Is it a sin to take scripture out of context?

[Dave Slayer]

Sometimes it is rather easy to take scripture out of context when we interpret it, but is it a sin?

 

[Fembot]

If it's done purposely, perhaps.

 

[Cornelius]

Rev 22:18 I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:
Rev 22:19 and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.

Jesus said this and He was not just talking about Revelation.If we study the Numeric pattern (mathematical pattern) in the whole Bible we see why He said this. If you change anything, even one letter in the original Hebrew or Greek, you destroy the pattern. Jesus was saying that every letter in where it is suppose to be, and we are not not change it. People have changed it when they translated. In some instances they added plurals , where the Bible had a singular.

Here is an example:

This is how it is translated:

Rev 11:8 And their dead bodies lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
Rev 11:9 And from among the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations do men look upon their dead bodies three days and a half, and suffer not their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb.

Here is how it should read. Notice that it does not make sense in a way , because how can many people have a dead "body" . Surely it must be "bodies" as they translated it?


Rev 11:8 And their dead body lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
Rev 11:9 And from among the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations do men look upon their dead body three days and a half, and suffer not their dead bodies (plural correct)to be laid in a tomb.

God is speaking about a "body" here in the same way He speaks of the "body" of Christ as a singular "body". Its a group, not just two people as we are taught. The "BODY" of witnesses are killed and that "BODY" is lying in the street of the great city.(Not a real city, but in this case the great city means the whole world outside Christ ) . Then the suffer not their bodies (corpses) to the laid in a tomb.


The translators, because they did not trust the original to be the absolute true Word of God, "corrected" it and because of that correction, you and I missed that , that scripture speaks of the BODY of believers that will be killed.

 

[follower of Christ]

Sometimes it is rather easy to take scripture out of context when we interpret it, but is it a sin?

yes, if you do it willingly.
and if a person has been corrected and see that they are wrong,but persist in the error, my firm belief is that eventually God will turn the person over to the lie they want. Seems to be exactly what happened to the Jews. Even what they had was taken from them.

 

[Cornelius]

[quote="Dave Slayer":3o07m3kf]Sometimes it is rather easy to take scripture out of context when we interpret it, but is it a sin?

yes, if you do it willingly.
and if a person has been corrected and see that they are wrong,but persist in the error, my firm belief is that eventually God will turn the person over to the lie they want. Seems to be exactly what happened to the Jews. Even what they had was taken from them.[/quote:3o07m3kf]

That is true and we can see it even in these days that Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath because those who love the Word get more, and those who do not, even that, that they have gets taken away from them.

We are repeating the mistakes the Jews made.

C

 

[Fembot]

Thanks Cornelius!

 

[follower of Christ]

We are repeating the mistakes the Jews made.
C

Inevitably...

 

[mondar]

Sometimes it is rather easy to take scripture out of context when we interpret it, but is it a sin?

Taking scripture out of its context might lead to sin. Is incorrect hermeneutics any more then ignorance?

 

[Cornelius]

We are repeating the mistakes the Jews made.
C

Inevitably...

Ecc 1:9 That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

 

[sheshisown]

What is sin? It is missing the mark of perfection... whether we do so in ignorance or purposefully it is still sin. That my precious brothers and sisters is what we have all been born with... the sin-nature. Our own naturral state is to sin. :verysad

So is it sin to mis-interpret the Holy word of God? Yes.

However, THAT is also why we need a Savior, who washes us daily from our sins by His word, who cleanses us from all unrighteousness when we come and humbly confess our sin. Who gives us the Holy Spirit and His word to lead us into all truth! Thank God.

Is it possible to NEVER error in interpreting the word of God? Only by the Holy Spirit. Do we always walk in the Spirit? Do we never fail to hit the mark of prefection? No.

However ~ the blessed hope is ~ as we live in-Christ we will increase in the wisdom and understanding of Him and His word ~ and we will fail less often. :yes

YEA! Praise God!

bonnie

 

[JoJo]

More words of wisdom, Bonnie! :amen