Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Timothy 4:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Timothy 4:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Timothy 4:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Paul, he is telling Timothy that God and Jesus are watching him, and one day Jesus will come back to see who has been good or bad. Paul wants Timothy to remember this and do what is right.

2 Timothy 4:1: I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

Contradiction with John 3:17

While 2 Timothy 4:1 mentions Christ judging the living and the dead, John 3:17 emphasizes that God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world.

John 3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Contradiction with James 4:12

2 Timothy 4:1 speaks of Christ as a judge, but James 4:12 states there is only one lawgiver and judge, who is able to save and destroy, which could seem to exclude Christ if taken separately.

James 4:12: There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Contradiction with John 5:22

This verse states that the Father judges no one but has committed all judgment to the Son, which supports rather than contradicts.

John 5:22: For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

Contradiction with Romans 2:16

This verse aligns with 2 Timothy 4:1 by stating God will judge through Christ Jesus, but it could be seen as a contradiction if the focus is on God's role as the judge.

Romans 2:16: In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
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