Best Way To Understand Entire Bible?

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Lafon

Apostle Paul (writing by inspiration) advises that "...the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God" (I Corinthians 2:11, KJV).

Seeing that the Bible contains "the things of God" in written format, then it must be recognized and acknowledged that only God does truly understand it's content.

Indeed, even Paul acknowledged this fact when he wrote that "the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God" (I Corinthians 2:14, KJV). (The word "receiveth" implies "understandeth.")

The Lord Jesus Christ expressly stated that "when he, the Spirit of Truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth ... and he will shew you things to come" (John 16:13, KJV), therefore I am persuaded to embrace the belief that it is impossible for one to properly understand "the things of the Spirit of God" that are recorded upon the pages of the Bible unless one possesses the "Spirit of Truth" (which is the Holy Ghost).

Because the contents of the Scriptures are "esoteric" in their essence, then regardless of the methods one endeavors to employ in attempting to understand the language of the Bible, it will be to no avail if one has not been endowed with the "Spirit of Truth."

There ya go. I was about to ask why nobody said the only way to understand the Bible is to have the Spirit teach you, when I saw your post. Simple, isn't it? Just ask God to explain it to you. And everyone who does that will, of course, understand it the same way. God wouldn't tell one person one thing and another person something else! So no more arguing over this or that scripture. Everyone will see the only true meaning.

Now get started.

[larrylyates]

Originally Posted by Timmy

There ya go. I was about to ask why nobody said the only way to understand the Bible is to have the Spirit teach you, when I saw your post. Simple, isn't it? Just ask God to explain it to you. And everyone who does that will, of course, understand it the same way. God wouldn't tell one person one thing and another person something else! So no more arguing over this or that scripture. Everyone will see the only true meaning.

Now get started.

I started to respond to LaFon when I saw your post. A round of applause for both of you. You narrow the focus and brought it back to where it belongs. While there are excellent "methods and tools' to assist us in our studies, but the presence of the Spirit is essential. His absence is lethal to understanding.

Timmy, I don't know if your post was meant as "tongue in cheek" but your words as well as Bro. LaFon's are what the Church and especially our Bible Colleges and Seminaries desperately need to be reminded of.

(Is this the first time we have truly agreed?)

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by larrylyates

I started to respond to LaFon when I saw your post. A round of applause for both of you. You narrow the focus and brought it back to where it belongs. While there are excellent "methods and tools' to assist us in our studies, but the presence of the Spirit is essential. His absence is lethal to understanding.

Timmy, I don't know if your post was meant as "tongue in cheek" but your words as well as Bro. LaFon's are what the Church and especially our Bible Colleges and Seminaries desperately need to be reminded of.

(Is this the first time we have truly agreed?)

Everything I post is TIC.