Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 22:37

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 22:37 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 22:37. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, Jesus says that loving God with all your heart, soul, and mind is the most important thing we should do. It's about caring for God more than anything else in the world!

Matthew 22:37: This is the first and great commandment.

Contradiction with Luke 14:26

This verse contradicts Matthew 22:37 by stating that a disciple must "hate" his own family, which contrasts with the idea of loving God with all your heart, which encompasses love as a central commandment.

Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3-6

These verses emphasize the exclusive worship of God and the avoidance of other gods, which could contrast with Matthew 22:37's inclusive portrayal of love for God as a relational rather than fear-based command.

Exodus 20:3-6: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with 1 John 2:15

This verse advises not to love the world or the things in the world, potentially contradicting the all-encompassing love for God, as it delineates separate types of love.

1 John 2:15: Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:8

Suggests that there is a time to love and a time to hate, which seems to contradict the continuous command to love God with all one's heart stipulated in Matthew 22:37.

Ecclesiastes 3:8: A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
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