The Deepest Secrets!
"But God has revealed them
to us through His Spirit."
1 Corinthians 2: 10
The Bible is a human book, every word written by someone,
so we must study it with ordinary methods of interpretation,
not turning everything into some kind of allegory but
taking
literal portions of the Bible literally and correctly
interpreting
elements that are poetic or clearly symbolic.
But the Bible is also a divine book, every word
given by God, so we must study it with the Holy
Spirit as our tutor.
James M. “Buck” Hatch, legendary professor at Columbia
International University, taught that since the Bible is God’s
Word, we must be His children to truly understand it, and we
must be willing to trust it and obey it, praying in the spirit of
Psalm 119:18: “Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous
things from Your law.”
In 1 Corinthians 2, apostle Paul said that as we study the
Bible, the Holy Spirit opens our eyes to its deepest secrets
(“the deep things of God,” verse 10). What a statement!
Through Spirit-blessed daily Bible study, we can understand
God’s deep and wonderful secrets. Approaching our study
of God’s Word with meekness helps us learn and grow.
"One must be continually submitted to the
will of God to understand the Scriptures."
James M. Hatch
