Contradiction with Acts 20:35
This verse highlights the principle of giving rather than receiving, contradicting the concept of expecting material rewards in return for spiritual work.
Acts 20:35: I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Contradiction with Matthew 10:8
Jesus advises to "freely give" without expecting compensation, contradicting the idea of reaping material benefits for spiritual sowing.
Matthew 10:8: Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 12:14
Paul states that he seeks not what the people have but their well-being, contrasting with the notion of receiving material things for sowing spiritual ones.
2 Corinthians 12:14: Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.