Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Thessalonians 4:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Thessalonians 4:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Thessalonians 4:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is happy that the people are loving and helping all their Christian friends in the area, but he asks them to keep growing and showing even more love.

1 Thessalonians 4:10: And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This verse encourages loving one's enemies, whereas 1 Thessalonians 4:10 emphasizes loving fellow brethren, potentially overlooking those outside this group.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Luke 14:26

This verse states that hating one's family is necessary to be Jesus' disciple, contradicting the idea of showing love to all brethren.

Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 3:2

This verse predicts that people will be lovers of themselves, contrasting with 1 Thessalonians 4:10's call for brotherly love, not self-love.

2 Timothy 3:2: For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Contradiction with John 12:25

This verse suggests hating one's life in this world, a stark contrast to the positive expression of love to others mentioned in 1 Thessalonians 4:10.

John 12:25: He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
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