Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 John 2:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 John 2:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 John 2:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, John, Christians believe that God gives them a special gift to understand and know important things. This helps them to make good choices and to know what is true.

1 John 2:20: But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:2

1 John 2:20 states that believers have an anointing to know all things, but 1 Corinthians 8:2 suggests that if anyone thinks he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.

1 Corinthians 8:2: And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:17

1 John 2:20 implies full knowledge through the anointing, whereas Ecclesiastes 8:17 emphasizes that man cannot fully comprehend all that God does.

Ecclesiastes 8:17: Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise [man] think to know [it], yet shall he not be able to find [it].

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

1 John 2:20 suggests believers can know all things, but Proverbs 3:5 advises not to rely on one's own understanding, implying incomplete knowledge.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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