Scripture out of Context

Scriptural context is valuable when you are trying to learn what the writer intended to have appear in your mind after you read what he wrote. Context seems to be irrelevant when listening to the Spirit of God as He gives life both to words that have recently proceeded from his mouth, and to the words He inSpired Scripture writers to record.

New Testament writers quoted sources that they called “the Scriptures” more than 250 times in their writings. Of these quotes, the sources include The Assumption of Moses, The Book of Enoch, unknown writings that have not been identified, and parts of what we call the Old Testament.

Overall, 8 times when writers in the New Testament stated that they were quoting Scripture, the interpretations given by the writers were clearly out of the context of what they were quoting.

A list of these Scriptures and more is in an article on the Bible you can find if you click here.