Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 19:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 19:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 19:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, people who eat something special that belongs to God are doing something wrong and must face the consequences. They will be separated from their community because they did not respect what is holy.

Leviticus 19:8: Therefore [every one] that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Contradiction with Acts 10:15

This verse contradicts Leviticus 19:8 by declaring that what God has cleansed should not be considered common or unclean, opposing the idea of bearing sin for eating something unclean.

Acts 10:15: And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

Jesus declares that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them, contradicting the requirement of avoiding consumption of certain things as a sin.

Mark 7:18-19: Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Contradiction with Romans 14:14

Paul states that nothing is unclean in itself, contrasting with the prohibition that violation results in bearing iniquity.

Romans 14:14: I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean. [unclean: Gr. common]

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 4:4

Claims all creatures of God are good and nothing is to be refused if received with thanksgiving, opposing the notion of incurring guilt through consumption.

1 Timothy 4:4: For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16

Advises against letting anyone judge you in matters of food and drink, challenging the condemnation from consumption indicated in Leviticus 19:8.

Colossians 2:16: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]
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