It continues to amaze me how often I sing a song or use a quote and forget that it came from the Bible originally. Despite the fact that I memorized a lot of Scripture in days gone by and have read the Bible in its entirety several times in my life, this still happens.
Case in point: Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord really wants from you: 1 He wants you to 2 promote 3 justice, to be faithful, 4 and to live obediently before 5 your God.
A.J. Jacobs quoted this verse in his book and my first thought was of a song I had heard. I had to look up the verse.
I am finding his book interesting, though not as humorous as people had led me to believe. I am also finding, to my surprise, that I have a lot in common with this secular Jewish man who is a self proclaimed agnostic. We could not be further apart in some ways, but on the Bible and the understanding of it thus far, we seem to agree. I am looking forward to finishing this book and seeing what the ultimate outcome of it is on his life and mine as well.
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