Hermeneutics: the art and science of biblical interpretation provides objective, repeatable standards for determining correct meaning — not based on personal opinion.

Winger recommends studying hermeneutics — the formal discipline of biblical interpretation. Good interpretation does not rest on 'it's my opinion so it must be right.' Instead it considers: immediate literary context, broader book context, genre, the meaning of individual words, cross-references within Scripture. The same approach is used instinctively when reading a newspaper: you read it in context and the meaning becomes clear. Winger points to his verse-by-verse teaching videos as a demonstration of this methodology in practice.