Not Being able to leave well enough alone.....

I made some of my own "What they said/what they meant" items:

What they say:
"We don't subscribe to tradition. We look to the Bible only."

What they mean:
"We subscribe to the tradition of Sola Scriptura, and many other unlabelled traditions, but we will avoid recognizing it at all costs." (And make sure you have a Ham on Easter!)


What they say:
"We beleive in the priesthood of ALL beleivers."

What they Mean:
"We don't believe in 'preisthood' at all."


What they Say:
"The celebration of fasts and feasts is of pagan origin, and violates a Pauline prohibition on observing days and months and seasons and years."

What they mean:
"Except of course for Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Mother's Day and the '4th of July'."


What they say:
"We understand the Bible literally."

What they mean:
"except that part of eating and drinking Jesus' body and blood....He meant that figuratively."


What they say:
"All you have to do is accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, and thats it."

What they mean:
"And don't drink, smoke, swear ("shit" is out, "Crap" is OK) go to R movies and get erections until your married." (Something else may have been implied to females....I wouldn;t know.....)


What they say:
"God loves you and only wants you to be succesful and prosper in all that you do."

What they mean:
"Except when you aren't succesful....next time you'll pray more and have more faith."

I better stop now......