People Who Are Misreading Bible Verses From Their Obvious Content Really Annoys Me
I am amazed at how it's very easy to misinterpret Matthew 16:18 by Roman Catholics. I thought about this context which really annoying. Let's just think of how the context goes:
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (King James)
Even the Good News Translation for Roman Catholics already presents this timeless truth in a way that's supposedly easier to understand:
And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build My church, and not even death will ever be able to overcome it.
Why do people still choose to purposely misinterpret it even when the meaning is spelled out clearly? I could start with the obvious truths that Peter or Cephas means rock but not petras or rock foundation. Peter is told he is a rock and not the Rock foundation where the Church will be built. It's just like when the engineer tells the person, "Okay sir, this is where we're building the house." The Church wasn't going to be built on Peter yet many people choose to misread and misinterpret what's written in layman's language for all to understand. It's made to fit their twisted doctrines.
When I think about people who misread the Holy Scriptures even when the meaning is clear to the eyes, here's what comes into my mind:
Isaiah 66:4 - I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 - And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
It's a sad fact that God will choose the delusions of those who choose to stay unsaved. He called them, none did answer and they choose to remain that way. What's worse is that God will send strong delusions to the point that even simple truth becomes so difficult to understand. With this frustrating truth in mind, I'm just reminded of something Ray Comfort probably said. I think Comfort himself said something like, "You can take the atheist to evidence but you can't make him believe it."
The truth of the Scriptures is this. All the Christian can do is to warn others. Here's what the Bible says about people who refuse to believe the evidence in Scripture:
The truth of the Scriptures is this. All the Christian can do is to warn others. Here's what the Bible says about people who refuse to believe the evidence in Scripture:
Matthew 10:14 - And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
Mark 6:11 - And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under yourfeet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Luke 9:5 - And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
Titus 3:10-11 - A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
I know it's very frustrating but there's always something I need to remember. My only duty is to warn others not to make them believe. Just because I give them the full Gospel doesn't mean they're going to get converted. I need to just keep in mind that when I warn them it's not my problem. After all, just think of how Judgment Day will be so awful when they're reminded of the Gospel they just kept rejecting because they chose to stay in their ungodly delusions because they have pleasure in their unrighteousness.