Contradiction with James 2:14
Galatians 4:24 implies a figurative interpretation emphasizing faith over the law, while James 2:14 emphasizes the importance of works alongside faith.
James 2:14: What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Contradiction with Romans 2:13
Galatians 4:24 uses allegory to illustrate a separation from the law, whereas Romans 2:13 states that those who follow the law will be justified.
Romans 2:13: (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Contradiction with Matthew 5:18
Galatians 4:24 suggests a figurative move away from the literal adherence to the law, but Matthew 5:18 emphasizes the enduring validity of the law until all is fulfilled.
Matthew 5:18: For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13
Galatians 4:24 signals an allegorical interpretation of the covenant's obsolescence, while Hebrews 8:13 directly states the old covenant is made obsolete by a new one, indicating a shift rather than contradiction.
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 Romans 3:31
Galatians 4:24 allegorically suggests a departure from the law’s literal demands, but Romans 3:31 maintains the law's validity through faith.
Romans 3:31: Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Contradiction with Matthew 7:21
Galatians 4:24 interprets the law and covenant allegorically in a context of faith, contrasting with Matthew 7:21, which emphasizes doing the will of God beyond mere belief.
Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Contradiction with 1 John 2:4
Galatians 4:24 presents an allegorical transition from the law, whereas 1 John 2:4 stresses the necessity to keep commandments as evidence of knowing God.
1 John 2:4: He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Paradox #1
Galatians 4:24 might seem to create a contradiction or inconsistency because it uses allegory to interpret Old Testament stories, which can differ from a literal interpretation approach. People who believe every part of the Bible should be taken literally might see this use of allegory as conflicting with their usual method of understanding scripture.
Paradox #2
The contradiction or inconsistency with that verse might involve how it uses an allegorical interpretation of the story of Abraham's sons to explain a point about two covenants. Some people see a conflict between this interpretation and a literal reading of the Old Testament story, where the events are treated as historical rather than symbolic.