Contradictions and Paradoxes in Galatians 5:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Galatians 5:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Galatians 5:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, these are behaviors that God doesn't like because they hurt us and others. God wants us to choose love and kindness instead.

Galatians 5:19: Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Contradiction with Romans 7:15

Romans 7:15 speaks about the struggle with sinful desires, acknowledging actions contrary to one's own intentions, contrasting with Galatians 5:19 which clearly identifies these actions as works of the flesh.

Romans 7:15: For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. [allow: Gr. know]

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

1 John 1:8 states that claiming to be without sin is self-deceptive, implying ongoing sinfulness which conflicts with Galatians 5:19's call to recognize and reject such works.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Contradiction with James 3:2

James 3:2 acknowledges that everyone stumbles in many ways, suggesting imperfection and sin are universal, contrary to Galatians 5:19's condemnatory tone against such acts.

James 3:2: For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same [is] a perfect man, [and] able also to bridle the whole body.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:1

Matthew 7:1 advises against judging others, while Galatians 5:19 categorizes specific behaviors as sinful, which necessitates a form of judgment.

Matthew 7:1: Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Contradiction with John 3:17

John 3:17 mentions that Jesus did not come to condemn the world, which contrasts Galatians 5:19's implicit condemnation of sinful behaviors as works of the flesh.

John 3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Contradiction with Titus 3:3

Titus 3:3 acknowledges that believers were once foolish and disobedient, reflecting a past state of being that aligns with the works of the flesh, suggesting a transformation rather than a condemnation approach.

Titus 3:3: For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.
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