Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 18:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 18:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 18:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Leviticus, God is telling us to follow His rules and listen to Him because He is our special leader. It's like how we follow rules at school or home because they help keep us safe and happy.

Leviticus 18:4: Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I [am] the LORD your God.

Contradiction with Romans 6:14

This verse states that believers are not under the law but under grace, contradicting the directive to keep God’s ordinances given in Leviticus 18:4.

Romans 6:14: For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:23-25

These verses convey that faith has made the law a tutor no longer needed, contrasting with the adherence to statutes in Leviticus 18:4.

Galatians 3:23-25: But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 10:23

This verse suggests that all things are lawful, which contradicts the strict observance of statutes as commanded in Leviticus 18:4.

1 Corinthians 10:23: All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. [expedient: or, profitable]

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Declares the old covenant, including its ordinances, obsolete, in contrast to adhering to them as stated in Leviticus 18:4.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:14

Speaks of God blotting out the ordinances, opposing the command to walk in them from Leviticus 18:4.

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 Matthew 5:17

Although not a direct contradiction, Jesus claims to fulfill the law, suggesting a transition from merely following it as instructed in Leviticus 18:4.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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