Contradiction with Matthew 5:44
This verse encourages love and blessings to enemies, which contrasts with Galatians 6:16’s emphasis on conformity to specific teachings, potentially implying exclusion.
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 Romans 3:28
Emphasizes justification by faith without the deeds of the law, contradicting the notion of walking according to a rule as a basis for peace and mercy in Galatians 6:16.
Romans 3:28: Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Contradiction with James 2:24
Asserts that a person is justified by works and not by faith only, conflicting with the principle of peace and mercy based on a rule mentioned in Galatians 6:16.
James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 9:20
Paul’s adaptiveness to different laws contrasts with the strict adherence implied in Galatians 6:16, suggesting flexibility rather than a fixed rule.
1 Corinthians 9:20: And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
Contradiction with Matthew 23:23
Criticizes adherence to minor laws at the expense of justice and faith, which may contradict the subjectively prioritized "rule" in Galatians 6:16.
Matthew 23:23: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. [anise: Gr. dill]