If one is to understand the great mystery, one must study all its aspects

Anakin brings news to Palpatine that Obi-Wan has engaged General Grievous. Shortly after that, Anakin is shocked to find out that Palpatine knows about the dark side of the Force.

That is when Palpatine replies, “Anakin, if one is to understand the great mystery, one must study all its aspects, not just the dogmatic, narrow view of the Jedi.”

We need to research what we believe but do it because we are honestly searching for the truth. The devil can lead us to question everything, not to find the answer, but to get us to doubt everything and not trust in God.

We need to make our faith our own.

We need to research it, not just take what we are fed. Check our pastor’s sermon against Scripture and not just what they quote. Compare what the Sunday school teacher’s lesson is with what all of the Scriptures says.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 tells us that, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”

We should start out as those Peter addressed in 1 Peter 2:2, but we are not to stay there. Paul chides those in 1 Corinthians 3:1-3a for not growing in their faith.

As we study Scripture, we will find the answers to many of our questions about God, Jesus, and the essential parts of salvation.

As we “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12), we should start to wonder why the modern church does certain things and teaches certain things.

Scripture is clear that we should test what is being taught, so we need to know Scripture and church history.