Understanding the Bible
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God ... rightly dividing the word of truth.
— 2 Timothy 2:15
Know the grand theme of the Bible
The Lord Jesus Christ is the grand theme of the Bible from cover to cover. He Himself said so just after His resurrection. Speaking to two of His disciples, He went back to the very beginning of the Bible and "expounded to them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself" (Luke 24:27). Speaking later in the same chapter, He said:
These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me (Luke 24:44-45).