Contradiction with Genesis 19:17
Contradicts the notion of remembering Lot's wife by instructing Lot and his family not to look back, emphasizing the action rather than remembrance.
Genesis 19:17: And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
Contradiction with Philippians 3:13
Speaks about forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, which contradicts the call to remember the past in Luke 17:32.
Philippians 3:13: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Contradiction with Isaiah 43:18
Advises to not remember former things or consider things of old, which contradicts the directive to remember Lot's wife.
Isaiah 43:18: Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Paradox #1
This verse refers to remembering Lot's wife, which can highlight a contradiction about looking back or longing for a past life versus moving forward. The conflict arises because humans are naturally inclined to reflect on their past, yet this verse warns against it, suggesting a tension between human nature and obedience to divine instruction.