Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 John 2:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 John 2:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 John 2:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, he is reminding people about an important rule that they have known all along. It's like being told to love one another, just like they learned before.

1 John 2:7: Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

While 1 John 2:7 speaks of an "old commandment," suggesting continuity, Matthew 5:17 introduces Jesus' role in fulfilling the law, implying transformation or completion.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

This verse suggests that the old covenant is obsolete and aging, contradicting the idea of adhering to something old as seen in 1 John 2:7.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:24-25

These verses state that the law was a "schoolmaster" leading to Christ, but now that faith has come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster, challenging the idea of sticking to an old commandment.

Galatians 3:24-25: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Contradiction with Romans 7:6

This verse speaks about being delivered from the law and serving in the newness of spirit, which contrasts with the idea of maintaining an old commandment as mentioned in 1 John 2:7.

Romans 7:6: But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not [in] the oldness of the letter. [that being...: or, being dead to that]

Contradiction with Colossians 2:14

It talks about the blotting out of the handwriting of ordinances against us, implying the removal or setting aside of old commandments, in contrast to 1 John 2:7's reference to an old commandment.

Colossians 2:14: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Paradox #1

1 John 2:7 talks about an old commandment that has existed from the beginning. Some might see a contradiction with other parts of the New Testament that focus on the "newness" of Jesus' teachings, which emphasize love and grace as new commands. This tension between what is considered old and new could seem inconsistent to some readers.

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