Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 13:50

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 13:50 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 13:50. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, this verse means that bad people who do not follow God's ways will be very sad and upset when they are sent to a terrible place. It's a warning to be good and listen to God’s teachings.

Matthew 13:50: And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

Contradicts the concept of eternal punishment as it states that God is love.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

Emphasizes God's desire for all to come to repentance and not perish.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:4

States God desires all men to be saved, opposing eternal punishment.

1 Timothy 2:4: Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:3

Speaks of God's everlasting love and kindness.

Jeremiah 31:3: The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, [saying], Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. [of...: Heb. from afar] [with lovingkindness...: have I extended lovingkindness unto thee]

Contradiction with Psalm 136:1

Repeatedly notes that God's mercy endures forever, opposing final judgment.

Psalm 136:1: O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction in this verse could relate to the concept of hell or a fiery furnace as a physical place of punishment after death. Science does not support the existence of an afterlife or a physical location like hell where souls are punished. Concepts of the afterlife and hell are considered metaphysical beliefs, not grounded in empirical scientific evidence.

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