Contradiction with John 9:2-3
Jesus explains that a man's blindness is not caused by sin, contradicting the idea of personal sin causing suffering.
John 9:2-3: And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
Contradiction with Job 1:1-8
Job is described as blameless and upright, yet he suffers greatly, contradicting the notion that suffering is due to personal sin.
Job 1:1-8: There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2
States that the same events happen to the righteous and the wicked, challenging the idea of personal sin resulting in specific suffering.
Ecclesiastes 9:2: All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath.
Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5
Describes how the wicked prosper and do not suffer, contradicting the concept that suffering is a result of personal sin.
Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 12:7-9
Paul speaks of a "thorn in the flesh" given to him despite his righteousness, contradicting the assumption that suffering is caused by sin.
2 Corinthians 12:7-9: And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.