Contradictions and Paradoxes in Romans 12:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Romans 12:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Romans 12:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, love should be real and honest, not fake. Don't like bad things, but always stick to what is good.

Romans 12:9: [Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:3

Romans 12:9 emphasizes love and abhors evil, while 1 Samuel 15:3 commands destruction, including of innocents, seen as contradictory to love.

1 Samuel 15:3: Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34-36

Romans 12:9 promotes love and peace, yet Matthew 10:34-36 speaks of bringing not peace but a sword, seeming to contradict peaceful love.

Matthew 10:34-36: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 20:16-17

Romans 12:9 calls for abhorring evil and offering love, whereas Deuteronomy commands the complete annihilation of certain peoples, which can contradict the call to love.

Deuteronomy 20:16-17: But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

Contradiction with Numbers 31:17-18

Romans 12:9 suggests love and avoidance of evil, while Numbers 31:17-18 describes acts of violence commanded by God, opposing loving actions.

Numbers 31:17-18: Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. [him: Heb. a male]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:8

Romans 12:9 encourages love unfeigned, but Ecclesiastes 3:8 mentions a time for hate, seemingly contradicting perpetual love.

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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