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Many people want to understand the Bible more. But when they try and read it, they find it hard to understand and, on occassions, a little “dry”. But the Bible is actually not hard to understand, it just takes a little time. The Bible, and its truths, David declared, are “more to be desired than gold, yea, than much fine gold : sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb” (Psalm 19:10).

He adored the Word of the Almighty, and so do people who know how to understand it. But first, allow me to say that learning the Bible can’t be done overnight. Its truths are deep, and it has to be slowly and conscientiously dug out with some work – like college – which is progressive in nature.

Here are five things which will help to open the door of the Bible to your understanding.

Through a Teacher
The Teacher is prepared to make all things clear to you – one at a time. He is always near to a follower and prepared to show you “great and mighty things, which thou knowest not” ( Jeremiah 33:3 ).

The conditions under which He teaches you are easy – you have to be one of His youngsters. This essentially means that Christ has become your Savior thru your simply informing him that you detest your sins, and are sorry to God for having committed them. Then by confessing to God that you suspect that Christ is the Child of God you may be buried with him in baptism. Then, His Spirit comes to live inside and he is prepared to educate and to steer you. When you, as a follower who is ready to be taught, and follow, ask Him to coach you simply before you open it and read. David prayed : “Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold fantastic things out of thy law” ( Psalm 119:18 ).

Continued Obedience
It may appear peculiar to you this is discussed next – instead of some educational principle. As unusual as it may appear, obedience is the very next thing that helps open the door to your understanding. It isn’t a way to an end after baptism. Jesus put it like this, in John 7:17 : “If any person will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine “Now the word “doctrine” isn’t a thing to be fearful of, it essentially means the “teachings” of the Bible. Jesus was announcing that those that are ready to obey Him, and seek first the Kingdom of God, are those whose heart the Spirit can instruct to appreciate the Bible.

Keeping Faith
An individual, who isn’t prepared to believe, won’t be able to comprehend the deeper truths of the Word of our Lord. They’ll simply be so much foolishness to that person. But a follower, on the other hand, thru religion can have their eyes opened to see things that an unbelieving person will never see.

Through Other Scriptures
The Bible is a Book that will principally translate itself, if we won’t let our preconceived biases warp what we read. For instance, when many folks read the tale of the birth of Christ in Matthew, they immediately follow the mistaken perspectives of others in their knowledge of the story here. This is only given to show how a preconceived idea can cast a shadow over the genuine truth of the Bible. One such example is that everybody assumes there were three sensible men because there were three gifts. Perhaps one could presume this however the Bible doesn’t essentially say their were three of them. The principle here is to let other Scripture verses show you what a selected passage means.

“For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little” (Isaiah 28:10). If you may look up other verses working with the same subject, it will help you, together with the other elements to grasp God’s Word.

Through Preachers
Those teachers of the Word of our Lord in a Bible-teaching church are the best methods to help to grasp the Bible. While they are imperfect, they are given the job of making plain to the folks the Word of the Lord, and its meaning.

These five things can significantly help you to comprehend the Bible better, together with a regular and daily reading of it. If you have not read the entire Bible through, commence with the text of John, and then go to Matthew and read thru the New Testament follow that by reading thru the entire Bible. Following these steps rigorously will permit you to start to get a rich and enjoyable knowledge of God’s Word.

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