“The Scriptures being the standard of faith, any opinion that is repugnant to its doctrines, is heresy; but as men differ in the interpretation of Scripture, an opinion deemed heretical by one body of Christians, may be deemed orthodox by another.” – Websters 1828 Dictionary 

Pray for the Spirit to Guide You Into Truth. 

Don’t Add to the Scripture.

Don’t Take Away from Scripture. 

Don’t Overemphasize Particular Doctrines. 

Take the Bible as it is, Even if it Seems to Contradict Other Passages.

Don’t get Bogged Down in the Peripheral.

Try to Avoid Extremes

Beware of Novel Interpretations or New Ideas.

Check Your Thoughts Against Trustworthy Sources from the Past.

In Controversy, be Firm but Humble.

Rightly Divide but Don’t Over-Divide.

Don’t Climb Out Onto a Theological Limb Too Far…You May Have to Shimmy Back.

Realize and Humbly Admit That Even With Your Best Efforts You Probably Have a Tinge of Heresy.

Not All Heresy is Major Heresy

Know That There are Things About God That are Past Our Finding Out.

Don’t Be Afraid to Use Other Men’s Brains. Even Preachers Need to Listen to and Read Other Preachers. – MSD

“The great danger in interpretation is not in what the Scripture says, but in what we bring to it with our preconceived notions and theories.”  – Martyn Lloyd Jones