Misquoted: Rethinking Commonly Misused Bible Verses

by Dan Suelzle

God's Word or Motivational Mantra?

Does it ever feel as though Bible verses have been repeated so often they have lost their meaning? Like a game of Bible Mad Libs where bits and pieces of Scripture are pulled and patched together to fit a fill-in-the-blank narrative that strays from what God really said.

Misquoted dives into the most commonly misused verses from the Bible-verses that are well worth reclaiming because of the significant impact they can have on your life. You will discover that Scripture, when you consider the context...

• is not all about us, but Christ for us and the forgiveness of our sins
• is an ever-flowing fountain of true hope and lasting comfort
• is not all that mysterious, but when properly understood, has real life-changing power

From God's great love to his plan and purpose for you, this book will shine new light on the most misused scriptures, placing each verse back into the context it was written so that you can experience the fullness of all the great truths God offers for your comfort, encouragement, and spiritual growth.

• ISBN10: 0736974822
• ISBN13: 9780736974820
• Publish Date: 4 June 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Harvest House Publishers,U.S.
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 208
• Language: English

Reviews

[Jeff Sexton]

Problem Platitudes Ravaged. In this debut book from Rev Dan Suelzle of the Wittenberg Chapel, he takes on infamously misquoted Bible verses and examines both what they actually say and the comfort they seem to give when being misquoted. The point is repeatedly hammered home that while a particular thought may *seem* palliative, more often than not at least some level of pain is needed in order to fully grow and heal, and the misquotes thus harm the person they are intended to help. While not making it a particular point to "go after" any particular thought process or person other than simply explaining the quotes and why the misconstruction of them is incorrect, Suelzle also doesn't hold any punches and actively calls out by name - a rarity in books, in my experience - at least a few particular practitioners who have built entire careers around at least two of the misquotes he writes about here. Truly an excellent work, particularly for fans of Jonathan Merritt's 2018 book "Learning to Speak God from Scratch", as both books take common language apart and reconstruct it in its real form. Fascinating and very much recommended.