What is the Private Interpretation of Scripture? 2 Peter  

I am so glad you brought light upon this issue. So many teachers will use this verse to keep people from reading the bible themselves. They will trick people into feeling guilty about their beliefs that they gained by reading the bible alone. It is still wise to seek others to get their opinion on certain passages. However it is important you read Gods word so you know what god is trying to tell you. Too often I become at conflict with my brothers and sisters in Christ, because they choose to cherry pick verses instead of reading a whole chapter to gain the full context of its meaning.

The prophecy of Scripture originated not by the will of men but by the will of God. Men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, or carried along by Him. Scripture is divinely breathed to us; it does not have "men" as its origin.

I think it would be very helpful to point out what an aligory is, because it's easy to get in a place where we are so afraid of creating our own "private interpretation" that we miss out on the richness of the scriptures. I good example of an aligory is in the context of 2 Peter 1: 20, 2 Peter 2: 4-8 are allegories that of the truth in verse 9 "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:" It's common to call an aligory "types" or "pictures" but, based on my experience, i think we would be much better off if we called them what the bible calls them in Galatians 4:24. I think the anx between avoiding private interpretation and recognizing aligory in your personal bible study, is hindering a lot of people. Sorry for any typos, im using a phone to post this

I am genuinely curious who can interpret the Bible correct then? How can there be so many denominations and none of them agree on their interpretation of the Bible and they all claim to be right? There has to be an origin or original Church somewhere that knows the actual meaning of you all?