carlgobelman
Puritan Board Freshman
OK, what's your vote for the Bible verse most taken out of context? I am casting my vote for Revelation 3:20...
Nearly every time I hear this verse talked about in evangelical circles, it is always misquoted as an evangelistic verse ("Jesus, stands at the door to your heart and knocks. Won't you let him in?").
It seems to me more often than not that churches that interpret this verse in that way are the ones being talked about in that pericope...
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me
Nearly every time I hear this verse talked about in evangelical circles, it is always misquoted as an evangelistic verse ("Jesus, stands at the door to your heart and knocks. Won't you let him in?").
It seems to me more often than not that churches that interpret this verse in that way are the ones being talked about in that pericope...