Bible Discussion Thread

For me this is very good instruction.I can not just read a passage and instantly know its entire meaning. most of the time i have to read re-read and then read it some more.Sometimes a day or a few days will go by and suddenly the meaning of a verse will become crystal clear due to some action in life that i have witnessed.There is so much wisdom in the good book.Any given verse is open to interpretation.When i read i begin by praying that the lord will show me the definition as he intends it-The true definition.From time to time i will read scripture and understand it a certain way only to later read the same scripture and see it in a completly different light.I can not take the bible and read it and apply only what i favor to my life and expect to see heaven.As if its correct to read and agree with the book of John but disregard the book of Luke entirely for whatever fleshly wisdom i think justifies it.That is not how it works.
Man shall not come unto the father unless he first comes through the son.The bible(basic instructions before leaving earth)is full of commandments,parables,proverbs and psalms.We all fall short of the glory of god.It is my duty to try with my feeble mind to understand the wisdom in all the pages of the book.If i read it everyday for the rest of my life,even going over it again and again and again.I still may not comprehend all that it contains.But i hunger for the truth.The journey for me is about becoming less fleshly and more spiritual in my thoughts and actions.My aim is to write the word of the lord upon my heart so deeply and indellibly that it will always reside there.The task is never "over".It's my belief that "coming from the right place" is important when trying to absorb the wisdom in the bible.We have to renew it in our minds and hearts everyday.When i think more like the bible teaches us and less like a man of the world who relies on his own "wisdom" Then maybe i will come to understand his teachings on a larger scale and see him everywhere i look.maybe then when i listen i will hear(shamoia tishka) him.And when i look i will truly see him.Rather than listen but not hear and look but remain blind to his ways.
I think Jesus is saying that we must seek him with all our hearts and minds and strength and not rely on our "wordly wisdom" to define or hold him to any "rules". He is from above and we are not.We should seek to understand him completely for his word knows no days or monthes or years.His word is timeless and applies to all who live have lived and will live.Only when we make his teachings our lifes goal can we pass from the dead unto life everlasting.It is not enough to say we believe when we do not or to say we follow his commandments when we follow some but not others of his commandments.This process for me is the turning away from our sins and turning towards the light of God.We have to learn how to be rightous by following the example of Jesus.Its not a suit that we buy and then dress ourselves in.These are only my humble opinions.I am here because i seek him and have much to learn.Thank you for the excellent website and a place to study and compare notes with others of the same goal.