Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Peter 1:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Peter 1:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Peter 1:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, if you keep believing in Jesus, you will get the best gift ever, which is being saved and loved forever. It's like finishing a race and winning the grand prize of being with God always.

1 Peter 1:9: Receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.

Contradiction with Romans 3:28

1 Peter 1:9 states salvation is through faith, while Romans 3:28 emphasizes justification without works of the law.

Romans 3:28: Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Contradiction with James 2:24

While 1 Peter 1:9 implies faith leads to salvation, James 2:24 argues that a person is justified by works and not by faith only.

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

Contradiction with Ephesians 2:8-9

Ephesians makes it clear that salvation is a gift of God not of works, whereas 1 Peter 1:9 might be read as faith being the decisive factor.

Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
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