Changes

==Proof texts==

==Proof texts==

A common tactic used by cafeteria Christians is reliance on '''proof texts'''.  A proof text (sometimes spelled prooftext) is a short passage from Scripture that is cited, typically [[out of context]], to support a doctrinal position that the [[Hermeneutics|Bible when read as a whole]] may not support.<ref>[http://www.biblestudy.org/beginner/definition-of-christian-terms/prooftexting.html Definition of Christian Terms - Prooftexting]</ref>  

A common tactic used by cafeteria Christians is reliance on '''proof texts'''.  A proof text (sometimes spelled prooftext) is a short passage from Scripture that is cited, typically [[Quoting out of context|out of context]], to support a doctrinal position that the [[Hermeneutics|Bible when read as a whole]] may not support.<ref>[http://www.biblestudy.org/beginner/definition-of-christian-terms/prooftexting.html Definition of Christian Terms - Prooftexting]</ref>  

::"A text without a context is a pretext for a prooftext" <br>—<small>''Evangelical Protestant scholar Dr. Donald A. Carson, who attributed this saying to his father''.</small>  

::"A text without a context is a pretext for a prooftext" <br>—<small>''Evangelical Protestant scholar Dr. Donald A. Carson, who attributed this saying to his father''.</small>  

When cafeteria Christians are confronted with Bible verses that contradict the results of their prooftexting, they typically [[fallacy of invincible ignorance|ignore]] such Bible verses.  If they do respond, they switch quickly from "The Word of God is the Word of God, and it says what it says" to "Yes, that's what it says, but what it means is ...."

When cafeteria Christians are confronted with Bible verses that contradict the results of their prooftexting, they typically [[fallacy of invincible ignorance|ignore]] such Bible verses.  If they do respond, they switch quickly from "The Word of God is the Word of God, and it says what it says" to "Yes, that's what it says, but what it means is ...."