Bible Question: what is a good way of checking to see if someone is taking scripture out of context. I was taught to read the scripture before and after it but sometimes that is not enough. |
Bible Answer: Reading the "before" and "after" are important. Often a phrase is pulled out of nowhere and used to support a wacky doctrine, when the phrase doesn't mean that at all. One of the best ways I have found is to use a concordance to see how the word or phrase was used in other passages. Does it always mean the same thing? Is the word used the same way? Also, a topical index can be very handy. You can find other verses on the same subject and compare. |