Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 John 2:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 John 2:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 John 2:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, if you know that God always does what is right, then you can understand that anyone who does what is right is part of God's family. People who act kindly and make good choices show they belong to Him.

1 John 2:29: If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. [ye know that every: or, know ye etc.] [is born: Gr. has been born]

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

1 John 2:29 states that everyone who practices righteousness is born of God, while Romans 3:10 declares there is none righteous, not even one, indicating a contradiction regarding human righteousness.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

1 John 2:29 links righteous deeds with being born of God, whereas Isaiah 64:6 suggests our righteous acts are as filthy rags, implying human righteousness is insufficient before God.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

1 John 2:29 speaks of the righteousness of those born of God, yet Ecclesiastes 7:20 states there is no one on earth who is righteous and does good without sinning, which contradicts the potential for human righteousness.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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