Christians do believe many are twisting the word of God to fit their lifestyle or personal beliefs?

We are not bound by the law as a Christian but should we still pay close attention to scripture and the will of God.

If we adjust the scriptures to fit our needs the are we not defiling the WORD OF GOD?



Then in essence we become harlot?Christians do believe many are twisting the word of God to fit their lifestyle or personal beliefs?
There is no doubt that many Christians are drawn to the things of the world. We're told in God's Word to "live IN the world, but not OF the world." Yet so many people have to have THINGS in order to be happy. A big screen TV, a certain fancy car, a bigger house, more clothes, etc., etc. That is definitely living worldly, and it takes the heart away from Christ where it should be.



God bless!
You bet. People throughout history have done this and still are doing it.Christians do believe many are twisting the word of God to fit their lifestyle or personal beliefs?
Jhn 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.



Jesus speaking
Dang it! I was going to put down what the first guy said.Christians do believe many are twisting the word of God to fit their lifestyle or personal beliefs?
People adjust the scriptures to meet their needs all the time. They do the things in the bible that are easy for them and ignore the things that aren't easy for them. That's why people will paint their faces and scream their heads of raise their hands and clap and cheer for their favorite sports team, but you ask them to raise their voice or hands in church and NO WAY!!!!
first of all, we are bound by the law to a certain extent remember when Jesus said "depart from me you who practice lawlessness"?



but also, I agree with you. People do adjust scripture to fit their personal preferences
and in other news



gay's are claiming they are christians



women are becoming priests



and gay women are becoming priests to atheist congregations



its almost time..........
Learning to truely love God takes away any desire to change his word and repaces it with a desire for his will
Yes I do without a doubt, and starting up a money making new religion that is not of God.
EVERY believer does this. People take the passages they like and ignore the unpleasant ones. If you want to follow every little commandment in The Bible, but don't because it is against the law, then you truly frighten me. If I believed in a god, I would pray to him and ask him to make sure that your kind NEVER EVER EVER gets control. The Judeo-Christian-Moslem god is a monster.
Sad to say yes, only few remains, most of them are high minded, ever learning but never have come to the knowledge of the truth.
%26gt;%26gt; We are not bound by the law [of God] as a Christian ...



聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Whoever told or taught you that was either suffering from the same deception, in the form of a tradition of man, as many are -- or was twisting the Word of God to suit their lifestyle or personal belief. The Bible plainly states that all will be judged by the Law of God and according to their works (which testify to their adherance, or not, to the Law of God). What those whom have truly surrendered their lives and hearts to Jesus Christ are *NOT* under is the *condemnation* of having *broken* the Law of God -- for they have been forgiven.



God bless.
You have said a lot here..I see this in the election that's going on now.How many of my friends that say they are Christians,are going against what the word of God tells us we must do. to vote for their Candidate..So yes, a lot are twisting the word to do as they wish. this is a very dangerous thing. God nor his word is to be played with. .Hope and pray those that say they are Christians will see what they are doing.and repent.As you can't have it both ways.
Y E S, I really do believe that some people who call themselves Christians are hypocrites and are defiling the

WORD OF GOD. We should pay very close attention to the

Will Of God and the Scriptures.

YES to the last question.
First and foremost, the bible is not straightforward, so one should not take the text literally. It has several authors, and the people who wrote the bible were not given a direct list of commands from God. For example, Matthew 18:8 If your hand or foot causes you to sin, Chop it off" But in ancient Jewish culture, it was custom to chop off ones hand for stealing. But what that really means is if something causes you to sin(Ex. Alcohol), avoid it. So simply when someone "adjusts" scripture, they are translating. The book of Genesis is full of confusing text. Starting with the creation story, it is a legend of how the world came to be, and how evil entered the world. Adam was the name given to the first man in the time of the ancient hebrews, and eve the first woman. But there really was the first sin, and it did bring evil into the world, and we inherited it. And then into the story of Noah, it is a babylonian myth that was rendered into a jewish story. But the bible teaches that God is Love, and a loving God would not wipe out every person for their sins, and only save 2 people. And then it explains the origin of Africans, Asians, and Europeans. Which would be highly disputed, and racist. So some truth can be seen for the importance of animal life. Why did he tell noah to save the animals, but not to save the plants, bacteria, or fungi? Then it states for the second time that God is a mighty God who is above all man. So there is really no historical accuracy till Abraham. And in Abrahamic scriptures, it says that several people lived 500 years or so, but this was hebrew symbolism for greatness.
Hey!



Funny you should mention a harlot. Isn't there a great harlot at the end of the Bible in the book of Revelation? Didn't John predict about that?



Also, look at Mark 12:17 where it says: "Jesus then said: 'Pay back Caesar鈥檚 things to Caesar, but God鈥檚 things to God.' And they began to marvel at him." So, following the law was encouraged by Jesus himself...as long as it didn't go against God's laws.



Or are you talking about the law written in Leviticus? Well, we are no longer under that law, that is true. That law had a purpose however. It was to show how sinful man's nature truly was. NO ONE could fully uphold what the law said. This underlined the need for Jesus' sacrifice. That was the whole point of that law.



But what you are talking about is mentioned in the Bible several times. It even says that you cannot be a slave to two masters, the world (riches) and God (Luke 16:13).



Jesus Christ himself said that he was no part of this world. He also said that his followers must follow his example, and that that is how you can tell his true followers apart from the false (John 17:15-17). Also, we are told in the Bible not to follow this system of things.



Romans 12:2 reads: "And quit being fashioned after this system of things, but be transformed by making YOUR mind over, that YOU may prove to yourselves the good and acceptable and perfect will of God."



That is what is required to be a TRUE Christian. Anyone can claim to be a Christian. But actions speak louder than mere words. If you do not live by what you say you believe, what is it truly worth?



Great question, and an awesome point. I disagree with a lot of the former answerers on that ALL Christians do this. Not all Christians do this, but they all do sin. The fact that they sin does not mean they do not realize that it was wrong. Bible standards remain Bible standards, even if you can't always live up to them. Striving for that goal is the point.



Hope that helps! Have a great day!



Luv ya,

Tashi :)
so we should stone homosexuals, adulterers, and disobediant teenagers?





Good thinking
Cultures evolve and so do religions, or they run off to be polygamist camps.



I'd rather be living in this century than 3000BCE.



I don't see many followers of Jesus on this site, but plenty followers of Paul.
He never said live to the old law duh.



He was talking about justifying sinfull lifestyle by using scriptures that when isogeted(sp) can mean what they want it to.