“Do not judge, or you too will be judged" and four other verses worth reexamining.
Reading the Bible is fairly easy. Interpreting it, however, can be tough. Commonly, well-known verses even take on lives of their own as they are rehearsed over and over apart from their original context. Most of the time, the implications are harmless. Sometimes, they are destructive.
Here’s a survey of five commonly misunderstood passages in the Bible, from verses used out of context to significant theological issues: