Contradictions and Paradoxes in Romans 4:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Romans 4:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Romans 4:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, God loved and accepted Abraham before he obeyed certain rules. This means God’s love is a gift and not something we earn by doing things.

Romans 4:10: How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

Contradiction with James 2:24

This verse emphasizes that a person is justified by works and not by faith only, which contradicts the idea in Romans 4:10 that justification is apart from works.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Contradiction with Galatians 2:16

This verse discusses justification by faith in Jesus Christ and not by works of the law, which aligns in some ways yet can be seen as emphasizing faith rather than excluding the timing of faith like Romans 4:10 might suggest.

Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

This verse emphasizes doing the will of God for entering the kingdom of heaven, which can contradict the notion of justification through faith alone suggested in Romans 4:10.

Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
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