Contradictions and Paradoxes in Mark 12:27

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According to Mark, Jesus is saying that God is the God of people who are alive, not people who have died. This means that God cares for and watches over those who are living.

Mark 12:27: He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

Contradiction with John 11:25

Jesus declares Himself as the resurrection and the life, implying that God is the God of both the living and the dead, as He has control over death.

John 11:25: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Contradiction with Romans 14:9

This verse states that Christ is the Lord both of the dead and the living, indicating that God's dominion or concern includes the dead.

Romans 14:9: For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:22

It speaks of all being made alive in Christ, which suggests that the dead do have a continued relationship with God through Jesus.

1 Corinthians 15:22: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:16

The dead in Christ are described as rising again, pointing towards them being within God's purview.

1 Thessalonians 4:16: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Contradiction with Revelation 14:13

This verse says, "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord," indicating that God still has a relationship with those who have died in faith.

Revelation 14:13: And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. [from henceforth...: or, from henceforth saith the Spirit, Yea]
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