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I still wholly disagree with you.
Thanks for the reply, but as said before, there is no need for anyone's own interpretation, the bible do it for you. just as God/the Holy Spirit for gudiance, that's all. for the apostle Peter said this, 2 Peter 1:20 "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation." so you don't have to interpret.
This verse might be relevant to this discussion if any of the scriptures I shared were ones involving "prophecy", but they weren't.
They were verses of guidance and instruction to early Church leaders.
However, I also believe that you have misinterpreted this verse. Let's look at the verses that precede this one,
"For we have not followed cunningly devised
fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were
eyewitnesses of his majesty.
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And this
voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy
mount.
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:" (2 Peter 1:16-19)
Peter claimed that the personal witness and testimony of the Apostles was a "more sure word of prophecy" because they had been eyewitnesses of the majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ and had even heard the voice of God the Father confirm these things.
This testimony, had by these eyewitnesses, was the "light that shineth in a dark place" that should be relied upon by all members of the Church up until the time when they receive the witness for themselves or "until the day dawn, and the day star arise in [their] hearts."
This then leads to the verse you mentioned and beyond,
"Knowing this first, that
no prophecy of the
scripture is of any private
interpretation.
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 20-21)
Therein lies the rub. Peter was claiming that no one in the Church should interpret the prophecies in the scriptures for themselves (will of man) because they currently had the Apostles who were "holy men" (not women) who were also "moved by the Holy Ghost" to offer the correct interpretation.
So, unfortunately most Christians, unless they believe that there are Apostles or "holy men" today who are being "moved by the Holy Ghost" offering the correct interpretation, must rely on their own interpretation.
I believe that there are men today, Apostles and Prophets, authorized servants of the Lord Jesus Christ who do offer the correct interpretation of prophecy.
Anyways, long story short, Peter is not claiming that everyone and anyone who reads the Bible can correctly interpret prophecy, but that they need Apostles or other "holy men" to interpret and teach the truth.
This is a common misinterpretation.
One question why NOT? if they can speak, but can't teach preach, Oh only sing and cook in the kitchen?
I would claim that the "why not?" is because the scriptures said so. I just quoted from 1 Corinthians that clearly stated that women should "keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to
speak" and that if they wish to learn they should "ask their husbands at home".
I mean, you don't have to believe in the scriptures if you don't want to.
I do, however, have a more robust answer if you care to hear. It's about the Patriarchal Order of Heaven. It's a sort of divine "chain of command" as well as a divine "grapevine".
A perfect example of this Patriarchal Order is found in the Genesis account of Adam and Eve.
God had made Adam and then gave him commandments. Then God made Eve and gave her to Adam to be his wife.
The account never claims that God relayed any commandments to Eve at that point, because it was up to Adam, as her husband, to relay the commandments.
Interesting side note, the record shows how stalwart Adam was in keeping God's commandments because all God had told Adam was to not eat the fruit, but when the serpent asked Eve about the fruit she said that she was not supposed to even touch it. Then it became clear that, up until that point, she had not even looked upon the fruit.
So, Adam, in his "overzealousness" not only told her not to eat the fruit, but he even said that God had commanded not to touch or even look at it. Interesting stuff. Anyways...
Then, after they partook of the fruit, God asked Adam what had happened, not Eve, and He did not address Eve until after Adam told God what she had done.
You notice an order to these things. God speaks to the Man/Husband who then relays what God said to Woman/Wife. This is the divine order of things if the Man is faithful and righteous of course.
This Patriarchal Order is displayed all throughout the scriptures, but Paul talks about it a bit more in his epistle to members of the Church in Ephesus,
"
Wives,
submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
For the
husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the
head of the
church: and he is the saviour of the body.
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Husbands,
love your
wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
That he might
sanctify and
cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his
wife loveth himself.
For no man ever yet
hated his own
flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:" (Ephesians 5:22-29)
So, my belief concerning what was said in 1 Corinthians 14, women should rely on their husbands for spiritual instruction because that is his duty, divine assignment, and they together teach and nurture their children.
This is why Paul claims that women should remain silent at Church and wait until she is at home with her husband to learn, because that is how God wants us to be edified. He wants our homes to be places of spiritual learning. He wants all men to be worthy husbands and fathers who instruct their wives and children.