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	<title>Zealot Outside the Building &#187; Misinterpreted Bible Passages</title>
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		<title>A Bald Man, Two Bears, and Forty-two &#8220;Children&#8221;: Misinterpreted Bible Passages #6</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been awhile since the last installment of this series (lots more to come), but this one should be fairly straightforward. 2 Kings 2:23–24 tells of the prophet Elisha calling a curse down upon a group of &#8220;children&#8221; (KJV), &#8220;youths&#8221; (NIV), &#8220;boys,&#8221; (NRSV/ESV), or &#8220;lads&#8221; (NASB), resulting in two bears (she-bears, if you must) mauling [...]


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		<title>&#8220;The Signs of the Times&#8221;: Misinterpreted Bible Passages #5</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Staples</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International strife, wars, rumors of wars, famines, and pestilence are not the "signs of the times." In fact, Jesus warns his disciples against being alarmed by these things or thinking they signal the end times. Amazingly, Jesus' words have been read to mean almost exactly the opposite of what he actually said.


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		<title>&#8220;That day will come like a thief&#8221;: Misinterpreted Bible Passages #4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Staples</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You've probably heard about how Jesus will return without warning, "like a thief in the night." But did you know this only refers to the unfaithful being surprised by the return, while Paul says Christians should not be taken by surprise?


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		<title>&#8220;Judge not, lest you be judged&#8221;: Misinterpreted Bible Passages #3</title>
		<link>http://www.jasonstaples.com/blog/2009/misinterpreted-bible-passages-3-judge-not-lest-you-be-judged-21</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Staples</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*If new to this series, please see the introduction.* Today we address one of the most quoted and most commonly misinterpreted passages in the Bible, a verse usually cited to mean that people shouldn&#8217;t judge one another but meaning something entirely different: Matthew 7:1–2 Μὴ κρίνετε, ἵνα μὴ κριθῆτε· ἐν ᾧ γὰρ κρίματι κρίνετε κριθήσεσθε, [...]


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		<title>&#8220;Pearly Gates&#8221; and &#8220;Streets of Gold&#8221;: Most Misinterpreted Bible Passages #2</title>
		<link>http://www.jasonstaples.com/blog/2009/most-misinterpreted-bible-passages-2-pearly-gates-and-streets-of-gold-19</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Staples</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*If new to this series, please see the introduction.* Revelation 21:21: καὶ οἱ δώδεκα πυλῶνες δώδεκα μαργαρῖται, ἀνὰ εἷς ἕκαστος τῶν πυλώνων ἦν ἐξ ἑνὸς μαργαρίτου. καὶ ἡ πλατεῖα τῆς πόλεως χρυσίον καθαρὸν ὡς ὕαλος διαυγής. &#8220;And the twelve gates of the city were twelve pearls; each single gate was made from one pearl. And [...]


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		<title>Most Misinterpreted Bible Passages #1: Matthew 5:27–28</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Staples</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*If new to this series, please see the introduction.* Matthew 5:27–28: Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη· οὐ μοιχεύσεις. ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ βλέπων γυναῖκα πρὸς τὸ ἐπιθυμῆσαι αὐτὴν ἤδη ἐμοίχευσεν αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ. &#8220;You heard it was said, &#8216;Do not commit adultery,&#8217; but I say to you that everyone who looks at [...]


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		<title>Most Misinterpreted Bible Passages Series: Introduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Staples</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As mentioned previously, I am starting a new blog series that I&#8217;m calling the &#8220;Most Misinterpreted Bible Passages&#8221; series. This series will take a look at the most misinterpreted passages in the Bible—both the most often misinterpreted and the most badly misinterpreted. Before I post anything, I figure it would be good to establish how [...]


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