Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 John 4:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 John 4:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 John 4:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, people who only care about worldly things talk about those things, and others who also care about worldly things listen to them. They don't focus on what God teaches.

1 John 4:5: They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

Contradiction with John 17:14

This verse states that the followers of Jesus are not of the world, which contradicts 1 John 4:5 where those who are of the world are implied to listen to worldly messages.

John 17:14: I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Contradiction with James 4:4

This verse indicates that friendship with the world is enmity with God, contrasting 1 John 4:5 where being of the world suggests alignment with world views.

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 1 John 2:15

This verse advises against loving the world, opposing the implication in 1 John 4:5 that those who are of the world are naturally inclined to follow worldly ways.

1 John 2:15: Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
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