Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Peter 2:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Peter 2:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Peter 2:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, God is very kind and loving. If you have experienced this kindness, you know how good He is.

1 Peter 2:3: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord [is] gracious.

Contradiction with Romans 3:12

While 1 Peter 2:3 emphasizes tasting the goodness of the Lord, Romans 3:12 suggests that no one does good, which contradicts the inherent goodness experienced in 1 Peter 2:3.

Romans 3:12: They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Contradiction with John 9:31

This verse states that God does not listen to sinners, which contrasts with the invitation in 1 Peter 2:3 to experience God's goodness, implying it is accessible to all.

John 9:31: Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

According to Isaiah 64:6, even righteous acts are like filthy rags, contradicting the notion of tasting divine goodness and experiencing purity as implied in 1 Peter 2:3.

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 Jeremiah 17:9

The verse in Jeremiah suggests the heart is deceitful, while 1 Peter 2:3 implies a straightforward experience of divine goodness, creating a contradiction in understanding human perception of God.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
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