The Bible WARNS Against This Sort of Thing…
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- The Bible warns against this sort of thing… In this video, Todd Friel reacts to a popular clip of Kari Lake, and warns against the growing trend of flopping open your Bible and pointing to a verse, assuming God will show you the exact verse you need.
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Don't assume God will speak to you in this manner..... but, at the same time, don't assume that He cannot speak in this manner."
@@danpotter6140
Yeah, this.
Just don’t assume, predict and sniff about God’s moving, doing and speaking His stuff. Just live - and recieve. When He speaks - who wouldn’t hear? - don’t He give ears and wise heart to human? And when He ordains - who wouldn’t preach His Word? (maybe only ones with refractory hearts…).
haha🤣 that is the rabbit hole which gets me every time. God is infinite in His ways, who am i to say that He cannot do anything...but yeah opening and pointing is an annoying way to read the bible.
@@dcj4332 According to my biblical research, you should be driving out nations mightier than you.
You are one hundred percent right!
There have been numerous times when I was feeling very down and I opened my Bible to the exact words I needed to hear. I believe the Holy Spirit does work in ways like this.
You may as well be reading tea leaves. How about instead you get on a regular reading plan and stick to it?
@@user-nj5cl6xs4n Not the same at all. You are blaspheming the Bible.
I agree. It's not due to a lack of studying that we can enjoy God speaking to us like this. I remember that multiple times at church, I opened my Bible and it opened directly on the page where the pastor was about to read.
Several years ago, I had been reading the Bible on a tablet while attending church services out of state during my vacation and hadn't used that tablet for months when I turned it back on and it was at the end of Hebrews on the verse stating that Timothy had been set at liberty. When I read that, my cousin Timothy had just passed away. Reading the Bible is great - whether you're doing a deep study or just reading a verse or two. It's good to get the scripture inside your mind and heart. God can speak to us. Yes, we need a good foundation in the Word of God, but you don't have to be doing a deep study every time you read. Just read, pray and yield to God.
@@scottjamerson9762 Amen Scott. The Holy Spirit works in mysterious ways and different ways for different people. And I agree, one verse a day or a full book, as long as you are reading God's Word it is a beautiful thing.
@@user-nj5cl6xs4n "Reading the Bible for wisdom is reading tea leaves." Unreal.
As a young boy, I suffered from ADHD and insomnia. At night, to help me fall asleep, I would read the Bible, and listen to AM radio Bible preaching. At the time, I hated the insomnia. Now, as a man of 59 years, although my memory and capacity are diminishing, I am able to recall the verses(in context) and their meaning. I am very grateful for what I thought was a curse - the insomnia. God is good. Always.
When ever I can't sleep, I just assume the Lord is wanting to engage with me. So I usually take that time instead of grumbling that I can't sleep but to read His word, but I read what I am studying already, I don't do the random open up and point, that is dangerous because it can be taken out of context and/or Satan just loves using God's word against those who love the Lord!
Bibliomancy is for people who do not read the Word and desperately wish they had been readers of the Word in a moment when they need wisdom.
This was me, until about ten years ago to the praise of His glory!
I read the Bible and read theology. It doesn't justify me in any way, shape, or form. I know near nothing. The pastor is simply wrong here by assuming how God might be communicating with the 5 people on the planet that actually want to know him. Satan know scripture better than us all!
Bibliomancy? Oh please. Y’all don’t even know the meaning of the word. It has nothing to do with the Bible. It’s used in divination & new age, witchcraft even. Kari Lake used the Bible to cast a spell 😅😅😅😅. Or is this how Calvinists describe someone giving a sincere testimony giving God all the praise & honor.
@@keitholiver7856 don't associate this with the doctrines of grace. that's just good theology taught in the Bible. this.... this is not that. but yes, God gets all the glory, anything short of that and you might be in dangerous territory. examine the Scriptures and then examine yourself. taking credit for God's work has always brought an awful lot of trouble, this is found throughout the Scriptures, if only you look.
Back when I was a child and thought as a child I did Bibliomancy. I admit I didn’t know that’s what it was. As a mature person and growing up in Christianity I asked for wisdom and discernment. God has been faithful!
What’s cool, is reading my Bible everyday (or trying too😬) and when a situation comes up scripture comes to my mind instantly. Wisdom is still needed to make decisions, but having the Word in my brain helps me navigate in the right direction.
Excellent use of scripture.
As Spencer Smith says “I can do all things through a verse taken out of context”
Jesus told us to SEARCH the scriptures. Not flip a coin, so to speak.
THANK YOU!!! I was a wiccan and I tried telling some Christian sisters that kind of practice was bibliomancy and is divination, but I was told that it is a very Biblical practice and doing bibliomancy has been perverted by new agers. I always thought I was crazy for saying that
@@momochisakura11 interesting perspective. Thanks.
I heard a joke years ago where a person said they were looking for direction from the Bible and opened it to, "And Judas went out and hanged himself." That shook them up, so they tried again and pointed to, "Go and do thou likewise." Nearing panic, the person decided to try again for guidance and turned to, "What thou doest, do quickly."
Oh dear 😄
Here's the Scripture references:
Bibliomancy:
Matt. 27:5 Judas went and hanged himself
Luke 10:37 Go and do likewise
John 13:27 What you are about to do, do quickly
Don't do bibliomancy.
😂😂😂😂
But think: is this a person's true testimony or a story? Shamefully you believe a made up story that paints the Bible as something evil.
Amazing joke…
how long its beard… 🎵
When I was 9 years old I felt compelled to read my Bible, I laid in on my bed and just opened it up and it was on the verse where Jesus was calling his disciples and said Follow Me. God was dealing with me and I still feel this was God given to me. I have heard other times where people in motels would open the Gideon Bibie and if wouid be on verses that spoke to them
It's like using the Bible as a Ouija board.
Not long after converting from atheism (but still several months before being born again) I asked a friend about being a Christian and smoking dope. I do not recollect what he told me but later that day after work I opened a Bible and the third verse read, "you must be sober".
It's not pattern reading though on that occasion, the word spoke to me in a timely manner.
What is really dangerous is people systematically cherry-picking through the word of God to justify whatever sin is in vogue in the culture.
Not long after I was saved, I was watching a tv preacher late night. I had barely any knowledge of scripture yet. He claimed he had not committed a single sin all year, or the year before.
He said all it took for Adam and Eve to fall was one sin.
I got scared to death, as I sinned every day, even as a believer. My desires had changed, I loved church, and learning the Bible, but I still failed daily.
Monday morning at break time, I prayed to the Lord for understanding.
I opened my Bible and began thumbing through the pages. I found JN 5:24, EPH. 2:8-9 and 4:30....and verses in Romans.
I believe the Lord led me to those passages in answer to my fears.
I understand that is not exactly the same thing "Wretched" is discussing, but this video reminded me of that event in my life.
God bless....
Well, not until he made that statement. 😊 You're born a sinner. Works, or lack of sin in your life, cannot save you.
@@mammaduck3863 I agree...saved by God's grace alone.
@@davidvanriper60 I love that there's something we cannot earn. I also love that God thought I was worth dying for even though I really don't deserve it. I think it reminds me that God always thinks more of me than I ever will. Love Him completely!
@@mammaduck3863 AMEN...!!!!
@@mammaduck3863 So why are we commanded Matthew 5:48? It is because of this, Psalm 19:7, Ephesians 2:10 what was before ordained by God? THE COMMANDMENTS WAS BEFORE ORDAINED BY GOD! Grace gives you no pass to trotting down the commandments of God, we establish the commandments of God kingdom which is earth. Any man who does not do God commandments have nothing in Christ, Christ is the word of the father, and the father word is the commandments spoken by him. Now do you understand Isaiah 55:11? Did Christ, the word in the flesh return to God? You have a testimony of the word of God in Christ in a book. The commandments must be in you, for you to be in Christ. The times of the gentiles or nations the commandment of God is not in the body of man, therefor there are wars and rumors of wars, because these times is a time of darkness, and his word is a lamp to the feet of those who do as Christ commanded. See the commandments >1Corinthians 6:8-9-10, see the commandments >Acts 21:25? WORKS OF THE LAW ARE CIRCUMCISION, SACRIFICE. Doing or living as Christ did in the spirit of the father which is the very words that the father commanded is the way truth and the life. Man cannot enter into immortality any other way and immortality is the image of God. Man was made in God image but fell from the image by disobedience and death entered into the kingdom of God which is earth. Gentile nations have inherited lies from your fathers as it is written, Jeremiah 16:19-21. Christ is the water and the blood; the spirit is the commandments, God word, and this is the baptism into Christ. Not by the water of man!
What is worse is when someone says "the Holy Spirit" told me to do something and it goes against the written word of God
now tell us that God wouldn't heal blind eyes with SPIT and DIRT
Reminds me of the sign posted at the door of the church nursery in a church I was visiting:
"Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed."
1 Cor 15:51.
lol thats bc the babies wont nap, but they will all fill their diapers. Instead of a quiet session with napping kids, the caregivers get screaming overtired, smelly kids. Rough.
Love that humor.
That’s called a joke. And I love it.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That church has got a healthy sense of humor 🎉
@stizelswik3694 Wow. There is a time for humor, and frankly, dealing with fussy and smelly babies is a great time. Your overly pious and contemptuous attitude isn't needed here, thanks.
I cracked the bible open and got “And if a man lies with her, her impurity is communicated to him; he shall be impure seven days, and any bedding on which he lies shall become impure.”
Secret message to stop looking at porn. As if "flee sexual immorality" clear enough
I did IT work for my wife's church. I was friendly with the senior pastor and staff. The senior pastor's daughter got a curable cancer. Against my fervent pleas he decided to listen to international christian celebrities and pray for healing instead of treatment. She died. Against my fervent pleas they tried to raise her from the dead. Didn't happen! The word of the Lord came to them again saying it was the doubting Jewish unbeliever (me) who blocked her healing. We were vilified by them. My point is simply they played Biblical Russian roulette with a young lady's life and she lost! The word of the Lord came to them and they performed Bibliomancy to confirm their ill gotten spiritual prognoses.
That makes you as powerful as GOD... YET those people don't even see the irony in their false accusation and blame. False Christians never do.
The was a false church imo
"Solid food is for the MATURE who by CONSTANT USE have learned to distinguish good from evil" Hebrews 5:14
I've heard this one:
Judas went and hanged himself.
What thou doest, do quickly.
Sometimes God in His mercy will speak to people who don't know where to look in ways like this, but He does not delight in being treated like a vending machine or magic 8 ball. "God give me the answer I want RIGHT NOW". Thankfully He is gracious with us as we act like petulant children a lot of the time
Now this is a better answer than the guy talking. Short, sweet, truthful and to the point. The Lord does want us to study his Word, but I can't tell you how many times I've opened the Bible directly or my devotional and it specifically addressed a current concern. This doesn't mean I stopped reading at that verse. You keep going.
🥰 if you are saved , pray for guidance, His spirit will guide you!🥰
The Bible does not tell us to pray for guidance.
It tells us to pray for wisdom.
There is a huge difference.
@@Packhorse-bh8qn "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come."
John 16:13
@@Particularly_John_Gill Exactly. We are not told to pray for guidance.
(You might want to read it again, and maybe pay attention to what is actually said, instead of just seeing the word, "guide" in there and assuming your way into an unbiblical doctrine. You might also want to pay a bit of attention to something known as, "CONTEXT". That passage has nothing whatever to do with learning God's will for our lives, or getting direction for decisions.)
“I know God wants me to cross this busy freeway. I’ve been praying on whether I should just take-off running, or close my eyes, pray for peace and just start walking.”
Hey, how about this? Use the pedestrian bridge!
Yes, it really had become that ridiculous.
God is not a magician. He is not a Djinn. People need to stop mocking God. It has dire consequences.
Amen
"Where can I purchase this power?"
-Simon the Sorcerer
@@JesusistheonetrueGod assuming a lot here. We don't know what motivates the random flippers. But good scripture reference.
@@josephtyldesley6116 Why are you assuming a lot and what are you assuming?
@@JesusistheonetrueGod people are assuming Todd is correct. People are assuming they know how God communicates. And they are assuming they know why others open the word. The example you give, we know the heart because the writer gives us the context. Judas was a follower of Jesus. Were all the disciples like Judas?
I do wonder how many people understand God gave us A Brain. And having given us this Brain, God expects us To Us It.
Where’s that in the Bible!!
Precisely. The Bible mentions many times how important knowledge is.
Our brains give us our common sense, don’t tell me that you don’t know to look both ways before crossing the street!! That’s called common sense now you know deep down that God has always been here and always will be here because you have a conscience and you have a memory of paradise lost! You know that when you see all the things that are negative in this life you know in your heart that originally we weren’t supposed to see it happen this way because you know that at one time the world was perfect and you are aware that something happened that injured Creation! Whether or not you want to admit that Adam and Eve sinned a great sin through their disobedience and that this one act is the reason why death diseases crime accidents and other things like this entered into our world!!! You have that knowledge that has been passed down through the generations and you may want to say oh that’s just a fairytale!! You can say that all you want but deep down you know it’s more than just a fairytale because you have that core memory that God placed in our hearts when He wrote His Laws in our hearts!!!
The brain is merely an instrument - something needed to accomplish a greater result. It's the mind that use this instrument to make "music." Remember, God has a mind, but does not have a brain. Our minds are part of the image of God that we bear.
Just consider the source…a politician…a Magadonian, nonetheless. SMH
I do believe this can happen when we are desperately seeking Him in prayer for a need for a distraught soul. Yes we can find answers for anything in every circumstance in life in His Word. I believe in divine guidance by the Holy Spirit, the Helper. Sometimes we are shown answers that reflect His direction for our lives in His Word, is it how one approaches it and it may not be the same for me as it is for you
God is not limited in anything, Jesus said ask and it will be given in all things, the Holy Spirit is greater than most realize. Praying wisdom and discernment.
Peace and blessings
I agree with you. I am very wary of doing the sort of thing like picking random scriptures for my life but one time God did use a scripture to reassure me. My son was ill and was put into an induced coma. One night I couldn't sleep and I had the strongest impression to get up and read my bible. I reluctantly did so and opened it at Isaiah 40:29. 'He gives strength to the weary, and increases the power of the weak.' Now I know that this is one verse out of a chapter and I can't explain this, but as I read this, I had such a strong assurance in my soul that God was going to bring my son through. Instantly my fear and worry disappeared and I had such a peace surrounding me. During this time, the doctors were very concerned that he wasn't going to make it but I held onto what I believed was the promise God had given me. As I sat by my son in ICU, I repeated that promise over him constantly. My son did make it through eventually, and I praise God for his word that is alive and real.
@@Kirbygal55 I am so thankful to God for your testimony ! I can’t imagine what you must’ve gone through during that time. This truly touched my heart deeply 😢🫂. Having a faith so strong is an great encouragement for others like me who seek God in all things. Thank you and may God bless you abundantly.
RC called it “Lucky dipping”.
Glad I’m here I’m trying to learn thank you
I am guilty of doing this when I just knew Jesus Christ and have skipped many steps in my journey. But, praise the Lord for bringing me back to step 1 (repentance) and He has been teaching me His ways since then.
I ask God questions, and sometimes He puts a verse in my mind, I go to the verse and it exactly answers my question but it isn't random. It's specific verse He puts in my mind clear as day. Gid said if we ask we shall receive. I don't mean things and stuff but wisdom and truth.
This is amazing! God works wonders! This morning, I was thinking "how would I tell a new believer or someone curious about God how to read the Bible?” I actually considered telling them to just open it up and let God speak to you and I tried that today. This video is a direct contradiction to that haha. I opened up to 1 chronicles and read something out of context that I needed more context for to make sense of. It did not really make sense so I went back to my recent daily readings of Romans and Daniel which was very meaningful as it is in context of what I have studying recently and sermons I have watched instead if random verses. I me coming across this video today was a warning from the Holy Spirit not to get new age/divination practices mixed with my faith. Praise be to God. Thank you for this video. Amazing timing!
It’s So Embarrassing!!
This is American Christianity!!
No difference than Mormonism, Rome, JW, Islam, etc..
this is Pentecostalism.. was raised in it!
I fleeced the Bible regarding my wife, and it instantly went to "dwell with your wife according to knowledge....". Besides letting your Bible just fall open , a person can also allow a scripture designation come to mind and tben go there - I think that's what I might have done here.
R.C. Sproul mentioned this in one of his teaching series. He referred to it as “Lucky dipping.”
I was naively doing this 15 years ago…I was taught to do this by charismatic “leaders” in YWAM. So deceiving and so unbiblical! Thank God I actually learned how to read Scripture
Same here! YWAM is a cult.
I made the mistake of trying this once, and was disappointed. It would take me over a year of Bible reading and sitting under Bible based preaching to get clarity on that.
Just read the Bible from cover to cover, folks. That's how you read a book anyway.
That is correct where it says all scripture and not just one verse, we need to read the Bible consistently and pray continuously so that when questions arise we are prepared with the answers we need. ( this video reminded me of people when they have a question about something they say just google it )
Great video!! Thank you Todd!!
It would be embarrassing to open it up to Elijah killing 850 people or Abraham being told to make a burnt offering of his son Isaac
My biblomancy has treated me very well when I needed it. Gods word is always enough, trust in Him- prophetic or not✝️❤️
"What if my motives are sinful?" If that is the case, you should have known before seeking to make a decision, and dealt with it first.
This is something my Sunday School teacher, also the Pastor's wife (high school age), warned against about 45 years ago.
Hello 👋Beautiful Lady 🌹..How are you and the weather condition like ?
I believe this can happen to new readers of the Bible but not to seasoned Christians.
Seeking wisdom is a thought process ! Interpreting what one defines as a sign is personal 🤷♂️
“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord….. I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.”
Jeremiah 23
Holy Hopscotch! The tale is told of a young man, seeking the will of God, closed his eyes, opened his Bible and stuck his finger on a page. "Judas hanged himself," it read. Well, that can't be right the man thought nervously. He tried again. "Go thou and do likewise." Oh, no! I must be doing something wrong. I'll try one last time. "What you must do, do quickly." End of tale.
I open my Bible randomly all the time and take great inspiration from what I read. I don't need an expert to tell me how to read the Bible.
I know of no place in the Bible that commands us to seek God’s will. We’re commanded several times, with promises, to seek God, and we’re told that we will know His will when we are wholly surrendered. Seek God. Seek His face continually. He is the rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. He is good to those who seek Him. You want His will, be surrendered and seek Him. In the words of someone far wiser than us: Seek Him! Seek Him! Seek Him!
I know this is serious but the delivery made me laugh. The sarcasm .. the Judas-heath thing made me laugh out loud. 😂 it’s insane that’s this is a thing.
Your quote is at least 40 years old. First bible open, "And Judas went out an hanged himself." Second bible open, "Go thou and do likewise." My pastor warned me many years ago this approach was problematic. However, I think there may be times when God may use this approach but each individual must decide VERY carefully.
In general I agree with what is said here. It’s particularly bad in the charismatic world that I’m a part of. However, divination almost always is about seeking answers, and then receiving them from an unknown unreliable source. This isn’t necessarily that. For one, the girl in the clip wasn’t asking a specific question and expecting to get a specific answer. It was more of a feeling of directlessness and wanting God to move her focus in the right direction. That’s not a bad prayer request or expectation and even more so if you believe the answer is found in the Word. Second, when she read the Word she kept the verse in its original context. That’s key. As long as it continues to say what God intended it to say it’s ok. If we don’t hyper-spiritualize this practice and make it commonplace then it really is no different than asking that same prayer and then trusting God’s leading by giving you a dream, vision, a thought that pops in your head, a topic that someone brings up in conversation, a video that pops up in your feed, etc. These are all very subtle ways that God MAY give us direction. There is no way to know for sure other than the inner witness of the Holy Spirit that confirms its relevance to your life and timing.
Acts 1:24-26
“And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.”
I really, really, really want to do something but I want to know if I'm in God's will for my life so I take my request to our Father in Heaven. I have to quiet myself and clear my mind from the noise of coveting, wanting, to have better than my neighbor, and ask myself if this path will draw me closer or push me farther away from a relationship with God the Father. The answer comes relatively quickly and I've learned from hard knocks not to override God's decision
If God chooses to speak to an individual in this manner and it is inline with who He is, His character and within the context of the entire counsel of God's Word, then who are we to say he won't do this.. I have been in distress and happen to be reading in the Bible and a particular verse leaped off the pages at me and was totally relatable to what I was going through.
We always try to define God into terms WE can understand.. In essence, we end up putting God in a box defined by our own human theology. Last I checked, God didn't need us to tell Him what to do and not do.. He is GOD, let Him BE God.
Full of wisdom ✨️ God bless you
So God can't speak to His children by allowing them to turn to the right page? Ridiculous. Of course He can... and does. Here is a similar way he spoke to me and how my love for the Lord was greatly increased when I was 15: Hunting in the woods one day when it was windy and raining. I was under evergreen trees to avoid the rain. I was opening my Bible to read (was homeschooled, had my books with me) when I paused and prayed, "God will you make the wind and rain go away so I can hunt squirrel?" Immediately He spoke to me (not heard with my ears) and said, "Go to II Kings 3:17." I listened to Him and read His word: "For thus says the Lord, ‘You shall not see wind nor shall you see rain..." I was shocked. I grabbed my stuff and, in faith, walked out of the trees and the rain STOPPED and the wind DIED. It turned to a California day, one I will never forget. After this I sought Him more and more... I had a better understanding of how much He loved me - to change the weather for me (let alone the laying down of His life to save me).
I randomly opened my Bible and it said "Judas went out and hanged himself." I opened it again and it sad "go now and do likewise." I opened it a third time and it said "go now and do quickly."
It goes as far back as John Wesley who advocated it, perhaps further back than that.
J I Packer tells the story of someone who practised it.
The person pointed to a text, it read,
"he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself", Matthew 27:5.
He responded, "that can't be right. Let me try again".
It read, "Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly", John 13:27.
“And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.”
Acts 1:24-26 ESV
Lots were cast to pick a apostle to replace Judas. Be humble my brother in Christ, sometime the Holy Spirit can guide us to his word in various ways when we need it.
im reading the bible normally but its so amazing that even tho i read like that, every chapter i read on that day is what i exactly needed for that day
Start with knowing: Read the whole Bible (with a neutral mind). Then you know more about what is written. Then read it again.
It's all about knowledge (at first). It helps to clear your mind of false assumptions.
While not the preferred way of reading the bible. Do we have such a low view of God's ability to speak to us in the bible, regardless of how we open it?
This is human reasoning talking. God wouldn't tell anybody to treat the Bible like a Ouija board. The Bereans weren't called noble by Paul because they treated the scriptures like a divination tool.
YES! Thank You!!!!! I used to do this when I was practicing witchcraft as another divination tool!!!! Then after Christ saved me, I saw this being done by Christians (among other things) and was like Whoa! Thank you for bringing this up and educating people about this.
Thank you for this video. You said out loud what I have for a long time.
GOD speaks through His WORD, I would Not just point my finger but it does Not mean He did Not speak to her Who am I to say He did Not, His thoughts and His ways are higher than the earth and Higher than our thoughts and ways!
If God can make a donkey speak God can do anything, in my teens I was suicidal and for the first time ever I heard God say in my spirit "I love you", I said to Him "how much?" He said "Go get your bible" so I did and RANDOMLY opened it and the first verse I read was Jeremiah 31:3. That is how much! I didn't kill myself. Try and tell Jesus He was wrong for doing that! He does do it! Is it the MAIN way we communicate with Him? No! But doesn't mean it ISN'T a way! Blessings
WHOAAA! God does NOT "want you to have the desires of your heart!" I'm honestly surprised that Todd has that understanding of that bible verse. The verse says God will GIVE YOU THE DESIRES, in other words, if you're in tune with the Lord, your desires will be the right desires.
“Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
This is an example of why discipleships is important.
Sometimes God does communicate like that Todd because it's the living Bible. If you don't have the Holy Spirit that's another story but if you have the Holy Spirit he will speak in many ways and that is one of them. You certainly shouldn't just grab your Bible and open it up You should pray first seek his face draw close to God and he will draw close to you. Then ask him to show you what you asked and have discernment over what you read. I have been amazed over the years how precise God has answered very specific prayers. Example: In prayer one day God spoke to my heart and told me to fast, I have never fasted before so I was kind of curious how long I was supposed to do this so I asked him to tell me through his word how long I should fast. Then I opened my bible and my eyes immediately went to a place where it says they fasted for one week. So I fasted for one week. God Bless you and your ministry,
I had a Sunday school teacher that talked about this very thing. He would say he knew a guy who joked that he would try to read three verses a day this way. So you go and you turn to the chapter when when Judas realizes what he did and it says and Judas went out and hung himself oh man that's terrible I need to find something else to you you look for more hopeful passage a few pages back goes out and do likewise no this can't be right lord... then you close your book you reopen it you happen to fall at the Last Supper what you do do quickly
Ok so. This happend when i was 19. I was walking home when i saw a guy with a sgin asking for money. I ignored the man not careing. I was picked up from what i remember about 2 inches. Toward the man. I gave him my last $10 and went home. I had an odd feeling that
Truely is hard to describe after that. So i went home picked up my bible and said "God if you know what happend please tell me" i droped the bible and it opened to Matthew 25 31. 25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 25:32 All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 25:33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 25:36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ 25:37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 25:38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 25:40 And the king will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
25:41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! 25:42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. 25:43 I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 25:44 Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’ 25:45 Then he will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’ 25:46 And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Look i am not trying to defend bibliomacy. But please explain to me how after that event and then me helping the man i did that thing and came to that passage. If i am under the influence of demons please tell me so i can pray for The Lord to free me.
You did ask God in prayer to answer you after an event that may have been divinely orchestrated.
Obviously I don't know, but I wouldn't worry about it. I've had a few of those moments where I feel compelled to do something like this, and only after did the light bulb come on for me😅
What I take from it is to always be open to those in need, 'cause you just never know who you're interacting with.
@@tuesdaynight9725 my brother or sister in Christ. Thank you for your words today. May our Father bless you for His purposes and His glory forever.
The fact that God permits us to make bad choices does not mean those choices were His "will" or "ordained" by Him.
Where in the new testament is such a practice taught?
Never thought about this… Good episode. I’ve randomly opened scriptures before.
@@SantoValentino you were fine to do so. I am totally for diligently studying, but I am also for random flipping. God is incredible enough to bless both. Peace!
This actually dates back all the way before the birth of Christ. The ancient Romans used to do this with the works of Virgil. They had an official term for it- can't remember at the moment but I think the name was taken from one of Virgil's works.
Sometimes the first verse you see may indeed minister to you in your situation. But, this fellow (I never remember his name) is right. That's certainly not a good practice.
👍😇❤🙏GREAT VIDEO Todd!!!
You're taking a chance when you do that. There are times when it can be good, and times when it's just you. I've done that and God has spoke to me.. but not purposely.
I was sharing some of the gospel with my neighbors. They’re elderly. The gentlemen said he had a couple of guys who could come over to my house. I immediately became suspect. I asked what church they were from. He said the Latter day saints. I said, I’m good. I told him I have the book of mormon. I haven’t read it in 30 plus years, but I bought it to refute their absurd theology. I told him that the KJV was sufficient for me and left it at that. It was pretty clear that he had no idea what the KJV said. It’s sad. I guess I should pray that God opens their eyes.
Maybe stop assaulting your senior neighbors with your particular version of religion? I'm sure that you are sure you picked the correct one, BUT: As of 2023, there are over 45,000 Christian denominations worldwide, including more than 200 in the United States.
@@nicnic1981 Assaulting? I don’t think so. My particular version is that the Holy bible is sufficient.Any religion that uses any additional teachings is a false gospel. It even says so in scripture. Have yourself a pleasant day.
@@Yooyangs Typical bible is true 'cause it says it's true in the bible (which version, based on what translation?). When you sell your deception do you let them know it's just what YOU have determined is fact?
@@nicnic1981 I suggest you examine your faith. I’m done with this conversation. God bless
@@Yooyangs Yes - please continue to be vocal about the Mormons "absurd theology" while continuing on with broadcasting your absurd theology. Believe you are failing on at least 3 of the 7 capital virtues: chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility. Bless your soul
“Marry Tiffany or Heather”? ????
Heather, oh the wrong choice but correct decision ????
How about neither of these woman?
I've heard that black cars are the most difficult to keep clean & white ones are easiest. I don't know about all that but I do know that a gold car is the easiest to drive dirty.
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You absolutely can marry the wrong person. The notion that you can't is just like saying you can never go against God's will, which is unbiblical. Obviously we can make mistakes and sometimes they are huge mistakes. But once the mistake is made, then God can use that for his glory. You may choose someone who is not God's will for you. But once you are married, it is his will for you to stay married and make it work for his glory.
God can use this to speak to someone but it's not something you can plan and do anytime.
I once was a smoker and opened the Bible and read "you're body is the temple of the Holy Spirit." (1Cor.6:19), just to make sure it was talking to me, I opened the Bible again and it read "the temple was filled with smoke (Rev.15:8) over and over again (Exod.40:34-35)(1Kings8:10-11)(2Chron.5:13-14)(Isa.6:1-4)...
It isnt normal biblical practice to do that. I know RC had messages on cassettes and just then he said "the devil doesnt want you to hear this", it rolled over and didnt record that. A broken clock is right x a day. The book just opens at those places sometimes, but the Word was always there and always true. You just happened to see them.
But praise God you obeyed what you read. ❤
With all joking aside, the pagan way of finding the will of God usually involves fortune telling, transcendental meditation or entheogens/psychedelic drugs. The pagan concept of finding the will of God is to turn the mind off or alter the mind whereas the biblical way goes directly through the mind (be transformed by the renewal of your mind - Rom.12:2) by prayerfully searching the Scriptures, thinking biblically, praying to God constantly and seeking wise counsel from Pastors and people who read the Bible and pray. The Holy Spirit works in us through the Word of God and the more we read the Bible the more we discover the will of God and we discover what God hates. Do everything that pleases God and cut off everything that God hates and you'll discover that everything you do is the will of God.
With all joking aside, the pagan way of finding the will of God usually involves fortune telling, transcendental meditation or entheogens/psychedelic drugs. The pagan concept of finding the will of God is to turn the mind off or alter the mind whereas the biblical way goes directly through the mind (be transformed by the renewal of your mind - Rom.12:2) by prayerfully searching the Scriptures, thinking biblically, praying to God constantly and seeking wise counsel from Pastors and people who read the Bible and pray. The Holy Spirit works in us through the Word of God and the more we read the Bible the more we discover the will of God and we discover what God hates. Do everything that pleases God and cut off everything that God hates and you'll discover that everything you do is the will of God.
With all joking aside, the pagan way of finding the will of God usually involves fortune telling, transcendental meditation or entheogens/psychedelic drugs. The pagan concept of finding the will of God is to turn the mind off or alter the mind whereas the biblical way goes directly through the mind (be transformed by the renewal of your mind - Rom.12:2) by prayerfully searching the Scriptures, thinking biblically, praying to God constantly and seeking wise counsel from Pastors and people who read the Bible and pray. The Holy Spirit works in us through the Word of God and the more we read the Bible the more we discover the will of God and we discover what God hates. Do everything that pleases God and cut off everything that God hates and you'll discover that everything you do is the will of God.
With all joking aside, the pagan way of finding the will of God usually involves fortune telling, transcendental meditation or entheogens/psychedelic drugs. The pagan concept of finding the will of God is to turn the mind off or alter the mind whereas the biblical way goes directly through the mind (be transformed by the renewal of your mind - Rom.12:2) by prayerfully searching the Scriptures, thinking biblically, praying to God constantly and seeking wise counsel from Pastors and people who read the Bible and pray. The Holy Spirit works in us through the Word of God and the more we read the Bible the more we discover the will of God and we discover what God hates. Do everything that pleases God and cut off everything that God hates and you'll discover that everything you do is the will of God.
The modern-misguided-trend provoking version of the children's game, Pin the Tail on the Donkey.
Bibliomancy has been around forever, and I didn't know until now that it actually had a name! I"ve observed most believers going through a phase of it at one time or another during their lives, and it does appear to be the refuge of the unstudied, that is, the one who has not familiarized themselves with Scripture. Once a person becomes grounded in the Word, they no longer see any need for such a "shortcut".
The Bible can serve as a moral foundation upon which to make our decisions: but its [text] cannot make our decisions for us.
It's an old trend I experienced even back in the 70's. Personally I thought the trend had actually mostly disappeared. Evidently not.
I did this when I was 5.
Ridiculous. You open the Bible at John if you are brand new to Christianity and start reading there. Then, keep reading until you come back around to John again. Some of us follow the Bible daily based on where we are in terms of Pentecost, Resurrection, etc, on the calendar. Others of us just open at Genesis, start reading until we eventually come to the end of Revelation. Sometimes, we go to a specific book to help with a specific problem we are having in life. One can only do that IF they have been through the Bible and know where to look. This point and reaad business is really strange to me. God Bless 🥰
So it’s a problem if some just opens up the Bible at random but guys like Friel can decided that entire passages of scripture don’t apply today simply because of their lack of experience?
SOLA SCRIPTURA minus these:
- ”So then, brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid anyone from speaking in tongues. And do everything in a decent and orderly manner.“
1 Corinthians 14:39-40 NET
- ”Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.“
1 Corinthians 14:1 NET
Gimme a break
I think it's ok to read a random part of the Bible, but then read the whole chapter, take notes get context and read the whole book 👏🏼
I do believe there are some cases that God reveals himself when you open the Bible and there is that scripture you need. But that don’t mean you just wield it and are able to just randomly open the Bible and poof “there is the lesson right there!” God works on his timing, not ours.
This is news to me.
People creating creepy things like this? How insidious... 😬
Just this month, I learned 2 of my “life verses”I have been looking at completely wrong. I was convicted about just picking verses that “fit”.
A blue car won't burn has easy when hit with an energy weapon. Just saying. Look at the aftermath of the fire in Hawaii.
"Do not call conspiracy all that this people call conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread".
I used to believe every Crazy Conspiracy Theory under the Sun as well, and was Terrified of all of them, Until I heard that verse, Isaiah 8 12, English Standard Version in a Sermon Expositing Isaiah 8, and came crashing down in Repentance as a Result! do not fall for Conspiracy Theories my Friend, God has told us Not to do so! so to do so is to Disobey Him, the one who we are to Fear and Dread, God! Fear God, and not whatever looney tunes Science Fiction Mumbo Jumbo some Unhinged want to be Fiction Writer with a Political Hornets Nest in his hat...someone like *me* before I got the "Scripture Stomach Punch from God" to put me Right! , types up on the Internet!
I hope that Helps.
I does bibliomancy when I was 10😂 too immature to understood anything