Contradictions and Paradoxes in Romans 6:12

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According to Paul, we should not let bad choices control our bodies and make us do wrong things. Instead, we should try to do what is right and good.

Romans 6:12: Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

This verse suggests that we deceive ourselves if we claim to be without sin, contradicting Romans 6:12's exhortation not to let sin reign in our mortal bodies, implying it is possible to be free of sin's control.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Contradiction with Romans 7:15

Here, Paul talks about not doing the good he wants but the evil he does not want, suggesting an internal struggle with sin that contradicts Romans 6:12's directive to not let sin reign.

Romans 7:15: For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. [allow: Gr. know]

Contradiction with Galatians 5:17

This verse mentions the flesh and the Spirit are in conflict, implying an ongoing struggle with sin, which contrasts with Romans 6:12's implication of overcoming sin's rule.

Galatians 5:17: For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Contradiction with 1 John 2:1

This verse acknowledges the possibility of committing sin but reassures that there is an advocate in Christ, which seems to contradict the notion in Romans 6:12 that sin should not reign or control.

1 John 2:1: My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
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