Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 John 1:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 John 1:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 John 1:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to John, loving God means doing what He tells us to do. From the start, God has asked us to keep following His rules.

2 John 1:6: And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

This verse states that Jesus did not come to destroy the law but to fulfill it, while 2 John 1:6 emphasizes obeying his commandments as walking in love.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Romans 3:28

This verse emphasizes justification by faith without the deeds of the law, potentially contradicting the commandment-focused obedience in 2 John 1:6.

Romans 3:28: Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Contradiction with Galatians 2:16

Paul asserts that a person is justified by faith in Jesus Christ, not by the works of the law, which could contradict the emphasis on walking according to commandments in 2 John 1:6.

Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Contradiction with Ephesians 2:8-9

States that salvation is by grace through faith and not of works, which might seem at odds with the call for commandment-based living in 2 John 1:6.

Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

Contradiction with James 2:24

While this verse states that a man is justified by works and not by faith only, it contradicts the idea of solely focusing on walking in commandments as an expression of love mentioned in 2 John 1:6 by emphasizing justification.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:10

Describes the curse of relying on observing the law, which could conflict with the directive to follow commandments as love in 2 John 1:6.

Galatians 3:10: For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:14

Suggests that the written code with its regulations was set aside, potentially contrasting with the call to walk in commandments in 2 John 1:6.

Colossians 2:14: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Declares a new covenant making the first one obsolete, potentially contradicting the adherence to commandments in 2 John 1:6 as a form of expressing love.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
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