Contradiction with James 2:24
Romans 14:18 speaks of serving Christ as acceptable to God, suggesting faith alone, while James 2:24 emphasizes that a person is justified by works and not by faith only.
James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Contradiction with Galatians 2:16
Romans 14:18 implies acceptance through service and faith, whereas Galatians 2:16 states that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by the faith of Jesus Christ, highlighting faith over serving actions.
Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Contradiction with Matthew 7:21
Romans 14:18 suggests that serving Christ leads to acceptance by God and man, yet Matthew 7:21 emphasizes that not everyone who calls on the Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of the Father.
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 Ephesians 2:8-9
Romans 14:18 focuses on being acceptable to God through service, while Ephesians 2:8-9 stresses that salvation is by grace through faith, not as a result of works, preventing boasting.
Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6
Romans 14:18 discusses serving and being acceptable to God, but Isaiah 64:6 indicates that all our righteous acts are like filthy rags, suggesting a different view on what is acceptable to God.
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.