Contradiction with Matthew 5:44
Deuteronomy 4:10 emphasizes fearing God, while Matthew 5:44 promotes loving your enemies, which shifts focus from fear to love.
Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Contradiction with 1 John 4:18
Deuteronomy 4:10 speaks of fearing God, whereas 1 John 4:18 tells us that perfect love casts out fear, presenting a different relationship dynamic with God.
1 John 4:18: There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Contradiction with Romans 8:15
Deuteronomy 4:10 encourages the fear of God, whereas Romans 8:15 describes a spirit of adoption, not of fear, emphasizing a familial relationship with God.
Romans 8:15: For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Contradiction with 2 Timothy 1:7
Deuteronomy 4:10 calls for fear of God, while 2 Timothy 1:7 states that God has not given a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Contradiction with 1 John 4:16
Deuteronomy 4:10 focuses on fearing God, but 1 John 4:16 emphasizes abiding in love, suggesting a fundamental loving nature of God.
1 John 4:16: And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.