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One of my favorite context tricks is taking this and following it with this.
James 2
10 Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,”d also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
Hebrews 10
26 If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
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So many times have I heard a message that starts in James to set the context, and then quotes something Paul wrote, inverting its meaning.
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But, more concerning my OP, I didn't actually point to any scripture there and say it was wrong! Instead I just evaluated what Jesus said. And it is quite different than the sorts of things He would say to other people. The thing is, you can get into trouble, even if you stick to the red letters.
Take up your cross and follow me.
Go and sin no more.
Be perfect as God is perfect.
Jesus often challenged people's pride. If you take these words at face value, you'll fall into the same trap.
And, many people who came to Jesus, were satisfied by these appeals to their pride. And, they left Jesus. For they were unworthy of receiving anything better.
I find, the only messages I've EVER heard, given on the basis that the scripture is inerrant, where wrong. Because, in the wild, all inerrant means is, "these words I just read, in a modern context, are true and you most accept them".
There is:
1) What the author meant
2) What the words mean in your modern understanding of the language
3) What the truth is from God perspective
In the Bible these are usually, all different. The second* is most often appealed to, the first* is rarely appealed to, and due to the rampant blatant corruption of modern ministers, you can usually only get the third by talking to God.
I wish saying the Bible was inerrant automatically gave everyone the third when they read the scripture. But, history, and personal experience testifies that is a false idea.