@JordanChambers
What you are doing is not recommended my friend, many fall in to this trap in their lives, it is what the devil wants you to do, not what Christ wants you to do.
The problem with what you are doing is you are randomly looking at one verse you eye goes to on a page, some have done the same by closing their eyes and pointing at the page, it is dangerous, you will read out of context, you will fail to understand the true meaning of scripture.
All scripture is God breathed, and all of it is required by us to understand it correctly. Many times we have to read 3, 5, 7 different verses and sections to fully understand the truth in The Word. Scripture is full of examples but allow me to share a very simple one if I may.
Romans 10:13 (NKJV)
13 For
"whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."
Acts 16:31 (NKJV)
31 .."
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."
Ask many people do they believe in the Lord Jesus and they will say yes.
The same applies to call on the Lord, how do we call, how do we believe, do we call as we should, do we believe as we should, as scripture tells us?
It is so easy to misunderstand or mis interpret single verses.
Let us look at another, just about everyone knows the Gospel in miniture, they may not know it has been called that but the verse is familiar.
John 3:16 (NKJV)
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Wonderful verse isn't it. yes, I believe, I was told this at school or at Sunday school. is that enough? No. But we are picking a single verse, it could be any verse, it says if I believe, I will not perish but have everlasting live. Lets all jump on board, we are saved. One verse reading is dangerous.
It is recommended that when reading this verse we should read at least verses 1 to 21 of John chapter 3. Or better still the whole chapter, but let us focus on John Chapter 3 verses 1-21
Before verse 16 we have 15 other verses, all are important 3 of them are of paramount imortance. Verses 3, 5 and 7
After verse 16 we have 5 other verses, again these are very important and carry a very important message to us. It is important to understand the messages before v16 as they explain items very important to this verse, reading one verse we would miss the importance and the devil leads us astray. But having understood the first 16 verses then there is a final message which is equally important, let us look at this below.
John 3:1-21 (NKJV)
1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him."
3 Jesus answered and said to him, "
Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
4 Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"
5 Jesus answered,
"Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Do not marvel that I said to you,
'You must be born again.'
8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Did reading verse 16 on it's own tell us this... No!
9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, "How can these things be?"
10 Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?
11 Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven,
that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Did verse 16 tell us what was said previously? No. Does it tell us the verses aft it? No
Reading single verses by any method can lead us to totally misunderstand the message.
17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
18 He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Reading just one verse, here verse 16 would we have realised the condemnation? No.
But we would believe, because we believe He lived and was told in Sunday School as a kid, we will not perish but have Everlasting Life. Really!
19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God."
I do hope you see the warning here, so many fall nto the trap.
Would you know how to start and drive a car you have never seen before, would you know how to use an electronic gadget you have never seen before by reading one line on any page?
God makes things very clear and very simple, it is us that makes things complicated for ourselves. I say this as a man who is terrible at reading manuals, so many men are, and the ladies are not very good with electronic gadgets, but the Bible is different, it is a life or death manual of Love.
Another thought regarding this example, the Bible includes stories of things that really happened, many include the disciples, who were first 'Called' and then grew with the Lord. So somethings didn't always need repeating. We are the same, you may say to a child do this or that, your boss may say do this or that, the first time said more details are given, later you are expected to know, your children are expected to know. So when we read John 3 we see John stated three times We MUST be Born Again, He took time to get the message over, He then after v16 follows with a warning of what happens if we are not. So when we read scripture later we read, call on the Lord we will be saved, believe and we will be saved, trust and we will be saved.
Only if we read all scrioture in context and not read just one verse.
Bless you
Peace be with you.
