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Solo said:Alrighty then.
The interpretation of the prophesy of scripture is given to the holy Spirit and is of no private interpretation. Remember that the scripture is not by the will of man, but by holy men as they were moved of the Holy Spirit.
19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Peter 1:19-21
Believers do not need that any man teach them, but the holy Spirit that lives in each believer will teach them all things.
Proverbs 3:5 says "trust not in YOUR OWN understanding, but rely on the Lord. Now interestingly enough Jer 3:15 says "I will give you shepherds after my own heart who will give you KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING".
Solo says we are not to get our understanding from men but are to get it directly from the Holy Spirit, i.e. we are to trust what is going on inside our little punkinheads. Yet these verses to me indicate that trusting in the Lord is trusting that he is going to send us shepherds to guide us so that our corrupt natures do not twist and distort God's Holy Word in to what we want it to say.
HEbrews 13:17 says [17]
Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this joyfully, and not sadly, for that would be of no advantage to you.
So it does seem that we are to have men whom we are to listen to and submit to. Further we are told in John 10 that "my sheep hear my voice" and also in John "he who hears you hears me". Now how does the spirit tie in to this? Those who are God's sheep and truly have the spirit in them know truth when they hear it. This does not at all mean that we are not to listen to me. But if you are truly one of his sheep and have not gone after false teachers with decietful doctrines such as OSAS you will indeed know truth when you hear it from men. In other words, it is the Holy Spirit who is confirming the words that men spoke to as true. Thus it is the Holy Spirit teaching. No dichotomy as you make it out to be. Trust not in your own interprutations of scripture Solo but rely on those the Lord has sent to guide you. And when you find yourself in conflict with what the Church, which is the pillar and support of the truth says, it is you who must submit to it.
Blessings to ya bud.