On The Importance Of Scripture In Context

[Zephyr]

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This is a heavy post, but one the needs to be heard today. The Church needs to get back to a knowledge of God’s Truth in context!
Sadly, we currently have an entire generation of mainly charismatic and Pentecostal Christians who have never been to a proper Bible study in terms of exegesis of Scripture (didaskein—Greek), nor heard a proper sermon in terms of expository preaching (homilea—Greek).
The exposition of Scripture is replaced by psycho-babble, anecdotes, verses out of context and, too often, just plain hype and con-artistry.
Since such people never had actual pastors in the biblical sense of shepherds who feed the sheep, they die slowly of malnutrition, eating straw instead of grain (Jeremiah 23:28) and have no grasp of the biblical doctrine that Paul says is essential to Christian growth and health (Titus 2:1).
Consequently, they wind up believing anything, including the very deceptions we are warned would come in the last days
(2 Timothy 4: 3-5). They accuse those who follow the command of the Lord (1 Timothy 1:3) in condemning unbiblical doctrines, of being unloving and divisive.
The modern state of affairs has become one where such people simply do not know any better and do not understand that it is rather those who depart from the teachings of Scripture who are divisive (Romans 16:17), not those who will attempt to protect the Body from such deception.
Pray for a desire to be in the Word of God and studying it in context! Help us spread the message and share God’s Truth!
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[Eric Nicholas]

Absolutely. Decontextualization has lead a great many people to do a great load of bad. I remember, imperfectly, as you will see right quick, a song a fella on YouTube (shriek!) used to sing and the end of his videos. "Yadda yadda, keep it in context! Something, something, what you gonna ask me next. Da da da da, keep it in context! Don't Frankenstein the Bible, that's why you're always perplexed." Which is exactly true!

All the yaddas, and dadas are the lyrics I've long forgotten and I wish I remembered them, but alas...

 

[mattfivefour]

I'm amen-ing your message, Eric, but laughing at your last paragraph!

 

[Eric Nicholas]

I'm amen-ing your message, Eric, but laughing at your last paragraph!

Honestly, when I was about to type it all out, I thought I had the lyrics memorized and then when the typing started, well, you know the rest...

Great to see you again, brother! Much love!

 

[Zephyr]

Absolutely. Decontextualization has lead a great many people to do a great load of bad. I remember, imperfectly, as you will see right quick, a song a fella on YouTube (shriek!) used to sing and the end of his videos. "Yadda yadda, keep it in context! Something, something, what you gonna ask me next. Da da da da, keep it in context! Don't Frankenstein the Bible, that's why you're always perplexed." Which is exactly true!

All the yaddas, and dadas are the lyrics I've long forgotten and I wish I remembered them, but alas...

I just love "Don't Frankenstein the Bible"!!! I gotta remember that one!

 

[Eric Nicholas]

I just love "Don't Frankenstein the Bible"!!! I gotta remember that one!

Yeah, it really is a good one!