Contradictions and Paradoxes in Romans 7:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Romans 7:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Romans 7:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, this means that inside his heart, he feels happy and likes to follow God's rules. It's like having a good feeling when doing something right.

Romans 7:22: For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse describes the heart as deceitful and desperately wicked, contradicting Romans 7:22 which expresses delight in the law of God in the inward man.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:11

States that man's heart is fully set to do evil, conflicting with the notion of delighting in God's law as Romans 7:22 suggests.

Ecclesiastes 8:11: Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Contradiction with Mark 7:21-23

Lists evil thoughts and actions that come from within, contrasting with the inward delight in God's law mentioned in Romans 7:22.

Mark 7:21-23: Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: [covetousness...: Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses]

Contradiction with Genesis 6:5

Describes every inclination of man's heart as only evil continually, opposing the concept of Romans 7:22 where there's delight in God's law.

Genesis 6:5: And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. [every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires] [continually: Heb. every day]

Contradiction with Matthew 15:19

Attributes evil thoughts to the heart, which conflicts with the idea of delight in God's law as stated in Romans 7:22.

Matthew 15:19: For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Paradox #1

Romans 7:22 talks about delighting in God's law in the inward being. A potential contradiction could be that while one may internally agree with and desire to follow God's laws, they might still struggle with sin and not consistently act according to those laws, highlighting the conflict between intention and action. This inconsistency between internal delight and external behavior reflects the broader human struggle between moral ideals and actual conduct.

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