Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Corinthians 1:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Corinthians 1:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Corinthians 1:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, God always keeps His promises, and He invited you to be friends with His Son, Jesus. This means you can trust God and be part of His big family.

1 Corinthians 1:9: God [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Contradiction with Judges 10:13

This verse depicts God as rejecting and abandoning the Israelites due to their worship of other gods, which contrasts with 1 Corinthians 1:9's portrayal of God as faithful.

Judges 10:13: Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:8

This verse suggests that God does not hear the prayers of the speaker, contrasting the faithfulness and reliability of God's call found in 1 Corinthians 1:9.

Lamentations 3:8: Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 21:14

Describes God forsaking his inheritance, which seems at odds with the faithful nature of God suggested in 1 Corinthians 1:9.

2 Kings 21:14: And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 15:1

God declares he will not listen to requests for mercy, showing a contradiction to the calling and faithfulness described in 1 Corinthians 1:9.

Jeremiah 15:1: Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, [yet] my mind [could] not [be] toward this people: cast [them] out of my sight, and let them go forth.

Contradiction with Psalm 22:1

Expresses a feeling of abandonment by God, which contradicts the faithful nature of God who calls into fellowship as per 1 Corinthians 1:9.

Psalm 22:1: [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? [Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning] [helping...: Heb. my salvation]
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