Sentences with phrase «pick particular verses»
Steve... it appears that yr subjective certitude as to what you think is the best interpretation is only tenable if you cherry - pick particular verses and downplay others.
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When someone is accused of «cherry - picking» verses from the Bible, it means that they have a particular doctrine or idea they want to teach to others, and rather than considering «the whole counsel of God,» they pick a choose a few select verses from various books of the Bible which seems to prove their point or present their case in the strongest possible way.
No presidents have since chosen that particular verse as their model, but several — Warren Harding, Dwight Eisenhower, and George H.W. Bush — have picked Washington's Bible.