Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 11:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 11:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 11:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, people who listen to what God says and follow it are truly happy and blessed. It's like when you listen to good advice and do the right thing, it makes your heart feel good.

Luke 11:28: But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:9

Jesus criticizes those who worship in vain by teaching human commandments as doctrines, which can be seen as a contradiction to the emphasis on hearing and keeping God's word in Luke 11:28.

Matthew 15:9: But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.

Contradiction with Romans 2:13

This verse emphasizes that merely hearing the law does not justify a person before God, but doing the law is what justifies, somewhat contradicting the blessing on those who hear and keep the word.

Romans 2:13: (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Contradiction with James 2:24

It stresses that a person is justified by works and not by faith only, whereas Luke 11:28 highlights the blessedness of hearing and keeping the word, potentially implying a focus on faith.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:10

It states that all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, which seems to contradict the blessing on keeping the word of God suggested in Luke 11:28.

Galatians 3:10: For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

Contradiction with John 5:39

Jesus points out that searching the scriptures doesn’t lead to life without coming to Him, which contrasts with the blessedness associated with hearing and keeping the word in Luke 11:28.

John 5:39: Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
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