Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 10:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 10:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 10:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, God promises to be very close to the people by putting His rules in their hearts and minds so they can always know and remember how to do good things. This means God wants to help everyone be loving and kind from the inside.

Hebrews 10:16: This [is] the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

Hebrews 10:16 quotes Jeremiah 31:33, but unlike Jeremiah, it centers on the fulfillment of the new covenant in Christ rather than the promise.

Jeremiah 31:33: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Contradiction with Exodus 24:12

This verse emphasizes the law given on tablets, whereas Hebrews 10:16 speaks of the law written on hearts, indicating an internal rather than external law.

Exodus 24:12: And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 3:3

Hebrews 10:16 suggests God's laws are written in hearts by the Holy Spirit, whereas this verse refers to a different metaphor of people being epistles written by the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:3: [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:14

This verse mentions the blotting out of the handwriting of ordinances, contrasting with Hebrews 10:16, which indicates an internal writing of God's laws in hearts.

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 Romans 7:6

This verse discusses being delivered from the law to serve in newness of spirit, unlike Hebrews 10:16, which promotes the internalization of God's laws.

Romans 7:6: But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not [in] the oldness of the letter. [that being...: or, being dead to that]
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