More on II Timothy
Again, a little repeat...John McArthur has me reading the same passages over for a month...today I had a revelation of sorts.
The whole AWANA movement really took their tag verse out of context. Awana stands for Approved Workman Are Not Ashamed and it's buried in the middle of II Timothy 2 among all this scripture about not arguing over trivial things. It got me thinking...pastors, leaders, etc. do this all the time...find obscure verses that fit their needs and run with it...
Think...Prayer of Jabez, Eye for an Eye, etc.
It just bothered me today...that's all.
posted by Hollywood at 5:55 PM
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One of the best articles I read about stuff like this was in "The Door" (a well-known satirical magazine that skewers the church when it should be skewered started by Mike Yaconelli) and it portrayed a neighbor of Jabez...
...who was hacked off because every time Jabez' boundaries expanded, his were shrinking. Perfect example of how verses out of context really are detrimental to the cause of Christ.
And, when you think about it, stuff like this is even more pronounced than we know. Think about how many Christian band are named after Bible obscurities or how many ministries are named after little snippets of Scripture. Ultimately, it's watering down Truth.
You might want to watch the Rob Bell video that my pastor friend Mike posted on his blog today. Along the same lines, and it's only about 2 minutes long.
6:41 AM
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