Contradictions and Paradoxes in Galatians 4:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Galatians 4:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Galatians 4:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, this verse means that Christians are like children who are free, not like children who work as servants. It tells them they belong to God's special family where they are loved and free.

Galatians 4:31: So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

Jesus states that he has come to fulfill the law, which could be seen as contradicting the idea of being children of the free woman, implying freedom from the law.

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 7:7

Paul emphasizes the importance of the law to identify sin, which contrasts with Galatians 4:31 that associates freedom away from the law.

Romans 7:7: What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. [lust: or, concupiscence]

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:10

This verse focuses on God writing laws in minds and hearts, suggesting adherence rather than freedom from the law.

Hebrews 8:10: For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: [put: Gr. give] [in: or, upon]

Contradiction with James 2:24

Faith without works is dead, highlighting the importance of actions (law), which contrasts with the freedom emphasized in Galatians 4:31.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:19

Paul states that keeping God's commandments is what matters, implying adherence to the law, contradictory to Galatians 4:31's theme of freedom.

1 Corinthians 7:19: Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
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