A person can be intellectually qualified and educationally equipped to read and understand the Bible, but if his heart is not spiritually alive then he will fail to truly benefit from reading the Bible. The Bible says, “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned” ( 1 Cor. To understand what is written, therefore, we must have our eyes opened by that same Holy Spirit. Its writers “spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” ( 2 Pet. The Bible is “breathed out by God” ( 2 Tim. Yet the Bible is also unique, different from every other book, because it is inspired by God. The Bible is a book written in many ways like any other, and can therefore be understood by anyone who is able to read. Our Bible reading must be Spiritual, contextual, Christ-centered, reverent, communal, and repeated. This article identifies six keys to reading and understanding the Bible. Yet anyone can, in God’s mercy, cultivate a deep and ever-deepening knowledge of the Bible, as long as they pursue such knowledge wisely. Indeed, some people have spent a lifetime studying the Bible and so are uniquely qualified to teach it to others. This is not to say such reading and understanding are easy. How to Read and Understand the Bible Conrad Mbewe | ZambiaĪs God’s Word to his people, the Bible exists to be read and understood.
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