Comments on: Misused And Abused Verse- Part 11 http://jeremywallace.net/2009/11/02/a-misused-and-abused-verse/ Helping others discover Bible truth and how it affects everyday life. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:04:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jackie http://jeremywallace.net/2009/11/02/a-misused-and-abused-verse/#comment-312 Jackie Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:37:26 +0000 http://thinkingwithpurpose.com/?p=1182#comment-312 I just happened upon your site. Please consider writing about what I hear MOST OFTEN misused and abused bible verse. It is from the new testament when Jesue tells his disciples, "You will always have the poor among you." The context is that he is about to die on the cross and someone wants to pay him a kindness by bathing him and using expensive perfume and oil. And another follower says that a better use of the perfume and oil would be to sell it and give the proceeds to the poor. Jesus -- about to die -- appreciates and wants to accept the kindness saying there will always be poor among us, but he's hinting that HE is about to be crucified and will no longer be among us in human form. When I hear this verse quoted it is used to justify why we shouldn't feed the poor or contribute to charity or vote for social welfare programs. What a misuse. I just happened upon your site. Please consider writing about what I hear MOST OFTEN misused and abused bible verse. It is from the new testament when Jesue tells his disciples, “You will always have the poor among you.” The context is that he is about to die on the cross and someone wants to pay him a kindness by bathing him and using expensive perfume and oil. And another follower says that a better use of the perfume and oil would be to sell it and give the proceeds to the poor. Jesus — about to die — appreciates and wants to accept the kindness saying there will always be poor among us, but he’s hinting that HE is about to be crucified and will no longer be among us in human form.
When I hear this verse quoted it is used to justify why we shouldn’t feed the poor or contribute to charity or vote for social welfare programs. What a misuse.

]]>