Contradiction with Galatians 1:10
Romans 15:2 encourages pleasing neighbors for their good, but Galatians 1:10 discourages seeking to please people over God.
Galatians 1:10: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Contradiction with Matthew 10:34-36
Romans 15:2 promotes harmonious relationships, yet Matthew 10:34-36 speaks about bringing division, not peace.
Matthew 10:34-36: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Contradiction with James 4:4
Romans 15:2 emphasizes pleasing others, while James 4:4 warns that friendship with the world is enmity with God.
James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 10:33
Although not a direct contradiction, it balances Romans 15:2 by stating that pleasing others should lead them to salvation, not merely for their temporary good.
1 Corinthians 10:33: Even as I please all [men] in all [things], not seeking mine own profit, but the [profit] of many, that they may be saved.
Contradiction with Luke 14:26
Romans 15:2 suggests serving others' interests, but Luke 14:26 emphasizes the necessity of prioritizing love for Christ over family ties and relationships.
Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.