Contradiction with Matthew 7:24-27
Emphasizes the importance of acting on the word, not just hearing it, which seems congruent, but differs by expanding on how inaction leads to collapse.
Matthew 7:24-27: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Contradiction with Romans 2:13
Highlights that it is not the hearers of the law that are just before God, but the doers, placing emphasis on deeds for justification.
Romans 2:13: (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Contradiction with Matthew 7:21
States that not everyone who acknowledges the Lord will enter heaven, but only those who do His will, putting focus on actions rather than just hearing.
Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 33:31-32
Describes people hearing God's words but not doing them, highlighting the futility and duplicity of merely hearing.
Ezekiel 33:31-32: And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness. [as the...: Heb. according to the coming of the people] [they sit...: or, my people sit before thee] [they shew...: Heb. they make loves, or, jests]
Contradiction with 1 John 3:18
Encourages love in action and truth, not merely in word or speech, contradicting the notion of being a passive hearer.
1 John 3:18: My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.