Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 12:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 12:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 12:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wants us to listen and follow His rules so that everything will be good for us and our children. If we do what God says is right, He will take care of us forever.

Deuteronomy 12:28: Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest [that which is] good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 11:7-8

Contradicts the promise that obeying commandments leads to well-being, as it shows that despite God's persistent guidance, people chose disobedience.

Jeremiah 11:7-8: For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day [that] I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, [even] unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:11

Contradicts by suggesting that righteousness is about inner purity, not just external obedience to commandments.

Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Contradiction with Mark 7:9

Contradicts by criticizing adherence to human traditions over God's commandments, implying just following the law isn't sufficient.

Mark 7:9: And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. [reject: or, frustrate]

Contradiction with Galatians 2:16

Contradicts by emphasizing that justification is by faith, not by the works of the law.

Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Contradiction with Romans 3:20

Contradicts the efficacy of law-keeping for righteousness, stating that the law reveals sin rather than justifying individuals.

Romans 3:20: Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.
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