Contradiction with 2 Thessalonians 3:10
This verse states that if anyone is not willing to work, he should not eat, suggesting a stance of self-reliance over communal support.
2 Thessalonians 3:10: For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Contradiction with Galatians 6:5
This verse emphasizes that every person shall bear their own burden, implying an individualistic approach rather than communal support.
Galatians 6:5: For every man shall bear his own burden.
Contradiction with Philippians 2:12
This verse urges individuals to work out their own salvation with fear and trembling, highlighting personal responsibility over mutual assistance.
Philippians 2:12: Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Contradiction with Luke 14:26
It suggests a requirement of prioritizing personal commitment to Jesus over familial and communal ties, which may conflict with the idea of supporting one another as in 3 John 1:8.
Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Contradiction with Matthew 10:35-36
These verses speak to division even among close relations for the sake of faith, potentially contradicting the notion of working together in mutual help.
Matthew 10:35-36: For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.