The Rule of the Intellect and the Emotions

One easy misunderstanding, i think, is this view that the bible is primarily principles inte rupted by stories. But don't we often get that backwards? Of course. The reason for learning about god is to learn who god is. So it's not that you have two things that you have to balance, like two sides of a seesaw. O how does one release intellectual pride, which can bar the doors and prevent one from being childlike,. simple trusting.