Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Peter 5:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Peter 5:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Peter 5:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, when you feel worried or scared, you can give all your worries to God because He loves you and will take care of you. Just like telling a parent about your problems, God wants to help and make you feel better.

1 Peter 5:7: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

This verse advises not to worry about tomorrow, contrasting the act of casting current anxieties upon God as mentioned in 1 Peter 5:7.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with Philippians 4:6

This verse emphasizes not being anxious about anything and instead presenting requests to God, differing from the act of simply casting anxieties onto Him as stated in 1 Peter 5:7.

Philippians 4:6: Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Contradiction with Psalm 55:22

Suggests a similar concept of casting burdens onto the Lord but implies sustained support, which contrasts with the implication in 1 Peter 5:7 that might not suggest ongoing action.

Psalm 55:22: Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. [burden: or, gift]

Contradiction with James 1:6

Advises asking God in faith without doubting, which contrasts with the act of casting anxieties, which can come from doubt, as 1 Peter 5:7 permits.

James 1:6: But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Encourages trusting in the Lord with all your heart instead of relying on your own understanding, which contrasts with the notion of having anxieties to cast upon God as mentioned in 1 Peter 5:7.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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