Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 10:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 10:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 10:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, priests work hard every day offering gifts to God to help people say sorry for the wrong things they've done, but these gifts can't really wash away the bad things forever. Only Jesus can truly take sins away for good.

Hebrews 10:11: And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:27

Unlike in Hebrews 10:11, where priests offer daily sacrifices, this verse states that Jesus sacrificed once for all, thus no need for daily offerings.

Hebrews 7:27: Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:12

While Hebrews 10:11 describes continual sacrifices, this verse emphasizes Christ entered the holy place once with eternal redemption.

Hebrews 9:12: Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us].

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:25-26

This passage contrasts with Hebrews 10:11 by highlighting that Christ's sacrifice is not repeated like the Levitical priests' sacrifices.

Hebrews 9:25-26: Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;

Contradiction with John 19:30

Jesus declared "It is finished," suggesting a completed work contrary to the ongoing sacrifices in Hebrews 10:11.

John 19:30: When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:18

Following the concept in Hebrews 10:11 of repeated sacrifices, this verse states no more offering is needed for sin after Christ’s perfect offering.

Hebrews 10:18: Now where remission of these [is, there is] no more offering for sin.

Paradox #1

Hebrews 10:11 discusses the repeated sacrifices made by priests that cannot completely take away sins. A potential theological conflict could be the comparison between Old Testament practices and New Testament beliefs. In the Old Testament, sacrifices were important for atonement, yet the New Testament suggests these are insufficient without Jesus' sacrifice. This could raise questions about the continuity and consistency of God's plan for redemption in both testaments.

Paradox #2

The potential contradiction or inconsistency might arise from comparing the verse's focus on the insufficiency of repeated sacrifices in the ancient Jewish tradition with the earlier parts of the Bible, where such sacrifices were commanded and practiced as part of religious law. This could create a tension between the old covenant practices and the new teachings in the New Testament about the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus.

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