Contradiction with Mark 2:15-17
These verses depict Jesus dining with sinners and tax collectors, contrasting with Isaiah 52:11's call to be separate and touch no unclean thing.
Mark 2:15-17: And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
Contradiction with Matthew 9:10-13
Similar to Mark 2:15-17, Jesus engaging with sinners and outcasts contrasts with the command to separate and remain pure.
Matthew 9:10-13: And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
Contradiction with Luke 15:1-2
Jesus welcoming sinners and eating with them contradicts the instruction to depart and be clean.
Luke 15:1-2: Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
Contradiction with John 17:15
Jesus prays not for removal from the world but for protection, contrasting with the idea of separation from unclean things.
John 17:15: I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 5:9-10
Advises interacting with non-believers in the world, which contradicts the call for separation.
1 Corinthians 5:9-10: I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
Contradiction with Matthew 5:14-16
Encourages living among others as a light to the world, contrary to separating and not touching unclean things.
Matthew 5:14-16: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 9:22
Paul's strategy to become all things to all people contrasts with separation from impurity.
1 Corinthians 9:22: To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.
Paradox #1
Isaiah 52:11 advises avoiding impurity and maintaining separation from unclean things. Some might see a conflict with New Testament teachings, where Jesus interacted with and reached out to sinners and those considered unclean, emphasizing love and connection rather than strict separation. This contrast can appear inconsistent between the emphasis on purity in the Old Testament and the inclusive love in the New Testament.