The goal is not to make you a smarter sinner but to make you like the Savior.
Most people don't think, they just rearrange their prejudices.
Vision without integrity is not mission - it's manipulation.
So it is with scripture. The word of God is there, able to transform your life. But you must probe for it. You have to penetrate the surface with more than just a cursory glance.
Never traffic in unpracticed truth.
Biblically speaking, to hear and not to do is not to hear at all.