"Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice"

This quote by Randall Terry is referring to how some Christians utilize Scripture to justify their own inaction or cowardice. He is recommending that some Christians take passages from the Bible out of context in order to make them fit their own agenda. This is a criticism of those who utilize Scripture to excuse their own absence of courage or to avoid deciding on crucial issues. By taking Scripture out of context, these Christians are not only stopping working to live up to the teachings of the Bible, however they are likewise failing to live up to the example of Jesus, who was never afraid to stand up for what was right. Randall Terry is contacting Christians to be brave and to decide on essential problems, rather than using Scripture to justify their own inactiveness.