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Wise Application vs. Proof-Texting

October 19, 2012 By Peter Krol

David Powlison at CCEF recently wrote a blog post prizing wise application of Scripture.  It is easy to “proof-text,” which involves pulling passages out of their context to make them say things they weren’t intended to say.

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  1. Jake Swink says

    October 31, 2012 at 12:06 am

    I saw this post and I thought it was great! The churches I grew up in did so much proof-texting. I am so glad I have learned how to study the bible well. I want to ‘rightly divide the word of truth.’

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