Contradiction with Matthew 5:45
This verse suggests that God causes the sun to rise on both the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust, implying impartiality rather than showing oneself merciful to the merciful.
Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Contradiction with Romans 9:15
This verse states that God will have mercy on whom He decides to have mercy, suggesting His mercy is not necessarily a response to human actions.
Romans 9:15: For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11
This verse indicates that time and chance happen to all, which contradicts the idea of a direct correlation between human actions and divine response.
Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Paradox #1
Psalms 18:25 talks about God being faithful to those who are faithful. A potential contradiction here could be the idea that it suggests a kind of conditional morality, where goodness is shown only to those who first show goodness. This might seem inconsistent with other teachings that encourage loving and being good to others regardless of their behavior.