"Because I know you"

My wife is a wonderful person and very godly influence over my life. We were talking yesterday about how scripture points us to the character of God through examples, teachings and the historical development of His relationship with His people. Though it may be difficult to understand what God wants from us in all situations the point is to learn a character that can guide us through the whole of life. To break the Word into fragments to prove points and defend positions we had before we even read the text is both dangerous and idolatrous. The most important thing is loving God and others, around these two things God has operated with us through time. My wife said something like this; "though we have not seen each other in all situations and know how each one will act in those given situations as time passes, and we know each other more, we learn what turns the other on or off and what makes them happy, excited, etc." Same with God. We come to know Him as we come into a deeper relationship with Him. It is cyclical. We know Him, we know what He wants, we know Him and on it goes. Get to know the Lord of the Word and living the Word will fall into place.