Contradiction with Matthew 5:17
Romans 8:2 discusses liberation through the law of the Spirit, while Matthew 5:17 states Jesus came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it, emphasizing the continuity of the law rather than liberation from it.
Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Contradiction with Galatians 3:10
Romans 8:2 emphasizes freedom from the law of sin and death, but Galatians 3:10 suggests that reliance on the law leads to a curse, highlighting a tension between relying on the law and being free from it.
Galatians 3:10: For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Contradiction with James 2:24
Romans 8:2 emphasizes living through the Spirit, which brings freedom, whereas James 2:24 stresses that a person is justified by works and not by faith only, suggesting the continued importance of law and actions.
James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.