Contradiction with Matthew 5:14-16
While 2 Timothy 1:6 emphasizes stirring up the gift within oneself, Matthew 5:14-16 encourages letting one's light shine outwardly before others rather than an internal focus.
Matthew 5:14-16: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33
2 Timothy 1:6 promotes stirring up a given gift, whereas 1 Corinthians 14:33 asserts that God is not the author of confusion, which may imply order rather than individual stirring.
1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]
Contradiction with Matthew 6:3-4
2 Timothy 1:6 encourages personal action (stirring up), but Matthew 6:3-4 suggests doing good in secret, potentially contradicting explicit actions of self-promotion or development.
Matthew 6:3-4: But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:7
2 Timothy 1:6 encourages action and stirring, while Ecclesiastes 3:7 implies there is a time for silence and withholding action.
Ecclesiastes 3:7: A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Contradiction with James 1:19
While 2 Timothy 1:6 emphasizes stirring up and action, James 1:19 advocates for being quick to listen and slow to speak, suggesting restraint over action.
James 1:19: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 12:11
2 Timothy 1:6 suggests active utilization of one's gift, whereas 1 Corinthians 12:11 states that gifts are distributed as God wills, potentially implying it’s not up to the individual to stir them up.
1 Corinthians 12:11: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
Contradiction with Luke 14:11
2 Timothy 1:6 encourages personal action and development, whereas Luke 14:11 teaches humility and being exalted by others, not oneself.
Luke 14:11: For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Contradiction with Proverbs 27:2
2 Timothy 1:6 suggests taking initiative and self-promotion by stirring up a gift, while Proverbs 27:2 advises letting another praise you instead of praising yourself.
Proverbs 27:2: Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.