This article outlines some principles for interpreting Scripture. It discusses the guideline of Scripture interpreting Scripture, and then encourages meditation on the Bible, as the way of obedience. It also encourages awareness of the genre of the Bible book you are reading.

During the last few decades we have witnessed an increasing awareness of the importance of hermeneutical procedure in interpreting the gender passages in the New Testament. Robert Johnston attributes the differences in approach regarding the role of women in the church taken by Christians to "different hermeneutics," calling the study of women's roles a "test case" of evangelical interpretation.