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Jan 4, 2022 · In summary, quoting a single Scripture “out of context” can be fine at times; other times, it is problematic. If our usage of a verse, out of context, suggests a different meaning from what the broader passage warrants, then it is wrong. Whenever we read or hear someone using a single verse in isolation, it’s good to plug that verse back ...
Oct 8, 2020 · Often, Bible verses are pulled out of context and made to mean what they did not mean to the original audience, usually as a way of making applications to present-day situations. Right application can only be determined once the correct interpretation has been discovered. When reading Bible verses, applications are many, but interpretations are ...
- Worthless workmanship. “We are worthless servants.” (Luke 17:10) “We are his workmanship.” (Ephesians 2:10) Application questions: How does an understanding of the gospel reveal both statements are true—that people are both worthless and a workmanship?
- Longingly satisfied. “Blessed are those who hunger.” (Matthew 5:6) “No one who comes to me will ever be hungry.” (John 6:35) Application questions: As believers await Christ’s return, how are they to process their current state?
- To yoke or not to yoke? “Take up my yoke and learn from me.” (Matthew 11:29) “Don’t submit again to a yoke.” (Galatians 5:1) Application questions: How does Christ’s yoke differ from the yoke of the law?
- The role of works. “A person is justified by faith apart from works of the law.” (Romans 3:28) “A person is justified by works and not by faith alone.”
Jan 4, 2022 · Understanding context begins with four principles: literal meaning (what it says), historical setting (the events of the story, to whom is it addressed, and how it was understood at that time), grammar (the immediate sentence and paragraph within which a word or phrase is found) and synthesis (comparing it with other parts of Scripture for a fuller meaning).
- Romans 8:28 – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:29 – “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son.”
- Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”
- Hebrews 11:1 – “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:2-40 – Examples of how the great heroes of faith did more than believe, but acted in dramatic fashion on that belief.
- Matthew 6:33 – But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 5 and 6 – We prefer the 2 half of 33, getting “all these things”, and rarely analyze what “seek first His kingdom and His righteousness” really means, which is explained in detail by the long sermon Jesus gave “on the mount” in chapters 5 and 6.
Nov 18, 2019 · 3. Look at the larger narrative. This last step is to look at the verse you are reading from a higher viewpoint. You take the specific passage you are reading and see how that passage fits within the narrative of the entire book or the Bible. This one is the most involved step.
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Therefore, it is appropriate to take this verse out of the surrounding context because its meaning remains constant. Taking a verse out of context generally gets dicey when the motivation is to manipulate the Scripture to say what we want it to say. For instance, in Luke 12:19, Jesus says the words, "relax, eat, drink, be merry."
