Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Peter 3:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Peter 3:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Peter 3:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, Christians should all think the same way and care for each other, loving one another like brothers and sisters. They should be kind, feel sorry when others are sad, and be polite to everyone.

1 Peter 3:8: Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous: [love as: or, loving to the]

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Jesus states, "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword," which contrasts with the call for unity and harmony in 1 Peter 3:8.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Luke 12:51

Jesus asks, "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division," which contradicts the exhortation for like-mindedness and compassion in 1 Peter 3:8.

Luke 12:51: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:8

The verse states, "A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace," acknowledging hate and war as contrasts to the harmony and compassion advised in 1 Peter 3:8.

Ecclesiastes 3:8: A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Contradiction with Exodus 15:3

The verse describes the Lord as "a man of war," which contrasts with the ideals of peace and compassion in 1 Peter 3:8.

Exodus 15:3: The LORD [is] a man of war: the LORD [is] his name.

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:21-22

Advises to "heap coals of fire" on an enemy's head by doing good, which suggests a strategy of overcoming evil differently than the collective unity advocated in 1 Peter 3:8.

Proverbs 25:21-22: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Contradiction with Psalm 139:21-22

The psalmist talks about "hating" those who oppose God, which contrasts with the compassionate and brotherly love called for in 1 Peter 3:8.

Psalm 139:21-22: Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 20:16-17

Commandments given to destroy certain nations contrast with the message of compassion and unity in 1 Peter 3:8.

Deuteronomy 20:16-17: But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

Contradiction with Galatians 1:8-9

Paul pronounces a curse on anyone preaching a different gospel, which can seem contradictory to the harmony urged in 1 Peter 3:8.

Galatians 1:8-9: But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Contradiction with 1 John 2:15

Advises Christians not to love the world, which can be seen as contrasting with the universal love and compassion advocated in 1 Peter 3:8.

1 John 2:15: Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
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