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NASB | Psalm 139:1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 139:1 O LORD, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me. |
Bible Question: when i came back to GOD and started tring to live an holy life i went to the book store to buy a bible.The first bible i picked up i opened it up to the same place Jesus did when he started his ministry in Isaiah 61 does this mean any thing are was it by chance |
Bible Answer: Greetings walkforchrist! And welcome to the Study Bible Forum! And by the way, thanks for adding a little about yourself in your profile. That will help others understand you better and in your case hopefully will help us all understand the need to be graceful and encouraging! Let me start with addressing your question in this way. I personally do not know of anywhere in scripture that teaches us God speaks to us in a mystical way. Seeking meaning based on the location we open our bible would seem to me to be pointless. Seeking meaning of the written word in which you read is a different story :-) Many times even Christians who have been Christians for some time still approach things in a mystical way so to speak. Perhaps it is our fallen nature that causes us to do such things. We have no need to approach the bible and/or even our understanding of God in a mystical way. God has revealed to us what He would have us know of Him through His written word. So, instead of seeking some special meaning based on what page we opened to, we need to open all the pages and seek to understand what God has revealed of Himself and His will to us in the inspired written word of God. The scriptures teach us to study to show ourselves approved (2 Timothy 2:15) and also Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind (Romans 12:2) and to put off your old self and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds (Ephesians 4:22-23). We do this by the reading and study of God's word, prayer, and fellowship with the body of Christ. Does this help? Steve |
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