Contradiction with Romans 3:23
This verse states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, implying that achieving perfect justice and righteousness as described in Deuteronomy 4:8 is not possible for everyone.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
This verse suggests that all our righteous acts are like filthy rags, indicating that no nation can have perfect laws and judgments as claimed in Deuteronomy 4:8.
Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:25
This verse indicates that the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, suggesting that no human-devised statutes, including those mentioned in Deuteronomy 4:8, can compare to God's wisdom.
1 Corinthians 1:25: Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20
This verse states that there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins, challenging the claim that Israel's laws are perfectly just and righteous.
Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Contradiction with Matthew 5:17
This verse implies that the law needs fulfillment and thus cannot be completely perfect as suggested by Deuteronomy 4:8.
Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Contradiction with Hebrews 8:7
This verse acknowledges that if the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second, contesting the idea of unmatched statutes and judgments in Deuteronomy 4:8.
Hebrews 8:7: For if that first [covenant] had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
Contradiction with Galatians 3:24-25
These verses claim that the law was a guardian until Christ came, suggesting that the statutes and judgments in Deuteronomy 4:8 were not the ultimate or perfect system.
Galatians 3:24-25: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Contradiction with Acts 15:10
This verse describes the law as a yoke that neither the forefathers nor they could bear, which opposes the idea that Israel's statutes and judgments are unsurpassed in Deuteronomy 4:8.
Acts 15:10: Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?