Why do people quote the Bible out of context?

Question

How come everytime someone asks a question about homosexuality some people quote Bible verses that say they should be 'put to death' and they are 'detestable'?
I agree that homosexuality is not what God intends but those Bible verses are out of context and should only be used in conjunction with information that says:
1. God loves everyone - he detests sin not people
2. God detest all sin - including lying, gossip, slander and judgementalism
3. Jesus died so that no-one would have to 'be put to death' for their sins

The worst way to show someone that their ways are not in line with God's will is to misrepresent the grace of God.

Answer 1

Amen!

Jesus never gave a single message of hate, yet Christian spread malice like nobody's business.

Christians shouldn't hate homosexual, Islamic militants, liberals or anyone else for that matter.

Stick with what Jesus said and lived!

Answer 2

do not over-generalize too a lot. 'some' christians imagine homosexuality is okay, and some imagine they should be strung up by the testicles and publicly flayed. a lot for forgiveness. you quite can't gauge a algorithm for cutting-part day existence on the writing of distinct contributing authors from over 2000 years in the past. So sure, take it in context in reality. i am going to grant you with an celebration, which I many times cite to Christians preferring to set their faith as seperate from cutting-part day medical reasoning. The Bible states that the entire international (and the universe) became outfitted in 7 days. once you seem on the massive Bang idea, and discover out that the entire universe became created at 10-40 3 seconds after the massive Bang (Planck time, no longer even the blink of an eye fixed) and that hydrogen atoms began forming with 2 hundred years of this journey, then perchance the entire '7 day' idea doesn't seem so some distance fetched after all. Hmmm ? the problem with the Bible is that too many Christians on the prompt take its word as Gospel. you should settle for that no longer even technology can clarify each little thing, which does go away some room for God, in case you opt for to have self assurance so.

Answer 3

You "made up" what you said! the bible shows intolerance.
Whoever denies “that Jesus is the Christ” is a liar and an anti-Christ. 1 John 2:22

Any city that doesn’t receive the followers of Jesus will be destroyed in a manner even more savage than that of Sodom and Gomorrah. Mark 6:11

Total intolerance

Answer 4

While I disagree with your view of homosexuality, I will say this - the reason they do that is because they find bible verses that suit their purposes for that time. They only want things that will back them - not disprove them. They can't handle verses that say they are wrong - not in anything. It is to fulfill an need for that moment and nothing more.

Answer 5

Because that way it conforms to what they believe. Some people feel that if they quote a verse, or part of a verse, that it makes it truth and everyone should believe it. It may be out of context to you, but it isn't to them.

Answer 6

Well, every person goes to a different type of church, that means that everyone has their own interperatation. Not saying that they are right but I agree with you. Nobody is perfect accept for Jesus.

Answer 7

the short answer people quote almost anything despite knowledge of the text to gain an means to an end.

Put simply you pull a quote to save face without knowing what it means.

The bible is not alone.

Answer 8

Often when Christians don't like a verse that proves them wrong, they resort to,"that's out of context", even when it is in context.

Answer 9

because if people don't like it they forgot about it.

Answer 10

hmmm...