Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Peter 1:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Peter 1:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Peter 1:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, he thinks it's important to remind everyone about good things while he is still around to help them remember. He wants to make sure they keep thinking about what matters most.

2 Peter 1:13: Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance;

Contradiction with Luke 9:60

This verse implies a sense of urgency in proclaiming the kingdom of God, whereas 2 Peter 1:13 speaks of a continual reminder while in the body.

Luke 9:60: Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

It suggests that the dead know nothing, potentially contradicting the focus on remembrance in 2 Peter 1:13.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Philippians 1:23

Expresses a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is different from 2 Peter 1:13's emphasis on being in the body as a means to remind others.

Philippians 1:23: For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:19

Suggests that hope in Christ is to be beyond this life, whereas 2 Peter 1:13 speaks of the present activity in the body.

1 Corinthians 15:19: If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
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