Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 3:1

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

According to Amos, God is speaking to the Israelites, the special people He helped bring out of Egypt, to tell them that He is not happy with what they have done. Even though God loves them, He needs to correct them because they have not followed His ways.

Amos 3:1: Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,

Contradiction with Romans 2:11

This verse states that God is no respecter of persons, implying equality among all people, which contradicts Amos 3:1 where God focuses on the Israelites as a chosen people.

Romans 2:11: For there is no respect of persons with God.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

This verse suggests that there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, all are one in Christ Jesus, contradicting Amos 3:1 which emphasizes God's unique relationship with Israel.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with Acts 10:34-35

Here, Peter acknowledges that God shows no partiality but accepts those who fear Him from every nation, contradicting the special status of Israel as expressed in Amos 3:1.

Acts 10:34-35: Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Contradiction with Colossians 3:11

This asserts that there is no Greek or Jew, suggesting a universal equality before God, which contrasts the selective intimacy with Israel mentioned in Amos 3:1.

Colossians 3:11: Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.

Contradiction with John 3:16

Emphasizes God's love for the entire world, not just Israel, which stands in contrast to the specific calling out of Israel in Amos 3:1.

John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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