Does It Say That?

Have you ever the term, “Chimney Corner Scripture?”  This means something thought to be in the Bible, though is not.

People often say something like, “it’s in the Bible somewhere…”, when the truth is, it isn’t in the Bible, or the Bible says something different. See if you can find the following in the Bible:

1. Baseball
2. Tennis
3. Hockey

Based on history (pardon the pun), these sports were not known until after the Bible was written. However, one could (incorrectly) attempt to justify them as follows:

1. In the big inning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1)
2. Joseph served in Pharaoh’s court (Genesis 41);
3. Aaron lit the lamp at twilight, scoring the first goal (Exodus 30:8)

As humorous as these examples may seem, many lost souls try to justify themselves in the same way, using “Chimney Corner Scriptures,” thinking they are saved when they are actually lost.  “…As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Peter 3:16-17)…”

God says what He means, and He means what He says! We don’t need to try to change His meaning, add to, or take away from it (Revelation 22:18-19).

Does God really say that?