Contradiction with Matthew 5:17
Jesus states He came not to destroy the law but to fulfill it, suggesting a continuity rather than a focus on following old ordinances as in Ezekiel 20:19.
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 Romans 10:4
Paul describes Christ as the end of the law for righteousness, contradicting the emphasis on following God's statutes as commanded in Ezekiel 20:19.
Romans 10:4: For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Contradiction with Galatians 3:24-25
The law is seen as a schoolmaster leading to Christ, implying that the observance of the law is no longer necessary, which contradicts the instruction in Ezekiel 20:19.
Galatians 3:24-25: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Contradiction with Colossians 2:14
Paul mentions the blotting out of ordinances, indicating a removal of Old Testament laws which contrasts with the directive to follow God's statutes in Ezekiel 20:19.
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 Hebrews 8:13
Declares the old covenant obsolete, contradicting the focus on adhering to commandments in Ezekiel 20:19.
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.