Comments on: Misusing Scripture #1 http://www.harmonicminer.com/wordpress/2009/12/19/misusing-scripture-1/ Digging for golden resonance, and resonant gold Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:01:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Colton http://www.harmonicminer.com/wordpress/2009/12/19/misusing-scripture-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2802 Bill Colton Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:26:18 +0000 http://www.harmonicminer.com/wordpress/2009/12/17/misusing-scripture-1/#comment-2802 My employee (who is a strong Christian) called me this morning letting me know he spent the evening in the hospital with Kidney Stones. I quoted a scripture snippite to him..."And this too shall pass". Interesting how we can take a small piece in order to make our point (even if it isn't the original point of the author). My employee (who is a strong Christian) called me this morning letting me know he spent the evening in the hospital with Kidney Stones. I quoted a scripture snippite to him…”And this too shall pass”. Interesting how we can take a small piece in order to make our point (even if it isn’t the original point of the author).

]]> By: enharmonic http://www.harmonicminer.com/wordpress/2009/12/19/misusing-scripture-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2800 enharmonic Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:10:16 +0000 http://www.harmonicminer.com/wordpress/2009/12/17/misusing-scripture-1/#comment-2800 My favorite set of noncontextual verses are these: "And Judas went out and hanged himself." Matt. 27:5 "Go Thou and do likewise" Luke 10:37 "What Thou doest, do quickly" John 10:37 My favorite set of noncontextual verses are these:

“And Judas went out and hanged himself.” Matt. 27:5
“Go Thou and do likewise” Luke 10:37
“What Thou doest, do quickly” John 10:37

]]> By: dave http://www.harmonicminer.com/wordpress/2009/12/19/misusing-scripture-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2794 dave Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:38:47 +0000 http://www.harmonicminer.com/wordpress/2009/12/17/misusing-scripture-1/#comment-2794 Woo... we agree! This is most definitely something that we can agree with - taking scripture seriously. Of course - we disagree about what that means, how to interpret, etc, but what you mention above is the type of thing that drives me crazy. it is kind of like how Evangelicals always use Jer. 29:11 (I know the plans I have for you...) completely out of context and in a way that implies that God is speaking about them, rather than to a specific group at a specific time. Every Bible verse cannot be applied literally to any and every person! Woo… we agree!

This is most definitely something that we can agree with – taking scripture seriously. Of course – we disagree about what that means, how to interpret, etc, but what you mention above is the type of thing that drives me crazy.

it is kind of like how Evangelicals always use Jer. 29:11 (I know the plans I have for you…) completely out of context and in a way that implies that God is speaking about them, rather than to a specific group at a specific time. Every Bible verse cannot be applied literally to any and every person!

]]> By: anthony http://www.harmonicminer.com/wordpress/2009/12/19/misusing-scripture-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2780 anthony Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:43:57 +0000 http://www.harmonicminer.com/wordpress/2009/12/17/misusing-scripture-1/#comment-2780 If someone is interpreting your friendly warning as a judgement then they are probably feeling somewhat guilty. Even if someone is being arrogant and judgemental, that doesn't mean that you can't learn somthing from their unsolicited exam. Wisedom is a valuable thing and should be taken at any oportunity. If someone is interpreting your friendly warning as a judgement then they are probably feeling somewhat guilty. Even if someone is being arrogant and judgemental, that doesn’t mean that you can’t learn somthing from their unsolicited exam. Wisedom is a valuable thing and should be taken at any oportunity.

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