Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Thessalonians 3:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Thessalonians 3:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Thessalonians 3:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, God is always true to His promises and will make you strong and protect you from bad things. Like a caring friend, He will help you stay safe and do the right thing.

2 Thessalonians 3:3: But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep [you] from evil.

Contradiction with Judges 2:15

Whereas 2 Thessalonians 3:3 states that God will protect us, Judges 2:15 describes how the hand of the Lord was against the people for evil, causing them distress.

Judges 2:15: Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 28:15

In contrast to God's protective nature in 2 Thessalonians 3:3, 1 Samuel 28:15 shows Saul feeling abandoned and beset by Philistine forces, without God's help.

1 Samuel 28:15: And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. [by prophets: Heb. by the hand of prophets]

Contradiction with Job 30:21

Job accuses God of being his enemy, a stark contradiction to the promise of the Lord's faithful protection in 2 Thessalonians 3:3.

Job 30:21: Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me. [become...: Heb. turned to be cruel] [thy...: Heb. the strength of thy hand]

Contradiction with Lamentations 2:5

Lamentations states that the Lord has become like an enemy, contrary to the assurance in 2 Thessalonians 3:3 that God is a protector.

Lamentations 2:5: The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.

Contradiction with Psalm 44:9

The verse speaks of God rejecting and scattering his people, which contrasts with the protective promise in 2 Thessalonians 3:3.

Psalm 44:9: But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

Contradiction with Isaiah 63:10

Here, God turns against his people due to their rebellion, opposing the idea in 2 Thessalonians 3:3 where God protects from evil.

Isaiah 63:10: But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, [and] he fought against them.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 15:6

God expresses having no pity and destroying his people, contradicting the protective assurance in 2 Thessalonians 3:3.

Jeremiah 15:6: Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 20:25

God gives statutes that were not good, posing a challenge to the idea of God's constant protection in 2 Thessalonians 3:3.

Ezekiel 20:25: Wherefore I gave them also statutes [that were] not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
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