“For I know the plans I have for you…”“I can do all things through Christ…”“God will never give you more than you can handle.”“Judge not.”We’ve heard these verses quoted in sermons, printed on graduation cards, posted on social media, and used to build entire beliefs. But what happens when you put them back into the story they came from?In this episode of Back Row Revival, TJ, Bucky, and John Mark talk about one of the biggest problems with the way many of us were taught to read the Bible: taking a verse, pulling it out of its historical and literary context, and making it say something it may have never meant to say.We dig into Jeremiah 29:11, Philippians 4:13, Matthew 7:1, “God won’t give you more than you can handle,” and even some of the stranger teachings we grew up hearing about Lucifer, demons, alcohol, and more.But this conversation goes deeper than correcting a few misused Bible verses.If Scripture wasn’t originally written to 21st-century Americans, how should we read it? How much do history, culture, audience, and authorship matter? Can we apply Scripture to our lives without making it about us?And what happens when we stop asking, “What does this verse mean to me?” and start asking, “What was this actually trying to say?”We’re not trying to tell you what to think. We’re asking whether the faith we inherited can withstand us thinking about it.Because if it’s true, the questions shouldn’t scare us.