You don't understand...
You are like millions of people that go around and quote scripture...but have no idea what that piece of scripture means.
Context is everything...friend.
Get some!
Context is everything...friend.
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You are so correct. Context IS everything. In Bible college, we had the 20/20 or 50/50 rule (depending upon length of book). The rule went: examine AT LEAST the 20 (or 50) verses BEFORE and AFTER the verse in question to determine context. That was the minimum. Ideally, context is best found in the book in it’s entirety or in the Bible as a whole.
“Cult” groups almost always use verses out of context and on people with little or no Biblical literacy. That is how I got roped in to the LDS, and discovering the context of their “proof texts” is how I was led out.
It is also why I went to Bible College after I got out.