Principles for deep Biblical Understanding

The Four C’s of Bible Study
Commit Ones Heart to God
Our goal is know God not just about him. We need know about Jehovah our God, and His laws, how He thinks, of course, but our real goal is to know God. We need to use Bible study to help develop a deeper relationship with God. Matt 13:11-17 indicates that the Israelites of Jesus’ day as well as those in the past, did not really want to be close to God. They had their eyes closed to God so He closed them all the more in order to give them another chance later. In I Sam 8 the people were rejecting God’s leadership by asking for a King like all the other nations. See also Matt. 11:25, 1 Cor. 2:14, Matt 7:21, James. 1:22.
Constancy-God Rewards Those Who Obey and Persevere
Constantly continue to seek God to obey God from the heart. Ask for Godly for insight, and every day for guidance. Study the Bible every day. Attend church services every Sabbath if possible. Attend all Holy Days especially the New Testament Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles. God rewards our persistence with deeper and deeper understanding of His word like the peeling of an avocado or onion. See I Cor 3:12-17, 4:3-6. We find deeper layers of meaning year upon year. The more we obey and the longer we obey the greater understanding God gives us. See Gal 6:7-9 which shows that the opposite is also true. See Prov. 16:2, 25, Ps. 119:18-34, Isa. 59:2.
Consistency- God Is the Same Yesterday and Today and Tomorrow
God is never wrong. All the decisions He made in the past are correct. The Old Testament must be honored. It was the foundation for the New Testament writers. It may not be easy to understand in a modern world which is so different than the ancient society of the Old Testament. But all the Bible is still the gold standard when understood correctly. The world is deceived by Satan to dismiss this foundation of truth and is thereby easily deceived when they study the Bible. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Heb. 13:8. Nothing God has ever done is wrong. Old and New Testament work together. Never accept anything that does not square with the Bible truth you already know. If a doctrine does not fit the foundation of the Bible the Old Testament then it is in error. See also Isa. 18:10-11, Acts. 10:14-15, 34, Deut. 13:1-3, Heb 8:7-10, Jer. 31:31.
Context the Bible Does Not Contradict Itself
God would not contradict himself because it would not be Godly or logical. If, for instance someone reads a verse where Paul is complaining about the circumcision party and it may appear that he is against God’s Law, you know that is an incomplete understanding. He is complaining about their interpretation of how God’s law should be applied to gentiles. Circumcision is of the heart which is consistent with the Old Testament. See Deut 10:16. They did not actually keep the Law themselves. See Gal 6:12-13. Paul, in many places confirms the Laws of God which include the fourth commandment. That is the reason many wish to do away with the God’s Law by dismissing the Old Testament. See Romans 3:31, 6:1-2, 15. We are saved by grace not Judaism’s many rules. Jesus justifies us. We cannot justify ourselves by our works. Many times the Bible is misunderstood because too many use tunnel vision. They find a verse and build doctrines upon it without studying the obvious context verses, the common sense meaning of the passage, the era in which it was written and build false doctrines. (Example, snake handlers, Acts. 28:3-4) Also see the thematic scripture for the Podcast where Isaiah tells us we need build correct understanding by using all parts of the Bible, here a little there a little. Note Isaiah 28:9-13.