differing from Deuteronomy's emphasis on physically binding commandments.

Romans 2:29: But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:1

Warns against performing religious duties outwardly for human recognition, contrasting with the visible and external emphasis in Deuteronomy 11:18.

Matthew 6:1: Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [alms: or, righteousness] [of your: or, with your]

Contradiction with Colossians 2:14

Suggests that the written code was set aside by Christ’s sacrifice, which could contradict the directive to keep commandments bound upon oneself as in Deuteronomy 11:18.

Colossians 2:14: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
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