It is common to try and push our God to be relevant to who we are today. But, we know that God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow (Hebrews 13:8). Wouldn’t that mean, then, we should make ourselves relevant to Him? When you go and study the bible today, make sure you understand the culture of the inspired scripture. They words in the bible have eternal significance. Therefore, they DO apply to our lives today. If you don’t understand something, GOOGLE IT. Find out what it meant to the people in the days of that scripture. Understand the history and the background of the culture at that time, then you can start to understand how it applies to you today.

A great resource for understanding the culture of scripture is from a ministry called Grace To You. There you can read articles and listen to sermons about the culture of the times in a given scripture, how to apply it to your life, and how to continually grow in desire for an understanding of God’s Word.

Study the bible, understand the bible to the best of your ability, and pray that the Holy Spirit shares His wonders with you as you learn to live more and more like Jesus Christ!