3 quotes
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him and he with Me.
Mat 23:15 ...You travel over land and sea to win one follower...
Quite commonly, we use the first quote to talk about the importance of the Bible, the second to talk to people about accepting Christ, and the third when sending missionaries to other countries (as a compliment). Nice verses for the situation.
Now, the Bible is very important, Christ is knocking at the door of people's hearts, and going to the ends of the earth to preach the gospel is excellent. But these would make the quotes utterly out of context. The "Word" in John 1:1 is talking about Jesus, not the Bible. Jesus was talking to a lukewarm church in Revalation. Jesus was scolding the Pharisees for being hypocrites and show offs in Matthew. If we look into the context, then the use of these verses are totally off tangent.
What then do we say? These verses are very nice to talk about these points. But maybe we had been a little too careless in the way we use scripture (I confess to that). We cannot bend scripture to say what we want it to say, even if what we want to say is true. We must use it as it is. There must be a more reverent way of using scripture. As Cyrus had so often pointed out, the Devil uses scripture in this way too.
Please remind me if I use scripture in ways that they were not meant to be used. Thanks in advance.
Peace be with you.
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him and he with Me.
Mat 23:15 ...You travel over land and sea to win one follower...
Quite commonly, we use the first quote to talk about the importance of the Bible, the second to talk to people about accepting Christ, and the third when sending missionaries to other countries (as a compliment). Nice verses for the situation.
Now, the Bible is very important, Christ is knocking at the door of people's hearts, and going to the ends of the earth to preach the gospel is excellent. But these would make the quotes utterly out of context. The "Word" in John 1:1 is talking about Jesus, not the Bible. Jesus was talking to a lukewarm church in Revalation. Jesus was scolding the Pharisees for being hypocrites and show offs in Matthew. If we look into the context, then the use of these verses are totally off tangent.
What then do we say? These verses are very nice to talk about these points. But maybe we had been a little too careless in the way we use scripture (I confess to that). We cannot bend scripture to say what we want it to say, even if what we want to say is true. We must use it as it is. There must be a more reverent way of using scripture. As Cyrus had so often pointed out, the Devil uses scripture in this way too.
Please remind me if I use scripture in ways that they were not meant to be used. Thanks in advance.
Peace be with you.
posted by P{ZM} at 7:29 PM
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