Contradiction with Romans 3:23
This verse states all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory, which contrasts with being sanctified, as implied in Joshua 3:5.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
Claims that all righteous acts are as filthy rags, contradicting the sanctification suggested in Joshua 3:5.
Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Contradiction with 1 John 1:8
Asserts if we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves, opposing the purifying action in Joshua 3:5.
1 John 1:8: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20
States that no one on earth is righteous, a contradiction to the concept of sanctification in preparation.
Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:22
Suggests that no matter the cleansing, iniquity remains, conflicting with the idea of self-purification in Joshua 3:5.
Jeremiah 2:22: For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, [yet] thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.