Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 26:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 26:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 26:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, when we say God is our God, we promise to follow His rules and listen to Him closely. It's like saying we will be good and do what God asks us to do.

Deuteronomy 26:17: Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

Contradiction with Galatians 3:13

Deuteronomy 26:17 emphasizes following the laws of God, while Galatians 3:13 suggests that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law.

Galatians 3:13: Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that hangeth on a tree:

Contradiction with Romans 6:14

Deuteronomy 26:17 calls for adherence to God's commandments, while Romans 6:14 declares that believers are not under the law but under grace.

Romans 6:14: For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Deuteronomy 26:17 involves commitment to God's commandments, whereas Hebrews 8:13 discusses the old covenant being obsolete.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:14

Deuteronomy 26:17 underscores the necessity of following God's statutes, but Colossians 2:14 talks about blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us.

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;

Contradiction with Romans 10:4

Deuteronomy 26:17 speaks of affirming God's statutes, yet Romans 10:4 says Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes.

Romans 10:4: For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Paradox #1

This verse presents a commitment to follow and obey the commandments. A possible moral conflict could arise when this strict adherence conflicts with personal moral judgment or modern ethical beliefs. Sometimes, individual interpretation of right and wrong might differ from strict adherence to any set of rules, causing a moral dilemma.

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