Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jude 1:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jude 1:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jude 1:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jude, Christians should stay close to God's love and wait for Jesus' kindness, which will lead them to live forever with Him. They can think of it like staying under an umbrella of God's care while hoping for the special gift of forever happiness with Jesus.

Jude 1:21: Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Contradiction with Romans 8:38-39

These verses say that nothing can separate us from the love of God, whereas Jude 1:21 emphasizes keeping ourselves in God's love, implying a need for human action.

Romans 8:38-39: For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

Contradiction with Ephesians 2:8-9

These verses emphasize salvation by grace through faith as a gift, not by human effort, contradicting Jude 1:21, which suggests actively keeping oneself in the love of God.

Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

Contradiction with John 10:28-29

These verses promise that no one can snatch believers out of Jesus' hand, suggesting security without the need for self-maintenance, contrasting with Jude 1:21's directive to keep oneself in God's love.

John 10:28-29: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.
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