The Bible is written by GOD and men are the instrument or pen in which GOD uses to document HIS Holy Word in the earth. Before we proceed this must first be understood beyond even the slimiest doubt about the Bible.
2 Pet 1:21For no prophecy ever originated because some man willed it [to do so--it never came by human impulse], but men spoke from God who were borne along (moved and impelled) by the Holy Spirit
The next infallible truth that must be understood is that NO One's opinion counts regarding what is said in this BOOK. Anyone interpreting the Bible is WRONG!!!!!! .
The Bible is not to be interpreted by man. Understanding of the Bible is imparted to us through the agency of the Holy Spirit .
Pet 1:20 [Yet] first [you must] understand this, that no prophecy of Scripture is [a matter] of any personal or private or special interpretation (loosening, solving).
Understanding of the Bible comes through GOD HIMSELF.
Matt 16:17 Then Jesus answered him, Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are you, Simon Bar-Jonah. For flesh and blood [men] have not revealed this to you, but My Father Who is in heaven
When David needed understanding , David went directly to the source.
Ps 119:73 Your hands made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
Today's New Covenant Christian can find understanding through the gift GOD gave us in the person of the Holy Spirit.
John 14:26 But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.
Now we have often heard people complain and say when I read the Bible I do not understand what is written. My wholehearted suggestion is that we seek GOD through prayer to discover what may be causing us NOT to have understanding of HIS Holy WORD the Bible.
I want to show you a few scritpures that might reveal to you where the hinderance may be found.
Eph 4:18 Their moral understanding is darkened and their reasoning is beclouded. [They are] alienated (estranged, self-banished) from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the ignorance (the want of knowledge and perception, the willful blindness) that is deep-seated in them, due to their hardness of heart [to the insensitiveness of their moral nature].
An unrepentant heart could very well be the cause of a lack of understanding. God requires we confess our sins , and forsake our previous behavior and then we must live uprightly before HIM.
A second and very common reason would be we do not spend enough time searching out HIS WORD. If the only time you open your Bible is on Sunday during Church service, your understanding will be little.
2 Tim 2:15 Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth.
And lastly and most importantly in order to understand the Bible we must be BORN Again...otherwise we simply can not relate....
John 3:3 Jesus answered him, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that unless a person is born again (anew, from above), he cannot ever see (know, be acquainted with, and experience) the kingdom of God.
