the text in order to establish context must be your primary objective, so let the text itself show you its repeated emphasis. So often I fear our only reason for being in the Word is subjective—we simply want to get something for ourselves. To look for something that “ministers to our heart”—or to find a verse we can use to help someone or set someone straight. How grievous this must be to God, who wants us to truly know Him and to be sanctified (set apart) by truth—and His Word is truth (John 17:17).