Reading 2 Peter 1 starting at verse 19, and continuing through verse 21, the meaning becomes completely the opposite of what you hold. In context, the message is - the Bible is completely reliable, the word of God, written by the prophets through the power of the Holy Spirit, and we would do well to pay attention to it.
The thing that makes the Bible so is the power of the Holy Spirit, not the power of a group of men.
I was just about to write something similar- that private revelation is NOT unique revelation.
All thru the story of the Bible is the idea that Those who have ears to hear...
The Lord allows us to understand, with the power of the Holy Spirit.
We can understanding nothing on our own. We need private revelation, that is not unique, but grounded IN the word.
Jesus told his disciples, "If you remain in my word you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8: 31-32). Do you know the truth? All too often we are like the Ethiopian who when asked by the disciple Philip if he understood the passage he was reading in Isaiah, replied, "How can I unless some one guides me" (Acts 8: 17).
Can there be more than one interpretation of the Bible? No. The word "truth" is used several times in the New Testament. However, the plural version of the word "truth" never appears in Scripture. Therefore, there can only be one Truth. So how can there be over 20,000 non-Catholic Christian denominations all claiming to have the "Truth" (i.e., the correct interpretation of the Bible)? For that matter, aren't ALL non-Catholic Christians as individuals claiming "infallibility" when it comes to interpreting the Bible? Catholics only believe in the infallibility of the Papacy as an office. Which is more believable - one office holding infallibility or 400 million non-Catholic Christians who can't agree on the interpretation of Scripture all claiming "infallibility?" When it comes to interpreting Scripture, individual non-Catholic Christians claim the same infallibility as the Papacy. If one were to put two persons of the "same" non-Catholic Christian denomination (i.e., two Presybterians, two Lutherans, two Baptists, etc.) in separate rooms with a Bible and a notepad and ask them to write down their "interpretation" of the Bible, passage for passage, shouldn't they then produce the exact same interpretation? If guided by the Holy Spirit as Scripture states, the answer should be "Yes." But would that really happen? History has shown that the answer is "No." Now, in the case of Catholics, the Church which Christ founded and is with forever (Matthew 28:20) interprets the Bible, as guided by the Holy Spirit, (Mark 13:11) for the "sheep" (the faithful). The Church (not individuals) interpret Scripture. In Catholicism, Scripture is there for meditation, prayer and inspiration, not for individual interpretation to formulate doctrine or dogma.