Top 5 Verses Christians Take Out of Context

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The Top 5 Verses Christians Take out of Context

Have you ever heard someone quote a scripture and you wonder, “is that what that scripture really means?” Today we are going to talk about the importance of CONTEXT!

Hey what’s up everyone my name is Allen Parr and here on the BEAT we release a new video every Tuesday and so today we are talking about scriptures that Christians commonly take out of context and I want to give you my top 5.

1. “Judge not, or you will be judged”
a. This verse is often used to suggest that people don’t have the right to judge other people. You may hear someone say, “you can’t judge me, the Bible says you can’t judge…”
b. BUT, if you look at the context more carefully Jesus is NOT prohibiting all judgment but rather He is saying that before you judge someone else take some time to look at yourself first so that you will be able to see clearly enough to administer a proper judgment on something.
2. “Consider it all joy when you experience various trials”
a. This verse is often used to somehow suggest that when we experience hard times the Christian response is to ignore our human emotions and rejoice and thank God for your trial.
b. But when we look at the context it’s not saying that we should rejoice when negative things happen to us but rather we rejoice in what the trial produces in our lives which is the ability to persevere and to make us a complete well-balanced Christian.
3. “Where two or three are gathered together in your name there I will be in the midst”
a. This verse is usually quoted when no one shows up for prayer meeting to encourage the saints to pray anyway OR if we are going through a difficult time and we have 2 or 3 people praying for us…
i. First problem is that if you’re a Christian Jesus is with you all the time whether you’re by yourself or in groups of two or three
ii. Second problem is that the context is talking about how to resolve conflict in the church between two people and if there are at least two to three credible witnesses in agreement then Jesus says I will be in the midst of that conflict resolution.
4. “Speak those things that are not as though they are” – this verse has been misused by so many people to suggest that if we have enough faith we have the ability to create our own destiny simply by speaking things into existence.
a. The problem with this one is if you read the passage carefully it clearly says that that God is the only one that is able to call something into existence that is not.
b. You and I cannot twist God’s hand and force Him to do something outside of His will simply by speaking it because that puts us in the position of God and God in the position of a servant.
5. By His stripes we are healed – Now people have used this verse when they are praying over someone who I sick suggesting that through Jesus’ death on the cross (i.e. His “stripes”) we are healed of any sickness and disease. The problem with this is…
a. If you trace the Hebrew word for heal throughout the entire book of Isaiah you’ll see that every time it is used to refer to God spiritually healing a nation of people who have backslidden and He is healing them of their spiritual sickness.
b. We know it’s not talking about sickness because in the NT Peter quoted this same verse and the context clearly proves that the idea of being healed is spiritual and not physical.
c. Peter used this same verse in the NT and helps us understand the meaning of the original text to refer to a spiritual healing and not a physical one.

My hope and goal with this video is that we would all be much more careful when speaking for God and make sure that we are quoting scriptures in the right context and not just saying things that we’ve heard other people say or even your pastor say or the common Christian cliché. Remember that when you take the text out of CONtext, you get CONNED every time!

[gotbfaster]

When people say "but the Bible says don't judge", I'm like okay well, when your boss tells you that you need to do better at work, do you tell him do not judge unless you want to be judged?

No, generally people will look at that as constructive criticism opposed to someone being rude and judging simply because they're actually here to help (or try to help) you in a positive way.

That's how I look at that verse.

Of course we shouldn't be rude, but judge in a godly Christ-like manner.

[BibleTruthseminary]

You missed one, money is the root of evil however its the love of it. You're good.

[PockASqueeno]

You forgot about my two favorites, both from Genesis 1:

“Be fruitful and multiply.” Christians often use this to judge other Christians who choose not to have children. Of course, God was telling the animals to reproduce because the earth was not fully populated at the time. Of course He wanted people and animals to populate the planet before there were billions of people here.

“It is not good for man to be alone.” Similarly, Christians often use this to imply that everyone should get married and that singles who wish to remain abstinent are somehow sinning. Of course, if you read the rest of the Bible, this is obviously not true, as the apostle Paul never married, nor did Jesus Himself. No, it isn’t good for man to be alone, but there are other forms of companionship besides the romantic kind.

[anthonycosentino]

So happy I found this channel, I reacently re dedicated my life to christ, and I'm experiencing a peace like never before.

[jamesrobinson]

"All things work together for the good..." People stop there without quoting the entire scripture.

[jessitabonita]

When unbelievers use these Scriptures, it’s exhausting.

[TheNikolinho]

thank you. two very, very important ones that people misquote all the time:


i can do all things through CHrist Jesus who gives me strength (no, you can't fly or be a new superman - it's about hardship).


and "for i have plans for you, plans to prosper and not to harm you" (no, it's not about you, it's about Jews being held as captives in Babylon)

[MrsBee-uolc]

THANK I'm so tired of hearing people use these scriptures out of context good work brother, blessings

[HARDBODYJTIMO]

#6 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” 🙄 97% used out of context

[jesusisking]

Thank you so much! I've been Decieved before and am trying hard to get all scriptures 100% right lately so I can street preach and preach perfectly to millions, around the world, one day.

[mikesworld]

Regarding "by His stripes we are healed": my understanding is that God never wishes people to be sick and therefore it can be applied to physical healing as well. With that understanding, one Monday morning I was awake at 5.30am feeling nauseous and had diarrhoea. The job I had at the time, I had never taken a day off work due to illness. At 6.45am, I decided to pray about it (why it took me so long to think of praying, I don't know!). For 15 minutes I declared God's healing over my body, specifically the verse "by His stripes we are healed", and I even held a Bible to my stomach which was in a lot of pain. I said to God that at 7.00am, I would start to get ready for work. The pain did not 'slowly get better', I remained in the same state the entire time...

... until 7am came and I put the Bible down and went to have a shower. By the time I reached the shower, the pain had gone! I did not vomit nor have diarrhoea, and I was able to work without any problems.

So, whatever your view on that verse, God can and does still heal today, and He sometimes uses that verse in relation to physical healing too. Whilst I agree that we must be careful regarding what is preached regarding certain verses - in general - we must not exclude the fact that God can speak to people through those verses in particular cases. (My particular favourite is Jeremiah 29:11 - it was not written to all Christians, it was written to specific people at a specific time for a specific purpose. It should not be preached as if it is meant for all people - in general. However, God does use the verse for particular individuals who are going through a hard time, to give them hope. But we shouldn't pull it out to give someone encouragement unless directed to by God.)

[helpfulcreation]

5 minute video, but it’s a half hour study when I read and write out all the verses! Great message to fill up my memory verse list for the week, thank you!

[alisiamerchant-perry]

Thank you .was Talking to someone about "biblical context " the other day. God bless

[jasoneustice]

Praise Jesus for you channel I love it and it answers lots of questions my wife and I have thank you for it

[jerrymann]

This dude literally saved my life next to Christ! This is realest Pastor I ever seen!

[inoeyu]

Pastor, regarding healing how will you explain this...

John 14:12 
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father

[cameronolson]

Just want to give you a shout out Mr. Parr for being a clear and concise defender of truth and another great resource to suggest to youth that are best receiving information through this platform. Keep it up man

[johngodsey]

Best YouTube channel so far. As a missionary I often find myself having to do hermeneutic studies with other missionaries in order to view scripture within its context. Thank you for this. It's a helpful resource.
John godsey
Missionary nurse, instructor and mobilizer

[charmainwilliams-farrar]

My brother I thank God for you and thank you for being obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit in your life and being faithful to the Word of God. I’ve been thinking these concepts but didn’t know how to put it together but this is perfect and simple for people like me...lol. Praise Grace God that His Word will never pass away!

[dredrob]

GOODNESS!!!! I felt this way about these scriptures for years. So many wouldn’t agree with me, and thought I was wrong. I feel set free.