Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 30:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 30:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 30:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wants to help people love Him completely by making their hearts feel closer to Him, just like a special promise. This way, they can have a happy and full life with God's love.

Deuteronomy 30:6: And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse suggests that the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked, whereas Deuteronomy 30:6 suggests the Lord will circumcise and purify the heart.

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

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:3

It states that the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, which contradicts the idea in Deuteronomy 30:6 of God purifying the heart for love and obedience.

Ecclesiastes 9:3: This [is] an evil among all [things] that are done under the sun, that [there is] one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness [is] in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.

Contradiction with Mark 7:21-23

These verses describe evil thoughts proceeding from the heart of men, contrasting with the purification and love for God described in Deuteronomy 30:6.

Mark 7:21-23: Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: [covetousness...: Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses]

Contradiction with Romans 7:18

Paul mentions that nothing good dwells in the flesh, conflicting with Deuteronomy 30:6's suggestion of a heart purified by God to love Him.

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 Isaiah 29:13

This verse explains that people honor God with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him, contradicting the heart transformation in Deuteronomy 30:6.

Isaiah 29:13: Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction in this verse could be related to the idea of divine intervention in human free will. The verse suggests that God changes people's hearts to make them love and obey Him, which might conflict with the belief that humans have free will to make their own choices about faith and obedience. Some might see a contradiction in God changing hearts instead of allowing people to come to love and obey Him on their own.

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