Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Timothy 2:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Timothy 2:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Timothy 2:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, some people were teaching others the wrong things by saying that Jesus had already come back to life, which made some believers confused and lose their trust in God. Paul wanted to remind everyone to stay true to the right teachings about Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:18: Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:12-13

This passage emphasizes that if there is no resurrection, then even Christ has not been raised, contradicting the idea that the resurrection is past.

1 Corinthians 15:12-13: Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

Contradiction with Matthew 22:31-32

Jesus speaks of God as the God of the living, indicating a future resurrection.

Matthew 22:31-32: I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

Contradiction with John 11:24-25

Martha speaks of a future resurrection on the last day, but Jesus speaks of a present resurrection through him, which creates tension with the idea that the resurrection has already passed.

John 11:24-25: Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

Contradiction with Acts 24:15

Paul speaks of a future resurrection of both the just and unjust, contradicting claims that it has already occurred.

Acts 24:15: And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

Contradiction with Revelation 20:5-6

Describes a first resurrection yet to occur, which contradicts the assertion that the resurrection is already past.

Revelation 20:5-6: But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection.
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