Contradictions and Paradoxes in Romans 8:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Romans 8:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Romans 8:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, if God's Spirit lives inside you, just like it brought Jesus back to life, it can also give life to your body. This means God's power can help you live a good and strong life.

Romans 8:11: But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. [by: or, because of]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

Romans 8:11 speaks of life through the Spirit, while Ecclesiastes 9:5 states the dead know nothing and have no further reward, emphasizing finality in death.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Job 14:12

Romans 8:11 mentions the resurrection through the Spirit, whereas Job 14:12 suggests that man lies in the grave and will not rise again until the heavens are no more.

Job 14:12: So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Contradiction with Psalm 115:17

Romans 8:11 implies life and resurrection, but Psalm 115:17 declares that the dead do not praise the Lord, suggesting a lack of life after death.

Psalm 115:17: The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

Contradiction with Isaiah 26:14

Romans 8:11 discusses life through resurrection, but Isaiah 26:14 indicates the dead shall not live or rise.

Isaiah 26:14: [They are] dead, they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:50

Romans 8:11 promises life in the Spirit, while 1 Corinthians 15:50 states that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, implying a separation from physical resurrection.

1 Corinthians 15:50: Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
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