Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:15
This verse advises to eat, drink, and be merry, emphasizing enjoyment of life's pleasures instead of dedicating oneself as a living sacrifice.
Ecclesiastes 8:15: Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:25
Here, Jesus tells us not to worry about our life and body, which contrasts with the call to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, implying dedication and conscientious living.
Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:12
Paul suggests that all things are lawful, focusing on personal liberty and freedom, which could contradict the idea of sacrificing personal desires as outlined in Romans 12:1.
1 Corinthians 6:12: All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. [expedient: or, profitable]
Contradiction with Colossians 2:20-23
These verses question the value of self-imposed religion and self-denial, which appears to contradict the self-sacrificial living urged in Romans 12:1.
Colossians 2:20-23: Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, [rudiments: or, elements]
Contradiction with James 4:3
This verse criticizes asking things for selfish pleasures, suggesting a focus on personal desires, which is contrary to sacrificing one's own desires as a living sacrifice.
James 4:3: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. [lusts: or, pleasures]