Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 John 5:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 John 5:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 John 5:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, Christians know they love God's children when they show love for God and do what He says. It's like when you listen to your parents and show kindness to your siblings.

1 John 5:2: By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

Contradiction with Luke 10:27

This verse instructs us to love God and our neighbors as ourselves without explicitly tying it to the love of God's children through commandment-keeping.

Luke 10:27: And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:6

Emphasizes faith working through love as the central principle, without mentioning commandments as a proof of love for God's children.

Galatians 5:6: For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Contradiction with James 2:24

Argues that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone, which shifts the focus from love for God's children through commandment-keeping to actions justifying faith.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Contradiction with Romans 13:8

States that love itself is the fulfillment of the law, not necessarily framed as an indication of love for God's children via commandment-keeping.

Romans 13:8: Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

Indicates that not everyone who addresses the Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, emphasizing doing the Father’s will beyond commandment-keeping as a sign of true discipleship.

Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
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