It is God Himself Who Makes Us Understand

It is not that we understand God's Word; rather it is that God has allowed---by the inner promptings of the Holy Spirit---His Word to be intelligible and even applicable to our lives today. The Bible is not to be read only at the intellectual level, but with our whole being (body, mind, and soul) that is open and fully surrendered; then can we truly hear, see, and act upon His will. Christ---the Divine Word, the fulfillment of the Old Testament---reveals to us the Father and we are led to understand Him through the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit. Sin separates us from the Holy Spirit, and blocks our capacity for knowledge. Holiness is therefore the gateway to authentically understand God's Word.