Everytime when someone asks to explain a scripture why is it that some1 says you're taking it out of context?

Question

If you had a question about what a scripture means and want to have an understanding in it, would you like to have it explained to you and to know what it means and understand it at the same time?

I personally think its very helpful to have a verse explained so that you can get the full extent of understanding what it means and have it taken to heart. There is no harm in needing an explaination about a Scripture that you don't understand.

Answer 1

Good question. Not always is it being taken out of context. Sometimes it maybe though, but usually in a negative sense. Sometimes needing a verse explained will help someone understand the context as well.

Balance is needed, using discretion as to the reasoning of the "question" may also be helpful.

Answer 2

Often an answer is contained in one,two or several scriptures if one has the truth on the matter although often the truth is refuted by ones of an unbelieving heart .And as well the unbeliever says in his heart there is no truth ,like ones who fall away completely will make excuses for him/herself and resort to blaming J W's for taking scripture out of context. Again the concordance like the one in the NWT.is helpful although not always necessary in all circumstances because only one reference may be necessary to handle a matter or point to a whole context somewhere else in the Bible that's related.

Answer 3

Usually a passage of scripture has to be read sometimes a few pages back from where the passage is that's being referred to. Most people will just take a line or two and comment on it without taking into consideration all the factors involved. So their interpretation is said to be "taken out of context." The problem is, there are so many different interpretations, and contexts to take the same passage in, that it practically doesn't matter if you read the whole story or not. Nobody's going to understand it, or agree anyway.

Answer 4

Th part about context means that scripture should be understood in light of the passage that it is written in, in other words, what was going on around that verse, who was speaking and what was being talked about. This is done as many verses, taken by themselves, have a completely different meaning than when in context.

Answer 5

Basic rules of context.

1st: our understanding must agree with the sentence it is found in.

Believe it or not many will take a word or two and try to prove something that doesn't agree with sentence it is in.

2nd: our understanding must agree with paragraph it is being taken from.

3rd: It must agree with the chapter it is found in.

4th: It must agree with the book it written in.

5th: It must agree with rest of the bible.

If our understanding doesn't fit these 5 points, we are taking the verse out of context.

Along with context is the accuracy of the bible you are using.

What is the best way to study God's word?

by subjects, Looking up all the scriptures that pretain to a subject we find God's word will interpert itself.

Example: once saved always saved is a beautiful thought, but it is not taught in the bible.

We all know the scriptures that say "Salvation is based on faith, and that it is a free gift,

But to ignore Jesus when he says get away from me you workers of lawlessness, or that he will erase people names from the book of life is to ignore the whole context of salvation.

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Answer 6

Unless you were there with the apostle at the time, chances are that it is being taken out of context, at least in some way.

Tradition is the name for the process that the Holy Spirit has always used to guide the authentic church, from age to age.

The bible is incomplete and unknowable without it.

That's why authentic church tradition has always been invaluable when it comes to gaining a correct and logical understanding of scripture.

Conversely, late day, non-authentic tradition leads only to apostasy and confusion.

Answer 7

Many people look at the Bible as a series of "one-liners," when actually it is a fluid story of God's faithfulness to mankind. Some statements in the Bible are directed broadly to large groups of people. Other things in the text are spoken between two people.
Context helps us to know if a statement was directed at an individual, for his or her individual benefit, or whether it directed to many, if not all.

The difference?
My walk with Christ as a unique person with unique problems,
OR
Our corporate walk with Christ as His Church, or as an unbeliever.

Answer 8

All humans differ in personality and opinion. What you think may make sense another would criticize and argue that you are wrong. It would always happen and therefore it should always be expected.

Just ignore these people. Choose the answer that you believe best answers your question.

Answer 9

Here is my take on it:
I feel like the word of God must speak for itself.
Jesus said: you do not want to come to me that you may have life. I do not accept glory from men, but I well know that you do not have the love of God in you. I have come in the name of my Father, but you do not receive me; if someone else arrived in his own name, you would receive that one. How can you believe, when you are accepting glory from one another and you are not seeking the glory that is from the only God?
“Jehovah’s spirit is upon me, because he anointed me to declare good news to the poor, he sent me forth to preach a release to the captives and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send the crushed ones away with a release, to preach Jehovah’s acceptable year.” With that he rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were intently fixed upon him. Then he started to say to them: “Today this scripture that you just heard is fulfilled.” Do I need to add anything to this? I think not.

Answer 10

If I'm not allowed to take a verse and say it doesn't make sense without dozens of people telling me I'm taking it out of context, you can't do it either. It's only fair.