Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 24:44

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 24:44 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 24:44. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Jesus told his friends that everything happening to him was planned long ago in the special books written by Moses, the prophets, and in the psalms. This means that Jesus wanted them to understand that he was doing exactly what God wanted him to do.

Luke 24:44: And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in] the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

Matthew 5:17 suggests that Jesus did not come to destroy the law, which could contradict Luke 24:44 if interpreted in a way that questions fulfillment over continuation.

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.

Contradiction with Romans 10:4

Romans 10:4 states that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, which could be seen as contradicting Luke 24:44's emphasis on fulfillment of the law and prophets.

Romans 10:4: For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1

Hebrews 10:1 describes the law as a shadow and not the very image, potentially contradicting Luke 24:44's portrayal of fulfillment involving the law.

Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:24-25

Galatians 3:24-25 explains that the law was a schoolmaster until Christ, implying a cessation that might seem at odds with the idea of fulfillment in Luke 24:44.

Galatians 3:24-25: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:14

Colossians 2:14 mentions the blotting out of the handwriting of ordinances, which could be seen as contradicting the notion of fulfillment in Luke 24:44.

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;
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