Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 30:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 30:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 30:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God is telling us that His rules are not hard to find or understand. They are right here with us, and we can follow them easily.

Deuteronomy 30:11: For this commandment which I command thee this day, it [is] not hidden from thee, neither [is] it far off.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Suggests the heart is deceitful and wicked, contrasting with Deuteronomy 30:11 which implies accessibility and clarity of God's commandments.

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

Contradiction with Romans 7:18

Indicates inability to do good on one's own, conflicting with the notion in Deuteronomy 30:11 that the commandment is not too hard to accomplish.

Romans 7:18: For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but [how] to perform that which is good I find not.

Contradiction with John 8:43

Implies that understanding and following God's word might require more than just accessibility, unlike Deuteronomy 30:11 which states the commandment is readily knowable.

John 8:43: Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:14

Says that natural man does not accept God's things, opposing Deuteronomy 30:11's idea of the commandment being within easy reach for understanding.

1 Corinthians 2:14: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.
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