Contradiction with Genesis 1:31
1 Corinthians 15:46 suggests the natural precedes the spiritual, yet Genesis 1:31 describes creation as already good, implying spiritual sufficiency from the beginning.
Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:11
Suggests God has set eternity in human hearts, indicating a spiritual aspect inherent from creation, contrasting with the idea that the spiritual comes after the natural.
Ecclesiastes 3:11: He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Contradiction with John 3:6
States that which is born of the Spirit is spirit, emphasizing spiritual rebirth possibly presenting the spiritual as primary over physical existence.
John 3:6: That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Contradiction with John 4:24
Depicts God as spirit and implies the necessity for spiritual focus, potentially opposing the notion of priority of the natural.
John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.
Contradiction with Romans 8:9
If having the Spirit is essential to belong to Christ, it suggests an immediate spiritual identity rather than a sequence where the natural precedes.
Romans 8:9: But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:17
Declares anyone in Christ as a new creation, implying a transformational spiritual priority over pre-existing natural conditions.
2 Corinthians 5:17: Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. [he is: or, let him be]