Contradictions and Paradoxes in Romans 14:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Romans 14:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Romans 14:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, if something you eat makes your friend upset, you are not being kind. You should care more about your friend, who Jesus loves, than about the food you eat.

Romans 14:15: But if thy brother be grieved with [thy] meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. [charitably: Gr. according to charity]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:13

This verse suggests abstaining from meat if it offends a brother, aligning with concern for a brother’s wellbeing, but it's more about voluntary restriction for the sake of not causing offense rather than broader dietary freedom suggested in Romans 14:15.

1 Corinthians 8:13: Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 10:23-24

These verses emphasize not seeking one's own good but the good of others, which can contradict with the freedom to eat anything without concern of causing a brother to stumble as implied in Romans 14:15.

1 Corinthians 10:23-24: All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. [expedient: or, profitable]

Contradiction with Galatians 5:13

Here, believers are called to use their freedom to serve one another in love, which can be seen as limiting personal freedoms for others' sake, contrasting with the personal liberty described in Romans 14:15.

Galatians 5:13: For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

Jesus declares all foods clean, which emphasizes personal freedom regarding food that could potentially overlook concerns for another's conscience highlighted in Romans 14:15.

Mark 7:18-19: Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Paradox #1

Romans 14:15 talks about not causing distress to others over food choices, emphasizing the importance of love. A possible moral conflict is balancing this with personal freedom, as it suggests limiting one's actions based on others' beliefs, which can conflict with the idea of individual liberty.

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