 is that it allows us to stay within the bounds of the revealed religion. That is the means in which God has revealed himself. So we keep our eyes fixed upon the true and living God. The disadvantage of relying upon our own interpretation, whether it's of scripture, whether it's of spiritual matters, whether it's of dogma and doctrine, the real danger there is that we are prone to error. Our intellect is darkened, our will is weakened, and we're just going to make stuff up.