tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14696592.post2769332893767278197..comments2024-03-20T17:04:44.789-05:00Comments on Westing Peacefully: Careful with that Proof-TextingKent Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04419374220761564120noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14696592.post-58103996118475443412010-12-28T23:28:25.181-06:002010-12-28T23:28:25.181-06:00From what I have seen, I think that almost any pos...From what I have seen, I think that almost any position on any subject can be supported with a proof text from the Bible, when you take it out of context. Of course, we are always taking things out of context when we pull out just one verse--which frequently but not necessarily alters the originally intended meaning.<br /><br /> Why do we have to prove everything anyway? Is it a contest of I'm right and you're wrong? Or a genuine desire to be pleasing to God? And don't you think that when God wanted us to be precisely correct in how we do something, He would explain it directly and precisely,rather than leaving subtle hints requiring us to then tease out the meaning?Sherinoreply@blogger.com