Excuse me please, apparently I took a verse out of context when I quoted it, how so?

Question

Let's review a previous question,
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au43_VwYIxlziBD6FFMSs_nd7BR.?qid=20070406141443AALzfuX

Now, in quoteing the bible, word for word, from the New International Version, how did I "take it out of context".

What does that mean exactly, all I did was ask a question, if there was something wrong with it.

Should I quote from the King James Version?

Is the Bible the word for word of god, and if so, what is god saying in Matthew 6:5-6?

Again,
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au43_VwYIxlziBD6FFMSs_nd7BR.?qid=20070406141443AALzfuX

Answer 1

You've got it. Not out of context.

Answer 2

I'm not sure what the exact question is, but it seems you are asking if Christians should or should not pray in public, right? No matter what the translation, I think it's self-explanatory. Christ was berating the Pharisees for acting like such hypocrites in praying out in public, but out of sight were the biggest, sinful donkey's asses extant. Myself, I pray in my bedroom or when I'm alone out in the woods by the stream- my favorite spot to be, besides the library and in a cemetery(it's quiet and the last place my wife would ever think to look for me. Weird, I know. It's just so peaceful.).

Answer 3

No, I think you are close enough. The context is to "not be like a hypocrite".

Taking God out of public schools is not the same as praying in public or private. The original intent for public schools was to teach people how to read the Bible. Our congress actually published a Bible for that purpose-do your history homework.

Answer 4

You didn't exactly take it out of context. It's more like you didn't take into consideration other verses concerning prayer.

In the passage you quoted, Jesus was specifically pointing out the errors of the Pharisees, who were noted for their long and elaborate public prayers. He was warning others to avoid what the hypocritical religious leaders were doing, and that was praying just to sound important. They were more interested in impressing men than talking to God.

He didn't ban all public prayer. . .in fact, He prayed openly in front of the disciples at the Last Supper. If He had absolutely forbidden people to pray in front of others, then He wouldn't have done so Himself.

Answer 5

I reviewed your original question and the scriptures you quoted are correct. However they have nothing to do with prayer being removed from schools.
I would caution all about what Bible version they use and have given you a link to check out the discrepancies in some of the different version available to-day.

http://www.av1611.org/biblecom.html

Answer 6

because of the fact they are taught to wrestle stressful situations to their ideals in this form of way. i understand, i used to be a christian. there is doubt and stress at the back of their frantic clinging to their ideals, and something that shakes their tenuous carry is promptly rebuffed, oftentimes by potential of attacking the messenger, as yet another mentioned, or by potential of asserting which you took a verse out of context. i'm sorry to cite the holey bible at you yet this verse seems to in wonderful condition: All Scripture is inspired of God and advantageous for coaching. 2 Timothy 3:sixteen-17 @ Ruth- Did you no longer see the analyze that atheists understand greater approximately faith than non secular human beings do? many individuals are recuperating christians ourselves; all of us understand of what we communicate.

Answer 7

You are absolutely right. Jesus opposed public worship (which one could possibly interpret as the whole concept of church) because it had such a potential to be ingenuous. People went to church and prayed to show how holy they were, and this is still happening today.

You are taking nothing out of context. Christians always say that when you point out a biblical contradiction.

Answer 8

No, you were right in quoting it.

For Christians, though, you can pray wherever you want. It is up to the Christian to decide whether he or she will pray in public or in private.

The conflict with removing God from school is not the 'public/private' problem, but rather a question of whether the state has the right to 'make any legislation with regards to religion'. In other words, the government can neither require nor prohibit acts of faith in public places.

Answer 9

It doesn't mean it's wrong to pray in public, or in schools. It means don't pray publicly to make a show in front of others. Prayer should be sincere, not done to impress other people. (This would also apply to people who pray long, pompous prayers in church in an effort to impress others with their so-called 'godliness and wisdom'.)

Answer 10

In Matt 6:5-6 Jesus is referrring to men who relished the thought of being “visible to men” passing by in four directions. In a display of false holiness, they would “for a pretext make long prayers,” so as to arouse the admiration of onlookers.—Luke 20:47.

Answer 11

It wasn't taken out of context :)

I'm a Christian, and I thought you made an excellent point. True Christians are advised by Jesus to "be no part of this world, just as I am no part of this world."

When Jesus was on Earth, he refused to get involved in the politics of the nation of Israel. The Jews wanted to make him their King, but he refused. He even told Pontius Pilate that his kingdom was also no part of this world, in effect reassuring Pilate that he was not a political threat to Caesar or the ruling Roman empire.

God and Jesus are not pleased with the involvement of church and state that we see today. "Pay back Caesar's things to Caesar, but God's things to God."

True Christians busy themselves with preaching the good news of God's Kingdom, not political agendas or protests.