Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Corinthians 7:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Corinthians 7:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Corinthians 7:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, God has made special promises to us, so we should try to be clean and good inside and out because we love and respect Him. Being holy means trying our best to do what makes God happy.

2 Corinthians 7:1: Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

This verse suggests that all human actions are inherently unclean, contrasting with the call for personal holiness in 2 Corinthians 7:1.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

Declares that all have sinned and fall short of God's glory, contradicting the notion of cleansing from all filthiness.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

States that there is no righteous person on earth, conflicting with the call to perfect holiness.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:8

Acknowledges that claiming to be without sin is self-deceptive, opposing the idea of purifying oneself.

1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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