Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Peter 3:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Peter 3:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Peter 3:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, God is like a kind friend who watches over good people and listens to their prayers, but He is not happy with those who do bad things.

1 Peter 3:12: For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil. [against: Gr. upon]

Contradiction with Psalm 34:16

This verse states that the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, similar to 1 Peter 3:12, but it doesn't contradict it.

Psalm 34:16: The face of the LORD [is] against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

Paradox #1

1 Peter 3:12 suggests that God watches over the righteous and listens to their prayers, while being against those who do evil. A potential contradiction or conflict here might be the question of why bad things happen to good people if God is attentive to the righteous. Additionally, it could raise the issue of why evil people sometimes prosper if God is against them. This could seem inconsistent to some people.

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