The “Golden Rule of Reading” – however you want others to read what you’ve written, so read what they’ve written. At least start by considering their claims to be true. This isn’t immature, it’s loving. Love believes all things, it doesn’t doubt all things.
This applies to all sorts of material, but maybe most to what has been written in Scripture. At least when starting out:
Read carefully, not assumingely.
Read charitably, not critically.
Read acceptingly, not suspiciously.
For even more mental marination, Joe Rigney wrote “Do Unto Authors – Four Principles for Reading Well” in which he talks about Golden Rule Interpretation.