THE BIBLE IS A DIFFICULT BOOK

The Bible came from the infinite (God) to the finite (man.) From limitlessness to the limited. Therefore – you can not understand the Bible in the same way that you would understand the writings of Plato. With diligence, the profundities of the great philosophers can be grasped by the natural mind. But the Bible will resist any effort made by the natural mind to comprehend it.
If the Bible was a natural book, it could be understood by natural man. If it were a natural book, it could not be the Word of God. The two are mutually exclusive. This is why many intellectuals can understand quantum physics, but the Bible eludes them.
Since the Bible is from God, it is therefore – spiritual. Before you can receive the teachings of the Bible – you must be born of the Spirit. Famous scoffers will mock the Word of God – much like petulant children do. John 3:6 – That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
To fully receive the Word of God – you must be fully filled with the Holy Spirit. The Bible is written in a language that only the Spirit understands. Eph. 5:18 – And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.

There are two things to think about when approaching your Bible:

Before you even open your Bible, praise the Lord, and confess any lurking sins that are a barrier to true fellowship with Him.
Approach humbly, in awe, praying the Holy Spirit to be your Teacher, and guide you to a better understanding of the depth of His Word, and beseeching Him to reveal Himself to you. He knows if you are sincere or not.

There is nothing – nothing – in this whole wide world to compare to the sweet fellowship found alone with the Lord and His Word.

⁹But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.

¹⁰But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.