twisted scriptures Archives - DISNTR - The Dissenter https://disntr.com/tag/twisted-scriptures/ News, Polemics, Discernment, Theology, Apologetics Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:31:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/disntr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 twisted scriptures Archives - DISNTR - The Dissenter https://disntr.com/tag/twisted-scriptures/ 32 32 189756376 Untwisting the Bible, Part IX: Will a Man Rob God? – Malachi 3:8 https://disntr.com/2023/11/14/untwisting-the-bible-part-ix-will-a-man-rob-god-malachi-38/ https://disntr.com/2023/11/14/untwisting-the-bible-part-ix-will-a-man-rob-god-malachi-38/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:31:15 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246930 “Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me.” Malachi 3:8—a verse so frequently plucked from its Old Testament habitat and transplanted into the fertile soil of modern-day sermons, especially when the collection plate seems a little light. It’s become the go-to verse for proponents of “first fruits tithing,” a doctrine that, while superficially sounding […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/11/14/untwisting-the-bible-part-ix-will-a-man-rob-god-malachi-38/feed/ 0 246930 Untwisting the Bible, Part VIII: Slain in the Spirit https://disntr.com/2023/10/30/untwisting-the-bible-part-viii-slain-in-the-spirit/ https://disntr.com/2023/10/30/untwisting-the-bible-part-viii-slain-in-the-spirit/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:45:14 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246773 Picture this: a coliseum filled with crazy people whipped into a frenzy, arms flailing like windmills in a gale, eyes rolled back as if caught in a trance. The preacher, slick and telegenic, lays a hand on someone’s forehead, mutters a few words, and then—bam! Down they go, “slain in the Spirit,” they’ll tell you. […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/10/30/untwisting-the-bible-part-viii-slain-in-the-spirit/feed/ 0 246773 Untwisting the Bible, Part VII: Colossians 1:15 and Jesus’ Divinity https://disntr.com/2023/10/26/untwisting-the-bible-part-vii-colossians-115-and-jesus-divinity/ https://disntr.com/2023/10/26/untwisting-the-bible-part-vii-colossians-115-and-jesus-divinity/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2023 19:13:24 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246740 Arianism. The ancient heresy that keeps coming back like an insidious weed in the theological garden of the Church. Rooted in the 4th century teachings of the arch-heretic, Arius, this toxic belief system thrives today in many forms, including in the theology of Jehovah’s Witnesses. These modern adherents, with remarkable audacity, pervert the Scriptures to […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/10/26/untwisting-the-bible-part-vii-colossians-115-and-jesus-divinity/feed/ 0 246740 Untwisting the Bible, Part VI: Jesus Sinned? https://disntr.com/2023/10/23/untwisting-the-bible-part-vi-jesus-sinned/ https://disntr.com/2023/10/23/untwisting-the-bible-part-vi-jesus-sinned/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:49:55 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246672 In a world where every sacred text and tradition is up for grabs, it comes as no surprise that leftists, especially those of the “progressive Christianity” ilk, have found a new frontier for their artistic interpretations—the very sinlessness of Jesus Christ Himself. Because nothing says progress like accusing the Savior of the world of sin […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/10/23/untwisting-the-bible-part-vi-jesus-sinned/feed/ 0 246672 Untwisting the Bible – Part IV: Matthew 7:7, God Is Not a Cosmic Vending Machine https://disntr.com/2023/10/14/untwisting-the-bible-part-iv-matthew-77-god-is-not-a-cosmic-vending-machine/ https://disntr.com/2023/10/14/untwisting-the-bible-part-iv-matthew-77-god-is-not-a-cosmic-vending-machine/#respond Sat, 14 Oct 2023 11:50:19 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246594 Matthew 7:7 has often been appropriated by prosperity gospel charlatans in a way that has led to some of the most egregious distortions of biblical teaching. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you,” says the verse. In the mouths of these […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/10/14/untwisting-the-bible-part-iv-matthew-77-god-is-not-a-cosmic-vending-machine/feed/ 0 246594 Untwisting the Bible, Part III: “Let Go and Let God” https://disntr.com/2023/10/10/untwisting-the-bible-part-iii-let-go-and-let-god/ https://disntr.com/2023/10/10/untwisting-the-bible-part-iii-let-go-and-let-god/#respond Tue, 10 Oct 2023 12:34:37 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246558 Okay, so this one isn’t actually in the Bible. But since a disturbing number of professing believers think it is, we’ll cover it anyway. The well-worn mantra, “Let go and let God”—a phrase often parroted in church Sunday School classes, book clubs, and social media posts by people who presume it to be a golden […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/10/10/untwisting-the-bible-part-iii-let-go-and-let-god/feed/ 0 246558 Untwisting the Bible, Part II: Matthew 7 – “Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged” https://disntr.com/2023/10/06/untwisting-the-bible-part-ii-matthew-7-judge-not-lest-ye-be-judged/ https://disntr.com/2023/10/06/untwisting-the-bible-part-ii-matthew-7-judge-not-lest-ye-be-judged/#respond Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:33:00 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246540 Welcome to Part II of our series, “Untwisting the Bible,” where we yank twisted Scriptures back into their rightful context. In today’s spiritual battlefield of “gotcha” theology, few verses are weaponized as much as Matthew 7:1 and 7:5: “Judge not, that you be not judged,” and “You hypocrite, first take the log out of your […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/10/06/untwisting-the-bible-part-ii-matthew-7-judge-not-lest-ye-be-judged/feed/ 0 246540 Untwisting the Bible, Part I: Jeremiah 29:11 https://disntr.com/2023/10/03/untwisting-the-bible-part-i-jeremiah-2911/ https://disntr.com/2023/10/03/untwisting-the-bible-part-i-jeremiah-2911/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:25:53 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246517 Welcome to Part I of our brand-new series, “Untwisting the Bible.” Today, we’re examining a text so frequently misused that it’s virtually become a spiritual cliché: Jeremiah 29:11. It’s recited by valedictorians at graduation ceremonies, inscribed in ornate fonts on greeting cards, and yes, perhaps even inked as a permanent reminder on your forearm. You’ll […]

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