Questions

(N.B. To understand the context, read Matthew 22:15-33)

Many times we have questions about the Scripture.  Even Peter admitted that Paul's letters were hard to understand (2 Pet. 3:16). However, so many times we act like the Pharisees and Sadducees, asking questions of God with the wrong attitude and mindset.  How do we expect to arrive at the truth if we do not desire it wholeheartedly, no matter what the answer may be?  And how do we expect to find a love for the Scripture, all of it, unless we first love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength?  Jesus told the Sadducees that they were mistaken in their questioning because they were "not understanding the Scriptures, or the power of God." (Matt. 22:29)  To understand the word of God aright, we must recognize His power, come to Him with fear and trembling, and ask for His understanding, that we may conquer the world's wisdom with God's.