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is your interpretation of God’s Word.

That's the catholic mantra! And it shows a lack of knowledge of the poster. The Holy Spirit in the Teacher, Comforter as God's Word is spiritually discerned.

"But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My Name, will teach you ALL THINGS and will remind you of everything I have said to you." John 14:26

"I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. As for you, the anointing you received from HIM remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as HIS anointing teaches you about ALL THINGS and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit--just as it has taught you, remain in HIM. 1John 2:26

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know HIM. 1 John 3:1

You and others do not know us who are spirit filled and, thus, spiritually discerning and it's proven with the posting of catholic mantra - 'your own interpretation'. It shows those catholics do not know HIM.

That so much disagreement comes about shows the

There is no disagreement with my brothers and sisters in Christ for we have the SAME SPIRIT within - the HOLY SPIRIT.

Which is why Jesus left us with an authority but no writings of his own.

He/His Word is THE AUTHORITY and His Spirit, The HOLY SPIRIT is The Teacher/Helper. Who writings do you think they are? What part of 'Holy Spirit inspired Word of God' don't you get?

Paul reminds us that anyone who speaks in tongues, requires an interpreter. You are moving away from the text itself to your own religious experience, to a point of view that vexed Luther himself, for he noted those who do not think that even the Bible is necessary. Nonetheless, the Catholic “mantra,” is not that the issue reduces to a disagreement over texts, but a notion that the Holy Ghost speaks to the Church, that the Bible is addressed to a community, not coteries of mystics sharing a common vision, but to the disciples of Jesus Christ. To whom are the letters of John addressed? A Church. A community of believers joined by faith, and taught by fellow believers, who are themselves taught by the disciples of Jesus, and witnesses to his Resurrection. You beg the questions: How shall you be taught? By which human beings? What shall you be taught? For the message of the Bible is that God works through men , ordinary and extraordinary but all chosen for this task. You seem to have decided that you are his select.