According to Scripture, persons do not truly possess knowledge unless they are living in the light of that knowledge. True faith is not only knowledge about God (which even the demons possess [James 2:19]) but knowledge acted on. The unbeliever can know (intellectually comprehend) many truths of Scripture using the same means of interpretation he would use with nonbiblical texts, but he cannot truly know (act on and appropriate) these truths as long as he remains in rebellion against God.
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for the Christian believer, hermeneutics should not be a process that attempts to use only human faculties and education to discover the author’s intended meaning, but neither should it be a process that ignores a disciplined approach. That is to say, hermeneutics should be methodical but not mechanical. In approaching a passage, the believer should be praying, “Holy Spirit, help me to understand the meaning you intended when you inspired human hands to write these words."
Hermeneutics: Principles and Processes of Biblical Interpretation. Henry Virkler. http://ref.ly/o/hermvirkler/79508
We must be careful to not present this as salvation by works, yet simultaneously holding on to maturing in Christ, working out salvation. God's grace and mercy, and our appropriate response.
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