Word over world

How should we study the Bible? Not as if preparing for a multiple-choice exam, but for an essay test:

In other words, after all the years of studying Scripture, do we know more than superficial facts and associations; can we speak with some sense of reason and intelligence about the point of all things? Essay tests are harder because they demand we express a genuine understanding of the matter being tested. As a Christian, who has been carrying Bibles around for decades, I would like to think that I am at least striving to get the point of all things. As a member of a brotherhood of believers who have frequently touted our insistence on strict adherence to the Bible, I would hope I am among a people who get the point of all things.

If Christians do learn to make the Scriptures our own, then perhaps we can begin turning to the Word and not the world for our help, hope, and strength.