Contradictions and Paradoxes in Romans 8:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Romans 8:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Romans 8:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, Christians feel an inner longing and hope because they have received a special gift from God called the Spirit. They are waiting happily for the time when God will make everything new and give them brand new, happy bodies.

Romans 8:23: And not only [they], but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, [to wit], the redemption of our body.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:19

Contradicts by stating that humans return to the dust, whereas Romans 8:23 speaks of redemption of the body.

Genesis 3:19: In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

Contradicts with the idea of awareness in death, while Romans 8:23 implies hope in the resurrection of the body.

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 1 Corinthians 15:50

Contradicts by stating that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, yet Romans 8:23 speaks of redemption of the body.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 22:30

Dogs contradict by saying that in the resurrection, people neither marry nor are given in marriage, implying a spiritual state rather than physical redemption discussed in Romans 8:23.

Matthew 22:30: But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

Contradiction with Luke 20:35-36

Contradicts by suggesting a state beyond physical concerns, contrasting with the physical redemption in Romans 8:23.

Luke 20:35-36: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
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