The discipline of hermeneutics can be defined as the rules by which the Bible is interpreted. With this in mind, hermeneutics serves an indispensable role in the formation of one’s methodology. While a sound methodology is utterly important and cannot be overlooked, true, God-honoring lovers of God’s Word need an even more fundamental starting point. Simply expressed, before the methodology (the how-to), we need to focus on—and prayerfully worship in Spirit and