That is why there is such an attack made upon the communication of the word of God. Without it there would be no avenue to spiritual growth. Well, your objective, your destiny, and you plan for this life is all laid out in the word of God communicated by one's prepared pastor-teacher, received, believed and applied by the believer filled with the power of the Spirit. Our salvation was secured by way of faith toward the person of Christ, thereafter our spiritual life is secured by faith in the mind of Christ, the word of God. There is one thing that stands in our way, arrogance.
Arrogance likes to make doctrine one's servant rather than one's master.
All of us harbor some measure of arrogance in our souls but the word of God is that which provides the believer with the ability to rid himself of the hold arrogance wields. For God to make a change in your life requires faith on your part and though it may sound simple, faith in God goes against human nature. God cannot set us free from our wretched selves if we will not let go. Many believers hold out against God even unbeknown to themselves by latching on to their own understanding and own resources never fully relying on God and His provisions. If the spiritual life is not appropriated the antithesis is inadvertently welcomed into the believer's life, temporal death.