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What do you do whensomeone you are defending the chursh to syas Context is unimportant and actualy not supported by the bible…

One lady mentioned it on a board, and everyone started agreeing wiht her

AHHHH

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That’s tough that’s fundamentalism. They think you can just take any old verse and it means what it says no matter what.

I’d find verses that completely disagree with them and say them.

James 2:24 - “You see that man is justified by works and not by faith alone.”

Matthew 19:16-19 -

“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” He said to him. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments. “Which ones?” he asked Him. Jesus answered, “Do not murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not bear false witness: honor your father and your mother; and love your neighbor as yourself.”

Act 2:38 “Repent,” Peter said to them, “and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

For instance that last one says repenting and baptism gives you the holy spirit, but says nothing about faith.

Things like that. They can’t agree with that, and they’ll pretty much have to say that it’s taken out of context.
 
Their contention lasts only as long as it takes for someone to use some scripture against them that they believe was taken out of context. You might want to explore the board you are looking at to see if anyone else has ever defended something by pointing to context…I suspect you will find plenty of examples.

You might also use some examples from scripture where context is critical. If anyone claims that the book of Revelation is crystal clear and one doesn’t need to look at the context and the genre of Apocalyptic writings, then they are woefully but perhaps blissfully ignorant in their approach to the holy word of God.

Go to Protestant sources on the internet for examples of respected Protestant scholars that indicate that the study of scripture involves an understanding of linguistic usage, historical setting, Jewish custom, scriptural context, and the analytical tools of hermenuetics and exegesis. If they see that their own scholars agree on the importance of context then they might be more easily persuaded. Once they see this they may benefit greatly in their understanding of scripture.

This is really nothing more than common sense.
 
I find that MANY protestants don’t really understand what “in context” means. Really. They think the Scriptures are being taken “out of contex” any time they are used to expose weaknesses in their beliefs - and they think that’s what the term “context” means

In other words, it is “in context” if it agrees with them, and “out of context” if it does not. And they feel free to disregard anything that is “out of context.”

Amazing but true. When dealing with protestants, it’s always good to define your terms - even terms you may take for granted!
 
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