Twisting Scripture
Two months ago, I read a post that a page I followed had linked to on Facebook. I was curious, so I went to the article and read it on the site Gentle Reformation (www.gentlereformation.com. The title of the post was "A Letter to the Inactive Member". As I read even the first paragraph, my heart became unsettled. Something was implied in the first paragraph that was a slight twisting on Scripture. It wasn't directly stated, but it was there, so I read on to see what the author would say as he wrote on. What the author, Kyle Borg, implied in the first paragraph of what he wrote was a particular interpretation of the Parable of the Lost Sheep from Luke 15. I felt he implied that when the shepherd has to go after the lost sheep that the lost sheep is negligent because he/she is causing the shepherd to neglect the other ninety-nine--and that is irresponsible and unfair to the shepherd and the other ninety-nine sheep. These are his words as to why i...