Understanding the Bible!
“And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him….Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus” (Acts 8:30-31,35).
Someone has wisely pointed out that we cannot understand the Bible by forcing the lock; what we want is the key. But if you have CHRIST, you already have the key. In faith apply Christ to the Bible, and you can understand it. It is not a question of a superior mind or of great learning, for some of the learned have been the most foolish in their mistakes.
As you read the Bible see Christ on every page — the illustrations and types in the Old Testament, His life and work in the four gospels, the preaching of Christ in the Acts, the glory of Christ in the Epistles, and the exaltation of Christ in Revelation. This is the key, and this is where the real blessing comes from reading the Holy Scriptures.
