Traditions, History and the Bible

Do we find ourselves at times ignoring or diluting certain passages of Scripture that penetrate our defenses and stare us in the face? It appears that we habitually love the verses that are easy on us and shy away from the ones that disturb us. Proneness to heresy is not confined to the cults because by nature, because we all are sinners which means we are all heretics at one point or another depending on the topic. Almost everyone practice selecting and ignoring. Historically, people unconsciously select for special attention (i.e. Scriptures, Traditions) for assurances and pass over the ones that rebuke and warn us. This trap is so easy for us to fall into due to unawareness of human pride and arrogant. There are those of us who are "stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!" (Acts 7:51). As I look back into Church history, I can see why God put together the Bible so He can correct tradition errors. The Bible is the voice of God calling us to wake up and He is saying this is the road map for the Church. Where God using His words to warn, command, rebuke, promise, encourage us. History demonstrated that every generation needs it own dramatic encounter with God, its great awakening by the Holy Spirit. Every generations need this awakening and the Holy Spirit is really working on us. By definition, to me, awakening means "to spiritually reform". There is a proverb saying that "all we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history". The history have demonstrated plainly that almost every denomination began as a revolt against theological error or formality in worship, worldliness in conduct, externalism or ecclesiastical tyranny. God's Word (the Bible) sometimes wounds us deeply and it is imperative because through the Bible, God speaks loudly. The Bible illumines the dark corners of heart and mind by exposing sin but reveals the way of rightousness. The Word of God (Bible) rebukes in order that we may see our faults in traditions and human nature. ''Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.'' Psalm 119:105 "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Sciptures we might have hope." (Romans 15:4). Obviously, the Scriptures and history have taught us and still teaching us but as usual, we are "selective hearing" on various topics. Are we truly learning the lessons? According to history, I think we are doomed to re-learn hard lessons our spiritual forefathers learned and gave warning of. Just my thoughts.