Read it for yourself....Best Answer!

What is one to do when you know folks are misquoting the Holy Bible? For the record let me explain a misquote as a missed understanding of truth, and not necessary a literal quoting of a scripture from a particular text like from the King James Version, the American Standard, or the New International Version. A misquote would also be a half quote and not just a bad explanation of scripture.
A good challenge would be to ask someone whom with you work, maybe a family member, a friend who claims to be a Christian, what their favorite scripture is, and then ask a follow up, how many scriptures do you have memorized? These two questions will place most people in a bad spirit because most don’t have a favorite, yet they will attempt to tell you what their favorite verse sounds like, and this is always followed up with why they don’t memorize scripture. Such as a bad memory for starters, followed by an additional explanation about how they have never been good at memorizing. The next test would be to turn on the radio and listen to them sing all the words to all the songs that I can’t even make out what in the world they are saying and singing. But that’s for another column on another day. So what about those misquotes, or clear miss applications of scripture, what is one to do when we hear folks quoting something we know is wrong?
One that I hear all the time or one that seems to be popular to misquote is that we are not suppose to judge. The reference is from Matthew 7:1-2. Always when you hear that scripture, just remember they are only quoting the scripture that meets their personal position. The real application and understanding comes from verse two as the scriptures teach that the standards we judge other by or from, are or shall be the same standards we are judged by, not that we should not judge, but rather that we should be cautious making judgments. After all, there are additional scriptures that would remind each of us that we are all capable of falling were we plan not to fall, and committing that which one might say they would never do.
Another often misquoted come from Romans 8:28. The half of the scripture quoted by Christians and non-Christians is that God works all things out to the good. Folks just love to say that “everything works out”, but that’s not true. And if it all does work out, then I would ask to whom get the benefit of this problem solving? The key to that half truth is that God does work things out, but ONLY to those that are in the center of His will, and called according to His purpose. That full understanding makes everything working out a bit more complicated doesn’t it?
So what is a person to do when he hear folks making the wrong application. In some situations, you might not want to stand up and correct the error publically; it might best be accomplished by gently and with love asking for a clarification of what they said to make sure you understand their position. Might be one needs to study for themselves to allow some learning and growing time to better understanding the others point of view or statement about a particular scripture. I have a great friend that often asks people if they have ever taken the journey? His question is about if they have ever read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. A discovery in life is that most people have never read the Bible from beginning to end. They are fully comfortable though quoting what they like, or what they have heard most often and have applied that to memory or recollection. There is a great discover in reading the Bible for oneself. I personally am very confident that the Holy Spirit doesn’t need my assistance to explain His word, or to give explanation to His teaching. The Holy Spirit is quite capable and fully dependable to give direction and guidance to anyone that is willing to pick up the book and read for themselves, asking God to make Himself known to them through His word.
The best answers for life and life’s questions are found in the Bible. I am someone that believes in trusted tried and true sources, but even with those great friends, teachers, leaders and mentors, I always like to look at something for myself and see what the spirit inside of me is saying when I read those same words from the Book. Not sure what you have said or what you stand around normally listening to, but I can recommend the Bible itself as your best teaching tool.

Until then