1 John 4:8 - "God Is Love". 4:1-11; Lk. 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, . If you consider this to be a contradiction, you can get it within a single chapter. Problem: On the one hand the Bible claims no one can see God, but on the other hand it says "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God" (Matt. The Bible tells us that No one has ever seen God (John 1:18, 5:37; 1 John 4:12). ESV 12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. - Gen 22:1 says "And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham". 4:25-26 The woman finally recognizes who Jesus is, and Jesus affirms it. One can't love God and . Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. The Old Testament tells of multiple instances of God dealing directly with humans. God loves the world versus do not love the world. 12no man hath seen Consider the first chapter of John where we learn that in the beginning Jesus was with God and "was God" (1:1; cf. "He who loves is born of God" (1 John 4:7). 1 John 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. Cross references. 6. 7. 1 John 4:12 : S Jn 1:18. 5:27. 3) Jesus attends dinner with many tax-collectors and sinners (Mt 9:10; Mk 2:15). Commentary on 1 John 4:7-13. So John did not see any contradiction between the concept that "God is love" and the concept of His punishment of the wicked in hell. 12 No man hath seen God at any time. It says nothing shall separate us from the love of God, and it also says sin can separate us from the love of . Genesis 11:26 says that Abram's father was 70 years old when Abram was born, and Abram's father lived to be 205 (11:32). Saul died because he did not seek guidance from God - 1 Chron 10:13,14. 1 John (2) 1:9. The Spirit of God is the Spirit of love. Gen 32:30 states "for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.". Apparent Contradiction between Paul and James. Matt. Last week I made a case from Romans 4:1-5 for the truth that we are justified by faith alone, not by works. 2:13-14 I death final? Though John wrote that Jesus "became flesh and dwelt among us" (1:14), he indicated only four sentences later that "no one has seen God at any time" (1:18; 1 John 4:12). 13 By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. SAB Contradiction 333 . James could not be more explicit. EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES) Meyer's NT Commentary Matthew 4:12. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 1 John 4:12 : ver 17; 1Jn 2:5. Meanwhile John's gospel is completely unique to the other three and mostly records what Jesus had to say and do for the whole "world" (see 1:29, 3:16-19, 6:51, 8:12, 8:26 etc.) James 1:13 says "..for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.". Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. So only Mark and Luke describe the women's first sight of the angels. (1) The fact of false prophets and the need to test the spirits. Posted on December 4, 2017 by Jerry. 6:12-16. . Mark: Young man sitting inside, on the right (16:5) Luke: Two men standing inside (24:4) John: Two angels sitting on each end of the bed (20:12) Answer: John is describing the second visit to the tomb (see John 20:2), while Matthew descibes what happened before the women arrive. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. ( B) Read full chapter. Therefore there is a contradiction of (570 - 476) 94 years. The Latin inscription "Verbum Caro Factum Est" meaning "the Word was made flesh" taken from John 1:14 at the pulpit of Ribe Cathedral (1597) Book. Yet Genesis 12:4 says he left Haran when he was only . The law of God is love; and all would have been perfectly happy, had all obeyed it. NLT 12 No one has ever seen God. Was the Tax Collector Named Matthew or Levi? Hence, there is no contradiction, as God can speak face to face with men, but not while in all His glory; otherwise, sinful man would die. 1 John 4:12 The New International Version (NIV) 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. - John 1:18 states, "No man hath seen God at any time". The provision of the gospel, for the forgiveness . 2:25 How many sons are there? Both James and Paul view good works as the proof of faithnot the path to salvation. Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing 1 John 5:12: John 10:10 Acts 4:10-12 1 John 5:11 : Verse 7. . God hates the sinner and God loves sinners. A. T he spirit of truth and protection against the spirit of error. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also." 1 John 4:15-note: "Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God." 1 John 5:12-note: "Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life." 6. But, then again, Yes! Jesse had seven children - 1 Chron 2:13-15. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 12:38-39)? 1:9 Is there an unforgivable sin? ( 1B) No man has seen God: John 1:18 No man hath seen . a. Protection against the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. Part 1: The reliability of the Gospel of John. 1 John 4:2-3Does this refer to Jesus being in the flesh before or after His resurrection? 10 herein is love, not that we loved god, but that he loved us, and sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins. Satan tempted Jesus. Note: Earlier themes are resumed here: the Temple, from 2:13-22; water and Spirit from 3:1-21. English Standard Version Contradiction #97 - 1 . It's the quality of Jesus' deity that's in question in both John 1:1 and John 1:18. In fact, Jesus is the Son, the second person of the Godhead, which cannot be said of any human or angel. . Tag Archives: Does Genesis 32:30 contradict John 1:18? Exodus 33:11 And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. He is confronting the concept of a passive, false "faith," which is devoid of the fruits of salvation. 2:15-16 In 1 John 2:7-11, we were told that we must love fellow Christians. In his own list of the 12, he explicitly calls himself a "tax collector" (10:3). The effect of God is love. 4:7-8, 16 . 1 John 2:7, ESV: Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning.The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 3:8-10 Does God know everything? 12 No one has seen God at any time. Matthew, meaning "gift of the Lord," was the other name of Levi (9:9), the tax collector who left everything to follow Christ (Luke 5:27, 28). 12:1-8). 1 John 4:18If love casts out all fear, why are we told to fear God? a. 1 Ki 2 Chron Solved. ), which of course used the Roman system of time. ( 1 John 2:15) 2. When John says the Word was "with God" he means that "eternal life was with the father"God has life as an intrinsic attributeand that through His spoken word he gave life to the sons and daughters of men. [] No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us." NOTES: However, the Bible makes it abundantly clear that God does not necessarily hide himself completely from us. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now, after the rhetorical pause (2:12-14), John tells us what we must not lovethe world. Golden Censer in the Most Holy Place vs. Acts 7:4 says that Abram didn't leave Haran until after his father died. Some alleged Bible contradictions answered. Now, after the rhetorical pause (2:12-14), John tells us what we must not lovethe world. - Isa 64:4 & 1 Cor 2:10 66. Do we get the Holy Spirit upon belief or baptism? We cannot see electricity, but we can see the effect it produces. But 1 John 4:8-11 states that God is love and that he has loved us sinners. My Comment: The following list of contradictions was posted in chart form on Facebook today by a Muslim poster. - Gen 22:1 says "And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham". John 10:28. John 1:14 is the fourteenth verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible . He picked 1 John 4: 7-12: "Dear friends: Let us love one another, for love comes from God. Some might say these statements are . Jn.14:30. We cannot see God, because He is spirit; what we can see is his effect. John 6:39. 1 Beloved . By the time Mary returns to the tomb, Peter and John have already left (John 20:10). The Christian church is a community fellowship comparable to a body of which Christ is the Head (I Corinthians 12:12-31). And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Gen 32:30 states "for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.". For example: a critic of the Bible may claim that Acts 12 and Acts 15 contradict one another. John describes Mary, the sister of Lazarus who had been raised from the dead, anointing his feet (Jn. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 11 beloved, if god so loved us, we ought also to love one another. New Living Translation No one has ever seen God. In contradiction to Mark, in Matthew 12:39 Jesus says that only one sign would be given - the sign of Jonah. We cannot see the wind, but we can see what it can do. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. When understood from the whole context of Scripture, there is really no contradiction. 1 John. William Barclay - It is by love that God is known ( 1John 4:12 ). Mystery and darkness rest upon many things yet. 1 John 2:23-note: "No one who denies the Son has the Father. Nowhere else in Scripture is the name . Clearly, then, Abram was at least 135 when he left Haran. Paraphrasing and interpretation . Four reasons we find apparent contradictions in the gospels 1. 1. Love is the fruit of God's Spirit, and the fruit of love is not fear. Jesus is referred to as "the Son" when God is referred to as "the Father" (John 3:35-36; 5:19-27; 6:40; 17:1; 2 John 1:9; Matthew 28:19). No! Refutation of 194 Biblical "Contradictions" (#151-175) [4-11-22] . 12 No one has ever seen God; ( A) but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. The Bible says both and we need to know why. "If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us" (1 John 1:8). (John 3:5-6; Acts 2:38; 9:17-18; 1 Cor 12:13; Titus 3:5). 1 John 4:20 is about rank hypocrisy. Here are some examples. 1. . 1. 6. Question 1: "Genesis 32:30 says that Jacob saw God face to face.