There’s a certain irony when someone shares a quote warning others not to twist Scripture for personal gain—especially when that someone has spent years twisting just about everything for attention.

Mark Anthony Stephens recently reposted a clip of Mark Driscoll saying:

“Not every Bible quote comes from God. Some men twist Scripture to control you—know the Word so you don’t get played by the devil’s lies.”

A moment of self-awareness?
Not quite.

Let’s be clear: Mark’s history with Scripture is less about divine guidance and more about selective weaponization. He quotes the Bible the same way he quotes his parenting record: only when it serves his agenda. It’s never about truth—it’s about control. He doesn’t study the Word to become Christ-like; he studies it like a playbook for manipulation. A verse here, a Psalm there—sprinkled between selfies, staged victimhood, and his favorite genre: public martyrdom.

This is a man who, according to multiple professionals and court records, has undermined his own children’s mental health treatments, used religion to justify inaction, and created chaos under the banner of righteousnessDr. RaoRob_Peters_Mark_Stephen…. And now he wants to warn us about men who twist the Word?

Let’s not pretend this is a public service announcement. This is projection wrapped in piety.

The post reads like a hostage note written by the ego—using scripture not as salvation, but as smokescreen. Because if people start questioning the source of those Bible quotes, they might start questioning the man behind them. And that, for someone addicted to curated control, is the real threat.

So yes, quote the Bible.
But live the truth.

Because the devil’s not always in the lie—
Sometimes he’s in the delivery.