How Can We Understand Scripture?

How Can We Understand Scripture? Not as a rulebook, nor a riddle, but as a living architecture of meaning—a structure crafted in patterned depth, where revelation unfolds not in isolated verses but in interwoven triads. Scripture speaks in cycles, in echoes, in constellations of thought that reflect the nature of reality itself: layered, relational, and recursive. To truly understand scripture is to read it as a system, not just a message—to see how truth is not declared flatly, but constructed through relation.

We begin with Pattern. At the heart of sacred text is structure—not random or ornamental, but functional. Scripture is filled with triads: threefold formulations of ideas, events, or identities that form a rhythm of meaning. These aren’t merely poetic devices; they’re a blueprint. Think of Father, Son, and Spirit. Faith, hope, and love. Water, blood, and spirit. The text doesn’t just tell us—it builds us through its patterns. To notice the triads is to begin seeing the mind behind the Word.

Next is Revelation—but not in the sudden, explosive sense. This is revelation as unfolding clarity, a light that grows as attention deepens. When patterns are recognized, scripture begins to speak in new tones. Not just what is said, but how it is said becomes the revelation. Triadic reading reveals logical flow, moral resonance, and even metaphysical architecture that the linear reader misses. Revelation here is not received—it’s unlocked.

Finally comes Embodiment. Scripture isn’t just meant to be interpreted—it’s meant to be lived. The patterns we recognize are not just descriptive—they are formational. When we live into the triads—like mercy, justice, and humility—we enter the rhythm of the text. We begin to mirror the very logic by which it was composed. Embodiment completes understanding, because truth in scripture is relational, and only comes alive when inhabited.

Pattern and Revelation yield Meaning—not imposed from outside, but emerging from the text itself. Revelation and Embodiment awaken Wisdom—truth not just known, but practiced. Pattern and Embodiment bring about Alignment—a harmony between the reader and the reality the scripture reflects.

Understanding scripture requires more than analysis—it requires a shift in posture. We must read not just for statements, but for structures. Not just for what is taught, but for how truth is triadically built. The more we seek these patterns, the more scripture reveals not only what to believe, but how to become. In this light, to understand scripture is to step into a sacred architecture—and learn to live as one of its unfolding lines.