Contradictions and Paradoxes in Romans 6:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Romans 6:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Romans 6:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, if you listen and follow someone, you become like a helper to them. If you choose to follow bad things, it leads to sadness, but if you choose to follow good things, it leads to happiness.

Romans 6:16: Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Contradiction with John 8:36

This verse states, "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed," which suggests a freedom that contrasts with the idea of being a servant to anything, including sin, as discussed in Romans 6:16.

John 8:36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:1

This verse encourages standing fast in the liberty given by Christ and not being entangled again with bondage, whereas Romans 6:16 speaks of being servants to whom you obey.

Galatians 5:1: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:22

It suggests that even a servant called by the Lord is actually the Lord's freeman, which contradicts Romans 6:16's implication of servitude to obedience.

1 Corinthians 7:22: For he that is called in the Lord, [being] a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, [being] free, is Christ's servant. [freeman: Gr. made free]

Contradiction with Galatians 2:4

Talks about false brethren trying to bring believers into bondage, promoting the idea of liberty in Christ, in contrast to Romans 6:16's notion of serving obedience.

Galatians 2:4: And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

Contradiction with James 1:25

Discusses the perfect law of liberty, which stands in contrast to the servitude described in Romans 6:16.

James 1:25: But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. [deed: or, doing]

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction in Romans 6:16 could involve the idea of free will versus servitude. The verse suggests that people become servants to what they obey, which could be interpreted as conflicting with the concept of having complete personal freedom and autonomy in making moral choices. This can seem inconsistent when considering the broader teachings about free will in other parts of religious or philosophical thought.

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