Heart-understanding demands the heart response in the totality of one’s being to the living, triune God.”13 5. The Spirit’s role in hermeneutics does not mean that only Bible scholars can understand the Bible. The Bible was given to be understood by all; hence its interpretation is not in the hands of an elite few. (cf. 1 John 2:20, 27). And yet believers ought not neglect the interpretive helps that can be afforded by biblical scholars. 6. The Holy Spirit’s role in interpreting Scripture requires