“Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.”
– Psalm 25:8-9
God is good and upright. Therefore, He instructs, leads, and teaches. Please note that He doesn’t make any Christian instantly or automatically know and understand all His ways of righteousness. We must each go through a process of learning and instruction. We must humble ourselves to truly hear and follow God’s way. Then we’ll walk in increasing righteousness through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Every follower of Jesus must be an intentional learner. Every follower of Jesus needs to be intentionally, habitually, and carefully reading and studying the Bible for him or her self. Every follower of Jesus also needs to be learning from wise and knowledgeable Bible teachers and preachers.
A Christian should never sit back and be content to know very little about the Bible. Nor should a Christian ever arrogantly assume he or she already knows everything about the Bible. A Christian shouldn’t be satisfied with just letting others study the Bible on his or her behalf, waiting for them to simplify it. A Christian should never think that the Bible is too hard for him or her to study or learn from on their own.
God is our primary teacher! The Bible is the content He uses to teach. Therefore, every believer can and should study the Bible, knowing that God will help them learn and understand if they’ll put in the effort. Through the Bible, God has revealed all that we need to know about His way and the path of righteousness in Christ. If you haven’t already, discipline yourself to study His way and His Word.