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Podcast: Restitutio
Episode: 533 Read the Bible for Yourself 3: How to Read the Bible in Context
Description: This is part 3 of the Read the Bible For Yourself.
Today is the first of two episodes on how to understand and apply the Bible. One of the greatest problems facing Bible readers today is the lifted verse. It's so common to see a verse or even half a verse posted on social media or on a sign somewhere. When most people read a random verse, they impose their own modern context and background information on it. As a result, it's easy to accidentally give a scripture new meaning that the original author never intended. How can...