What I thought they said and what they really said were two different things. So I ended up with the wood and a huge violation sticker. What I learned from that incident is similar to what we need to learn about following scriptural guidelines. Our private interpretation of the Bible must line up with God's truth or we will be left with some dangerous error. Let me illustrate.
Some people reinterpret biblical guidelines in the area of sexual practices.
God's Word reflects His character, and we must obey it even when it says what we don't want to hear. Thy Word is a lamp to my feet, A light to my path alway, To guide and to save me from sin And show me the heavenly way. Some people make the Bible say what they want to hear.