I find all the answers are right there in the Bible.
2007-01-19 02:56:59 · 10 answers · asked by judy f 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
iit's called apophenia.
2007-01-19 03:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, one time my best friend and I went away for a weekend and we stayed in a hotel. It was raining and we couldn't go out and we were bored, so pulled out the Gideon Bible that was in the drawer in the hotel room, and we opened it to random pages to see if God had any messages for us. It didn't work, though, because all the verses we found were depressing, such as "And then King Solomon died." or "God will punish the wicked and throw His wrath upon them." We kept laughing because the verses were so not uplifting!
However, my friend said that it works when you need it to. She and I are both very religious Catholics.
2007-01-19 11:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's simplistic. There are a lot of situations that the Bible does not directly address.
Here's one.
Conjoined twins are born. They must be separated or both will die. But they share one heart. So one must die to give the other a chance to live. How does the Bible guide us to choose which twin lives and which dies?
This was a REAL occurrence.
Many more moral quandaries are possible.
2007-01-19 11:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there are a number of good ones out there like Thompson's Chain Reference Bible, and Naves Topical Bible.
2007-01-19 11:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible does help in almost every situation.
Sometimes, though the Bible is not enough and people need proffesional or medical assitance with their problems.
Remember though the Bible is not a magical book that you can just open it wherever and it will just automatically help you. That God mysteriously let you open it to that specific passage. The power of God is not be manipulated in such fashion.
2007-01-19 11:01:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pray with the Bible in your hand and Yes the Holy Spirit will direct you.
2007-01-19 11:03:26 · answer #6 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the time it actually helped me out the other day when i got depressed. i dont know but God puts the right verses in front of my eyes or i look in the index of where to find help when... and that helps out a lot
2007-01-19 11:22:27 · answer #7 · answered by elf_drummer_boy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, all the time. This Book of Life has all of the answers to life in it.
2007-01-19 11:03:55 · answer #8 · answered by Shayna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutly! thats when the Lord is trying to talk to you through verses. he wants to comfort you and bring you peace and let you know you are never alone! he is a good God and he is real and he wants all to know he cares!!!!!!!!
2007-01-19 11:03:03 · answer #9 · answered by onyx maiden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep--- I love my study bible.
2007-01-19 11:02:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋