1. Scripture is to be interpreted with confidence in and openness to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

2. The scripture principle: Scripture is to be interpreted in light of scripture, comparing scripture with scripture, with openness to hear the whole Word of God, not just selected parts of it.

3. The Christological principle: Scripture is to be interpreted in light of God’s central self-revelation in Jesus Christ.

4. The rule of love: Scripture is to be interpreted in light of the one commandment of God that summarizes all other commandments — love for God and for all our neighbors.

5. The rule of faith: Scripture is to be interpreted with respect for the church’s past and present interpretation of scripture.

6. Scripture is to be interpreted in light of the literary forms and historical context in which it was written.

7. Scripture is to be interpreted seeking the word and work of the living God in our time and place.

8. Scripture is to be interpreted with awareness of our limitations and fallibility and with openness to change our mind and be corrected. “Reformed” means always being reformed afresh by the Word of God.”

Shirley Guthrie, [Professor Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary, U.S.A.]
Rules for Biblical Interpretation in the Reformed Tradition

WE AFFIRM that the term hermeneutics, which historically signified the rules of exegesis, may properly be extended to cover all that is involved in the process of perceiving what the biblical revelation means and how it bears on our lives.

WE DENY that the message of Scripture derives from, or is dictated by, the interpreter’s understanding. Thus we deny that the “horizons” of the biblical writer and the interpreter may rightly “fuse” in such a way that what the text communicates to the interpreter is not ultimately controlled by the expressed meaning of the Scripture.
-The Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics

WE AFFIRM that since God is the author of all truth, all truths, biblical and extrabiblical, are consistent and cohere, and that the Bible speaks truth when it touches on matters pertaining to nature, history, or anything else. We further affirm that in some cases extrabiblical data have value for clarifying what Scripture teaches, and for prompting correction of faulty interpretations. WE DENY that extrabiblical views ever disprove the teaching of Scripture or hold priority over it.
-The Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics.

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