It’s simple to conform to the norms of society and always do the same thing. However, if we don’t act in accordance with our values and principles, the words and deeds we utter and do lose their impact. Their worth is gradually diminishing. Being “middle of the road,” or on the fence between right and wrong, is a position I don’t think has any value. What follows is further information about Bible verses that talk about being on the fence.
Christian Straddlers are the target audience of this blog. Those who straddle the fence need to hear God’s Word read in a way that cuts through their thick skulls. For the Word to have any impact on individuals, it must be related specifically to their situation. Christians are always telling you what you should do, but they never get personal or use language that’s helpful if you’re a Christian who’s on the fence. Jesus Christ recognized the sinful nature of a person’s heart as well as their outward behavior. Do you identify as a believer who is torn in several directions?
Straddling the fence: what does it mean? To pick the lesser of two evils; to hesitatingly avoid making a commitment. This is a frequent idiom in American English. [1] When I don’t want to upset anyone, I sometimes walk a fine line between two camps, but it might backfire. What Does Straddling the Fence Mean? Explanations Presented Here.
Bible Verses About Straddling The Fence
Romans 8:1-39 ESV / 5 helpful votes
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. …
Acts 5:1-42 ESV / 5 helpful votes
But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. …
Acts 3:1-26 ESV / 3 helpful votes
Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. …
Hebrews 11:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. …
Romans 6:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 20:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. …
John 18:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. …
Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. …
Revelation 21:1-27 ESV / 1 helpful vote
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” …
Colossians 1:1-29 ESV / 1 helpful vote
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, …
Philippians 4:6 ESV / 1 helpful vote
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
1 Corinthians 15:1-58 ESV / 1 helpful vote
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. …
scriptures about fence
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Haven’t you surrounded him with a fence on all sides, around his house, and around all that he owns? You have blessed everything he puts his hands on and you have increased his livestock in the land.
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Job 10:11
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Skin and flesh Thou dost put on me, And with bones and sinews dost fence me.
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Psa 62:3
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How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
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Eccles 10:8
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He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall.
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Isa 17:11
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In the day that you plant it you carefully fence it in,And in the morning you bring your seed to blossom;But the harvest will be a heapIn a day of sickliness and incurable pain.
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Isa 22:10
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And the houses of Jerusalem ye did number, And ye break down the houses to fence the wall.
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Ezek 13:5
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Ye have not gone up into breaches, Nor do ye make a fence for the house of Israel, To stand in battle in a day of Jehovah.
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Ezek 22:30
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And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land — not to destroy it, And I have not found.
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Ezek 42:7
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And the outer wall, by the side of the chambers, toward the outer courtyard facing the chambers, was fifty cubits long.
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Hos 2:6
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Therefore behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns; and I will fence her in with a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
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Matt 21:33
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“Listen to another parable: There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
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Mrk 12:1
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Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
What Does Straddling The Fence Mean
Straying from the middle ground and taking a stance.
A person who straddles the fence is indecisive and avoids taking sides or making decisions. A person who straddles the fence may be unwilling to commit to a relationship or job because they are afraid of losing it if they make a commitment. They may also be afraid that if they choose one option, they will miss out on something better.
When you’re straddling the fence, you’re not really choosing either side or option. You’re trying to keep your options open by remaining neutral, but at the same time, this is not always easy to do.
Straddling the fence is when someone doesn’t take a clear position on an issue.
The phrase is often used to describe politicians who are unwilling to take a stand on a controversial issue, or people who refuse to commit themselves to one side or the other.
It’s also used in business and finance to describe someone who is involved in two opposing sides of a transaction.
Straddling the fence means not taking a position on an issue.
It’s a phrase that originated in the 19th century, when it referred to farmers who straddled fences in order to avoid being drafted into their local militias. If you straddle a fence, you are sitting on top of it and not committing yourself to either side. Today, it means someone who is undecided or ambiguous about something.
Straddling the fence can also be used as an insult, meaning someone who tries to please everyone and ends up pleasing no one.
Straddling the fence is when someone or something is in two opposing groups, or holding two opinions at one time.
Example: “Jane straddles the fence on the issue of abortion. She says she’s for it, but she won’t march with us.”
The term was originally used to describe a person who sat on top of a fence to watch a fight between two groups of people. The person was not involved in either side but did not want to get involved in the fight.
I have straddled the fence a few times in my life. When I was a kid I lived in a neighborhood where everyone straddled it. We were all poor, but we had nice houses and nice cars, so no one wanted to admit it. That’s why we straddled the fence – because we wanted to keep up appearances while still getting what we wanted.
As an adult, I’m still straddling the fence. It’s not as easy as it used to be when you were a kid though. You can’t just pretend that everything is fine and that nothing has changed if things are really bad at home.
I feel like I am split in two on this issue – half of me wants to tell you about how great things are at home for us and half of me wants to tell you about how hard things are and how much I struggle every day just to keep my head above water financially, emotionally and physically with all these health issues going on around me!
Bible Verses About Sitting On The Fence
So if you are on a fence, what is it that is keeping you from making a decision?
There is no middle ground in the eyes of God. You are either for Him or against Him. There is no neutrality in the spiritual realm. You can sit on the fence all day long and you won’t make any difference. In fact, the Bible clearly states that sitting on the fence will actually cause you to lose your head (Lk 2:34).
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.” (2 Corinthians 6:14-17)
Proverbs 14:9 ESV
9 In the light of the king’s face is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
Psalm 1:1-3 ESV
1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.
Deuteronomy 30:19 (NKJV)
I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]
John 16:33 (AMP)
The Bible is full of wisdom and guidance for us to live our lives in a way that pleases God. It also contains many examples of people who lived exemplary lives, and how they were able to do so. One such example is King Jehoshaphat, who was able to lead his people through difficult times because he sought the will of God in all things.
In the following passage, we see how he was able to do this:
“Jehoshaphat made an alliance with Ahab through marriage, making his son succeed him on the throne of Judah. Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. And he kept doing what was right in the eyes of the LORD as his father Asa had done; he did not turn away from it all his life.” (2 Chronicles 20:35-37)
King Jehoshaphat knew that if he wanted success in life, then he would have to seek God’s will for every decision that he made. He didn’t try to find excuses or make excuses for himself; instead, he made sure that everything that happened would be