So THAT's why it takes a group to INTERPRET it!
as you listen to me, you get smarter and smarter.....self interpretation of the Bible in Dangerous and highly inefficient.....brilliant people have studied, some devoting their entire lives, to the interpretations of the Bible....I pick a group (the ones who wrote it)try to understand what they say, and go with it....you, on the other hand, pick up a book (Bible), read through it a time or two, and come to the conclusion that you know exactly what the various authors, with various writing styles, writing in various languages, interpreted by various language interpreters know exactly what the authors meant....and condemn others who think (know) that you are in error....O.K. I guess.