Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 John 4:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 John 4:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 John 4:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, God is bigger and stronger than anything bad in the world, and because God is with you, you can be brave and win against anything scary.

1 John 4:4: Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Contradiction with John 15:18-19

These verses describe how the world will hate the followers of Christ, which can seem to contradict the notion of having overcome the world conveyed in 1 John 4:4.

John 15:18-19: If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.

Contradiction with Romans 7:19

Paul discusses the struggle with sin and inability to do good, highlighting a battle not yet overcome reminiscent, seeming to counter the assurance of overcoming given in 1 John 4:4.

Romans 7:19: For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

These verses speak of being troubled, perplexed, persecuted, and cast down, which might seem contradictory to the victorious tone of 1 John 4:4 about overcoming.

2 Corinthians 4:8-9: [We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed; [we are] perplexed, but not in despair; [in despair: or, altogether without help, or, means]

Contradiction with James 4:7

This indicates the need to actively resist the devil, suggesting a continual struggle, rather than the finality implied in 1 John 4:4.

James 4:7: Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:17

This verse describes the conflict between the spirit and the flesh, underscoring ongoing internal battle contrasting with the victorious assurance in 1 John 4:4.

Galatians 5:17: For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:41

It speaks of the spirit being willing but the flesh being weak, exemplifying human frailty despite the strength suggested in 1 John 4:4.

Matthew 26:41: He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:22

Here, it states that followers will be hated for Christ’s sake, which implies ongoing opposition despite the overcoming referenced in 1 John 4:4.

Matthew 10:22: And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
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