Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 John 2:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 John 2:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 John 2:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, he writes to dads because they have always known God. He writes to young people because they have beaten the bad guy, and he writes to little kids because they know God, too.

1 John 2:13: I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

This verse suggests that not everyone who acknowledges the Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, potentially contradicting the assurance given in 1 John 2:13.

Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

This verse states there is none righteous, conflicting with the implication in 1 John 2:13 that young men have overcome the wicked one.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Galatians 6:3

This verse warns that if anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves, challenging the assurance given in 1 John 2:13.

Galatians 6:3: For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Contradiction with James 4:4

This verse states that friendship with the world is enmity with God, possibly contradicting the statement in 1 John 2:13 that young men have overcome the evil one.

James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Contradiction with Revelation 3:17

This verse highlights self-deception in thinking one is spiritually rich, which could be seen as opposing the confidence expressed in 1 John 2:13.

Revelation 3:17: Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
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