Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Peter 1:2

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

According to Peter, when we learn more about God and Jesus, we receive even more kindness and calmness. It's like getting more and more hugs from someone who loves you a lot.

2 Peter 1:2: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Jesus states he did not come to bring peace but a sword, contradicting the grace and peace multiplication in 2 Peter 1:2.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

Promises peace and not evil, contradictory if considering historical context of suffering.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Luke 12:51

Jesus mentions division rather than peace, opposing the notion of peace in 2 Peter 1:2.

Luke 12:51: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Contradiction with James 4:4

Friendship with the world is enmity with God, contradicting the multiplied peace concept.

James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Contradiction with Micah 3:5

Warns of those who declare peace but cause war, conflicting with the promise of peace.

Micah 3:5: Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:8

Stating there is a time for war, which contrasts with the idea of continuous peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:8: A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:21

Declares no peace for the wicked, contradicting blanket multiplication of peace.

Isaiah 57:21: [There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

Contradiction with Amos 5:18-19

Warns against desiring the day of the Lord, depicting trouble instead of peace.

Amos 5:18-19: Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end [is] it for you? the day of the LORD [is] darkness, and not light.
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