If you are going to quote Biblical Verses in answer to a question, don't you think you should also EXPLAIN why
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Some people feel that should just be enough. It isn't! And please let me add on to this:\n\nDO NOT-\n\n     -quote scriptures to individuals who have just lost someone dear to them (spouse or a child), UNLESS it is someone who you know very well, and they asked you a religous question, and/or it completely applies and will encourage and comfort that person. I hate scripture drive-by-ing, especially when individuals are hurting. At moments when people are hurt, DO NOT QUOTE CHRIST, instead BE LIKE HIM. Cry with that person, hug them, and listen. Scriptures were not written to be quoted, they were written to be lived. Please take note of how Christ comforted those who moroned, and follow his example. \n\nChrist never did drive-by scripture quoting. With everything he did quote, it was attached to a message and could be understood by those "who had ears to listen". \n\n     - do not offer Scriptures you do not understand yourself. It's embarrasing.\n\n     - do not offer Scripture to non-christians, unless it is out of love.\n\n     - do not offer Scripture just to bible-thump someone in the head. If a person is sinning, do what the scriptures says and rebuke them gently. PLEASE NOTE- this is in reference to Christians. You can not hold somebody to a standard they have not accepted as their own. Christians are held to a higher standard, don't hold others to it if they haven't accepted it yet. \n\nWhen you explain do not say things like, well its God's word and that's all you need to know. Christ took the time to explain what He said, do the same. \n\nTo those who have been the recipient of such drive-by scripturing, please understand that the person who drove by actually meant well. I do believe God's word should be shared, but please do it with love and full consideration of others. And please remember that it is far more important to live the scriptures, rather then quote them. \n\n\nGodspeed
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Another pick and chose from your part eh? Why don't you believe the bible as whole instead of picking and choosing verses that you think justifies the violent works of your faith? That's too hypocritical to get some bible verse yet deny the rest. This isn't a prophecy, this is a form of praise. Did you analyze this verse yourself, it talks about Israel, are you an israelite? Jesus is the KIng of Zion no other else.
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Quotes are said not written.\nThe question should be "Who said......" NOT   "Who Wrote"
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don't mean to spoil it, but surely in order to help ourselves to two points we have to give some form of answer? whether it is related to the rhetorical question or not, just a thought
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The written word is subject to many interpretations even when well thought out and beautifully expressed.  Those doing the interpreting can draw correct or erroneous conclusions based entirely on their own personal frame of reference.  For example, look at the millions of opinions on every word of the Bible and thousands of classes taught on the plays of Shakespeare.\nNevertheless, it is human nature to think that our opinion is the right one and if we LEAP to it based on just a few words, without considering all the ramifications of the Asker's query, we are still probably being honest in our label of the Asker.\nFor myself, I try not to do that because at least half the fun for me on here is figuring out where the Asker is "coming from" and is the question legitimate, and finally, if he or she cares enough to ask, then he or she probably also cares enough to read my answer, and so somewhere out there in the ether I have communicated with a like-minded individual.\nYou can probably label me a "blow-hard" from this long, windy answer, though, and I won't take offense! ha ha.  It was a good question.  Thanks.
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Interesting how so many people quote a different part of the bible without dealing with the fact that there is a clear contradictino here.\n\nTHis guy posted a verse that says basically, ask and you shall receive. Not "I'll think about it", but you shall receive.  And you all quote verses saying "not so fast".  Well, which is it? Can we move mountains with faith? Only if it's for a good cause? What?
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Nope,it's one of those passages that I disagree with.What you quoted was one of many unethical verses in the bible.I don't believe or follow everything I read.
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It is not the words, or their source, that matter but their understanding by the person using them.  Today you have people quoting words of peace and brotherly love while inciting the followers to a "holy" war, for example. The books of the Bible suppose to teach us the golden rule--love your neighbour like yourself--but some people react to the Bible's words as if they were drinking whiskey--they get violent and abusive.
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Oy, the question is all over the place. Be a little more specific and please include the verse so we can try and answer it properly.
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No it's not cause you refer to what you wanna say and you SO refer to your source.it's not wrong it's good cause you always have to be clear,but the most important thing is that you have to copy and pest it without any changes cause that is god words(Koran) and we don't have the right to change it
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It's more poetic junk in the Bible that you can really interpret to whatever you want it to be.  This bit seems to be more threats of hellfire for those outside the group.  Religion likes to use the carrot and stick approach to gaining and keeping converts.  This is one example of a stick.  On the carrot side of it, they'll talk about "God's love" and such (ignoring, of course, such contradictions as this).
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If you really feel it is pertinent information, and if you quote it, precede it with why, and after the quote tie it all together.  Don't just throw a quote into it without the proper explanations to go with it or your "audience" will wonder WHY it belongs there.
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Jesus did a lot just to fulfill the prophecy's of the old testament. It's good to question things. If the book can't stand up to our questions it's not worth the paper its printed on.
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No, we do not have all of the answers in our head, sometimes we have to search for the answer, not bragging, but I have quite a bit of Bible Knowledge in by brain, but if you have ever noticed, my answers are usually one of the last to be posted.\n\nIn fact "Schnab" paid me a compliment to day, he used the word "expositor", I e-mailed him & thanked him.
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I'm sure you'll be told you're reading the wrong version of the bible. everytime someone finds something bad in one of them, there's either a contradictory statement for rebuttal or it's just the wrong version.
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Possibly but I don't have scripture references.
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Actually, I think it would be quite difficult to "understand" the Bible as each concept that is presented is contradicted by another.  It's hard to understand a book that has no clear message.