Contradictions and Paradoxes in Romans 9:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Romans 9:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Romans 9:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, this verse means that even though some people were once told they didn't belong to God, they will be called God's children. It's like God saying, "You are special to me now!"

Romans 9:26: And it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:23

Jesus says to some, 'I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity,' suggesting permanent rejection rather than being called children of God.

Matthew 7:23: And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Contradiction with John 8:44

Jesus tells some that they are of their father the devil, not children of God.

John 8:44: Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. [of his own: or, from his own will or disposition]

Contradiction with 1 Peter 2:10

Opposes the chronological aspect stating those who are now the people of God once were not, focusing on past identification rather than future restoration.

1 Peter 2:10: Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Contradiction with Hosea 1:9

Contradicts the restoration message in Romans 9:26 by explicitly stating, 'Ye are not my people, and I will not be your God,' indicating a denial, not future acceptance.

Hosea 1:9: Then said [God], Call his name Loammi: for ye [are] not my people, and I will not be your [God]. [Loammi: that is, Not my people]

Contradiction with 2 Thessalonians 1:9

Describes everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, contradicting restoration and acceptance as children of God.

2 Thessalonians 1:9: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
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