Proof Texting the Scriptures
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As I worked on my Simply Scriptures project and as I searched and studied the scriptures more fully, I began to realize that some very common interpretations of the scriptures are just plain wrong. Proof texting is the idea of using specific scriptures to support an idea when a larger reading would support a different interpretation or idea. This is honestly very easy to do since the words of one or 2 scriptures alone can seem very compelling. I have been guilty of this and likely am still guilty of this. The language of the scriptures can be complicated to understand, and the culture of the author can also play a huge part in understanding the meaning of the writer.