“‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.” (CSB – Read the chapter)
Context is king when it comes to understanding the Scriptures well. This morning we started talking about a popular bumper-sticker verse out of Isaiah and then talked about the different contexts we need to take into account when examining a particular verse. Let’s put all of that into practice.
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“‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.” (CSB – Read the chapter)
This is a bumper sticker verse. What I mean is that this is a verse that is commonly used as a stand-alone slogan. You can find decorative pieces at Hobby Lobby or other places that cater to a Christian audience with this verse on them. The thing about verses like this presented like that is they can mean just about whatever you want for them to mean. Lifted out of their original context, they become a kind of blank slate on which we can write our own story. This kind of thing feels really good, but it’s a terrible way to treat the Scriptures.
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