Q&A: How to know you have the proper interpretation of Scripture — hermeneutics and contextual reading

Mike says proper interpretation is not about personal authority or arrogance but about hermeneutics: reading words in their context, understanding usage within sentences, and cross-referencing multiple scriptures that agree. He is open to changing his interpretations. The key practice is looking for consistency across multiple passages — when many scriptures across different sections of the Bible align on a topic, confidence in an interpretation increases.