Things That Make You Go Oops…

It sounds like something Jesus might say-“If you will but worship me, all will be yours” (Luke 4:7)-so maybe it wasn’t suprising to find the verse posted on the Web site of St. James United Church of Christ in Limerick, PA. The only problem is the quote isn’t from Jesus– it’s from Satan, used to […]

It sounds like something Jesus might say-“If you will but worship me, all will be yours” (Luke 4:7)-so maybe it wasn’t suprising to find the verse posted on the Web site of St. James United Church of Christ in Limerick, PA. The only problem is the quote isn’t from Jesus– it’s from Satan, used to taunt and tempt Jesus.

As soon as the church realized the mistake, the verse was taken off its Web site. “This lesson is a demonstration why when using tools online to identify quotes that you think deliver the honest and sincere message you intended you should always view the quotes in their whole context,” the church said.

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