Contradiction with Matthew 5:48
While 1 Peter 1:15 calls for us to be holy, Matthew 5:48 instructs us to be perfect like the Father, indicating a higher standard than holiness.
Matthew 5:48: Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20
1 Peter 1:15 calls for holiness, but Ecclesiastes notes that there is not a just man on earth who does good and sins not, highlighting human imperfection.
Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Contradiction with Romans 3:23
1 Peter 1:15 encourages holiness while Romans points out that all have sinned, implying a contradiction in the possibility of achieving holiness.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
1 Peter 1:15 commands holiness, but Isaiah declares our righteousness as filthy rags, suggesting human efforts of holiness are inadequate.
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 John 8:7
1 Peter 1:15 advocates for personal holiness, but John calls out hypocrisy, suggesting that judging others' holiness might be misleading.
John 8:7: So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
Paradox #1
The contradiction or inconsistency in 1 Peter 1:15 might be that while the verse encourages people to be holy in all their behavior, some individuals may find it challenging to define or achieve holiness due to personal beliefs or differing cultural morals. This creates a conflict between the ideal spiritual expectation and practical human reality.