Contradictions and Paradoxes in Romans 9:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Romans 9:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Romans 9:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, even though there are many people in Israel like grains of sand, only a small group will be saved. This means God will keep His special promise to some of them.

Romans 9:27: Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

Contradiction with Matthew 7:14

This verse suggests that only a few find eternal life, contrasting with Romans 9:27's statement on the large number of the children of Israel.

Matthew 7:14: Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. [Because: or, How]

Contradiction with Romans 11:26

This verse states that all Israel will be saved, contradicting Romans 9:27 which implies only a remnant will be saved.

Romans 11:26: And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

Contradiction with Isaiah 10:22

This verse, which Paul quotes in Romans 9:27, suggests that only a remnant will return, yet elsewhere in the Bible, the promise of widespread restoration is made.

Isaiah 10:22: For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, [yet] a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. [of them: Heb. in, or, among, etc] [with: or, in]

Contradiction with John 3:16

This verse promises salvation to "whosoever believeth," contrasting with the limited scope suggested in Romans 9:27.

John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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