Aloha brother Jerry,
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You lost me a little there. God gave teachers to the church - that involves using men to teach others the Word of God - and of course, to a certain extent, that is going to involve interpretation of the Bible being taught. There is no way someone can teach or preach the Word without putting it into their words and explaining it. Though we must put everything taught to us under the light of the Word of God, search the Scriptures daily to see whether those things being taught are in line with it or not.
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"You lost me a little there"?
What is there that is so hard to understand? God calls men to "
preach the word"
[2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine]. NOT their private opinions as to what they "think" the word "means".
In addition to being commanded to "preach the word", we are to "
teach" the word also.
[Acts 18:11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.]
It's all very simple really - We are called to
preach &
teach the word of God. We are not called to "
Interpret" it for the brethren. There's a big difference between the two approaches. Teaching & Preaching the word of God emphasizes the Scriptures (the power of God's words). "Interpreting" the word for the brethren emphasizes men's opinions, suppositions, theories, premises, and assumptions (accentuating man's words). In these days of apostasy there is far more "interpreting" going on than preaching & teaching the word of God.
God didn't give "interpreters" to the church - He gave pastors and teachers.
