Contradiction with Matthew 5:48
2 Timothy 2:5 emphasizes competing according to rules, while Matthew 5:48 calls for perfection, highlighting a broader expectation beyond just rule-following.
Matthew 5:48: Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Contradiction with Romans 4:5
2 Timothy 2:5 stresses the importance of competing according to rules for a reward, whereas Romans 4:5 suggests faith, not works, is what leads to righteousness.
Romans 4:5: But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Contradiction with Ephesians 2:8-9
2 Timothy 2:5 highlights rule-following in competition to achieve a prize, but Ephesians 2:8-9 emphasizes that salvation is by grace through faith, not by works.
Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
Contradiction with James 2:24
2 Timothy 2:5 underscores adhering to rules for success, while James 2:24 states that a person is justified by works and not by faith only, which may seem to stress a combination of both rule and faith-based achievements.
James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Contradiction with Galatians 2:16
2 Timothy 2:5 focuses on the necessity of rule adherence, whereas Galatians 2:16 argues that justification comes through faith in Jesus Christ and not by observing the law (rules).
Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.