Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Peter 1:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Peter 1:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Peter 1:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, even though you haven't seen Jesus, you still love Him. By believing in Him, you feel a joy that's so big it's hard to even describe.

1 Peter 1:8: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Contradiction with John 20:29

John emphasizes blessedness in believing without seeing, similar yet indicating visible faith as affirming.

John 20:29: Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:1

Faith is defined as evidence of things not seen; more reconciling than contradicting but stresses unseen evidence.

Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. [substance: or, ground, or, confidence]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:7

Walking by faith, not sight, aligns but places focus on the journey in faith rather than unseen joy.

2 Corinthians 5:7: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Contradiction with 1 John 4:20

Stresses visibility in love for God by loving seen brethren, contrasting unseen belief yet parallels experiential love.

1 John 4:20: If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Contradiction with Matthew 13:17

Prophets desired to see what is now seen, indicating historical desire to see fulfillment of faith contrary to unseen belief.

Matthew 13:17: For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see [those things] which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear [those things] which ye hear, and have not heard [them].
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