Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Peter 4:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Peter 4:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Peter 4:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, one day everyone will have to explain their actions to God, who is ready to judge both those who are alive and those who have died.

1 Peter 4:5: Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

Contradiction with John 3:17

This verse states that God did not send His Son to condemn the world, but to save it, which may seem contradictory to the idea of judging the living and the dead.

John 3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Contradiction with Romans 8:1

This verse claims that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, which appears to contradict the concept of judgment and accountability mentioned in 1 Peter 4:5.

Romans 8:1: [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:1

Instructs not to judge, whereas 1 Peter 4:5 talks about God judging the living and the dead.

Matthew 7:1: Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Contradiction with James 4:12

Stresses that there is only one lawgiver and judge, which can be seen as contradicting the emphasis on accountability in 1 Peter 4:5.

James 4:12: There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Contradiction with John 5:24

States that those who believe in Christ have eternal life and will not be judged, which contrasts with the idea that all are subject to judgment.

John 5:24: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
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