God is more than willing to show Himself to you through His word.He is also willing to do so through His Church.
I'm sorry, but relying on my own interpretation sounds as if I'm setting myself up as my own personal infallible Pope. Scripture warns us against that behavior.
God's word also says that the Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth. The church doesn't always have it right, FormerLib. We would like to think they're infallable but they aren't.