Essay
Misused Scripture: Exodus 14:14, "The Lord Will Fight For You"
"Let go and let God" is a good way to end up on the bottom of the sea. In Exodus 14, the passive reading survives for only one verse.
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Why Did God Kill Ananias and Sapphira? (Misused Scripture)
The text never says God killed them. What killed Ananias and Sapphira is stranger — and closer to home — than a smiting.
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Misused Scripture: Genesis 1.27 Male and Female He Created Them
Does Genesis 1:27, 'male and female he created them,' prove a strict gender binary? A closer look at merism, the Hebrew, and what an ancient creation poem is actually for.
1 corinthians 11
Misused Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:27, "Eating and Drinking in an Unworthy Manner"
This passage isn't about God punishing you for taking communion wrong. It's about what happens when the wealthy eat and the poor go hungry.
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Misused Scripture: Habakkuk 1:13 God's Eyes Are Not Too Pure to Look Upon You
Wrestling with God teaches us that such questions don't reflect a lack of faith—they are expressions of faith
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Misused Scripture: Jeremiah 17:9
Wormism is the notion, particularly popular in certain expressions of Christianity, that you and I are nothing but lowly, nasty, dirty worms. We're
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Misused Scripture: Proverbs 13:24 - Spare the Rod
People often cite "Spare the rod, spoil the child" as a Bible verse about the need for spanking children. "In my day,
Bible & Theology
Misused Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:12 "I do not permit a woman to teach"
There's a significant portion of the church that believes that women are not allowed to teach. Maybe they can teach kids or other
Ephesians
Misused Scripture: Ephesians 5:23 "The husband is the head of the wife"
Headship ≠ Leadership Setting the Record Straight Last time I talked about how Ephesians 5:22 needs to be read in the context of the verse
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Misused Scripture 6: Ephesians 5:21-22 "Wives Submit To Your Husbands"
If you've been around conservative Christians long enough, you've probably encountered the idea of "Biblical manhood and womanhood" or
Bible & Theology
Misused Scripture 5: Genesis 3:16, Men Ruling Over Women
Genesis 3 goes by lots of names: The Fall, The Curse, the starting place of Original Sin, the Loss of Innocence. It's a
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Scary Misused Scriptures 4: Hebrews 6:4-6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNoH8beJR_U In Hebrews 6, the anonymous author writes: "For it is impossible, in the case of those