Today I was reminded again of the inaccurate use of Scripture I've seen for 28 years when I was reading about a guy named William Hunt who was burned at the stake on this date in 1555 because he read his Bible after Bloody Mary of England said, "NO!" The end of the article asked if YOU'D be willing to die at the stake for Bible reading privileges and then quoted Hebrews 4:12, "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."Now while that statement is true enough about the Bible, the context of the verse is talking about Jesus. Look at the next verse, "And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do." So, the "word of God" in the previous sentence should be Word of God, meaning Jesus, as in John 1:14, "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth."
If you want to talk about using the Bible to change lives, use these verses:
2 Timothy 3:16-17, "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work."
Jeremiah 23:29-30, "Is not My word like fire?" declares the LORD, "and like a hammer which shatters a rock? Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour."
Thus endeth the lesson for the day.
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