Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
This verse suggests that all human righteousness is like filthy rags, which could contradict the concept of being purified from dead works as mentioned in Hebrews 9:14.
Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Contradiction with Romans 3:23
States that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, which could challenge the idea of being fully purged from dead works as implied in Hebrews 9:14.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20
Indicates that there is not a righteous person on earth who does what is right and never sins, contrasting the idea of being clean from dead works.
Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9
Describes the heart as deceitful and desperately wicked, potentially conflicting with the notion of a cleansed conscience mentioned in Hebrews 9:14.
Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Contradiction with 1 John 1:8
Asserts that if we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves, which may contradict the idea of being purified from dead works entirely as mentioned in Hebrews 9:14.
1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.