Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Timothy 1:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Timothy 1:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Timothy 1:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is thankful to God and always prays for his friend. He remembers him all the time in his prayers, both during the day and at night.

2 Timothy 1:3: I thank God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

Contradiction with Matthew 6:5

Jesus warns against public displays of prayer, contrasting with 2 Timothy 1:3 where Paul mentions serving God in prayer openly and with a pure conscience.

Matthew 6:5: And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

God is described as visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, which contradicts the notion of serving with a pure conscience as mentioned in 2 Timothy 1:3.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:14

Describes the cleansing of conscience through Christ, suggesting a need for purification that seems inconsistent with Paul's claim of an already pure conscience in 2 Timothy 1:3.

Hebrews 9:14: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? [spot: or, fault]

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

States there is none righteous, no, not one, contradicting the idea of Paul serving God with a pure conscience as stated in 2 Timothy 1:3.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Describes the heart as deceitful and desperately wicked, which contradicts the notion of serving God with a pure heart as mentioned in 2 Timothy 1:3.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
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