Understanding The Bible

Q. I find it sometimes almost unbelievable on how you put it all together and make (the bible) so much clearer and easier to understand. With there being a “simplicity in Jesus Christ”, why do you think it is so hard for so many to understand and/or do the “Berean research” in understanding the Bible?   I understand human nature and always trying to “read between the lines” and such, but is there any Scripture that explains why Jesus believing people have a hard time understanding the Bible?

A.  James 1:5-8 says,
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.

Many never ask for the wisdom to understand.  Others who ask for wisdom don’t receive it because deep down they don’t really believe what the Bible says.  Those who ask and receive are those who believe wholeheartedly that God is who He claims to be, has done what He claims to have done, and will do what He has promised to do.

Put another way, the Bible is a supernatural document and can only be understood by those who have been granted supernatural ability.  (1 Cor. 2:14)  All believers have been given this ability.  Faith is the key that unlocks it.   When you increase in understanding, it means you’re increasing in faith.