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God gave the Bible to all of us, not just experts. One of the great principles of the Protestant Reformation is that the Holy Bible belongs to all believers and that it speaks to all believers, even children. “And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:15–17). “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). “The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple” (Psalm 119:130). Therefore we need to be wary of cleverly concocted schemes that purport to interpret Scripture, and the more complex, the more wary. We also need to be wary of ourselves for the same reasons, and as we study, pursue plainness and simplicity to the extent the text allows. We want to know the truth so we will be free from the wolves. “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).
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