Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Peter 1:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Peter 1:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Peter 1:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, Christians should work hard to be good and learn more, starting with their belief in God. This means trying their best to be kind and understand things better.

2 Peter 1:5: And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

Contradiction with James 2:24

This verse suggests that a person is justified by works and not by faith only, while 2 Peter 1:5 emphasizes adding virtues to one's faith, implying faith as a starting point.

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

Contradiction with Ephesians 2:8-9

These verses emphasize salvation by grace through faith, not by works, whereas 2 Peter 1:5 lists a progression starting with faith that involves effort and diligence.

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 Romans 3:28

States that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law, contrasting the emphasis in 2 Peter 1:5 on adding virtues to faith.

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

Contradiction with Galatians 2:16

Emphasizes being justified by faith in Jesus, not by the works of the law, while 2 Peter 1:5 lists moral qualities to be cultivated alongside faith.

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.
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