Don't study the Word of God: out of context; to back up your instilled mentality, belief, (denominational) doctrine; to find what will suit your pleasures, desires, human knowledge, mindset etc. Hence, study the Word of God: for spiritual growth, to know the truth (not to win arguments), to know Christ and His finished works experientially; and when you come for these purposes, let self be done with (put away).  I mean, let your focus be "Christ the center" and not your 'self' or any man. This will help you to study in (not out of) context (and not in pretext), accuracy, humility and at the same time become blessed, yet longing and hungry for more.  Likewise, don't teach the Word of God (Spirit and Life) under the basis of those things (surrounding self, mentioned above) that serve as reasons why you study the Word of God. Also, when you teach the Word of God not to show yourself (how sound in scriptures, knowledgeable, fluent etc you are) but to reveal Ch