The Holy Bible is a Spiritual Book. The Holy Spirit gives the knowledge and wisdom to understand and discern the truths that are written. People like yourself place too much credit in the understanding of men, grammar, etc. Each time before I open the Bible I pray that God will give me the wisdom and knowledge to understand what I'm about to read. I don't place my faith in commentaries and religious authors.
Everyone claims the same mystical pray about it.
But the prayer aspect is not for that.
It is merely about approaching His Word with reverence.
In othe other words; about being willing to allow the Word to teach; regardless of where that ends up.
Whether it proves us wrong; or teaches us, and or reveals to us we could stand a bit more time in the Word, and so on.
And that is only part of it.
Principles for how to get out of (exegete) the Word what God has put in the Word towards our "instruction in righteousness" through its' "doctrine" or teaching; "reproof" of any of our behaviour not in line with said doctrine, or teaching; and or "correction" of those of our beliefs not in line with said doctrine, or teaching.
And it does not end there.
The reverence towards His Word on any issue is to continue when ever anyone points out a thing to us for our consideration.
In this there is no room for taking personal offense. None...
Acts 17:5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. 17:6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; 17:7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. 17:8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. 17:9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go. 17:10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 17:12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. 17:13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
This is Mid-Acts Grace...
