<..we MUST first come to an understanding on how to determine what is a correct and what is an incorrect interpretation>

of course this statement is totally false. CHRIST nor HIS APOSTLES never mention any such thing. HE SAYS "MY sheep HEAR MY VOICE AND BELIEVE....", not come to "an understanding on how to determine what is correct and what is incorrect interpretation". You are still preaching cultism Brian T, and not "HEARING" and "BELIEVING" what "IS WRITTEN" as CHRIST TAUGHT AND COMMANDED. you are trying to advocate man's false "private interpretation" instead of doing what CHRIST SAYS.

<imagine a mormon and muslim debating NT SCRIPTURE>

Two people who have chosen to neither "HEAR" or "BELIEVE"? sure, I've seen them over and over look "foolish and blind" in their man made cult thought.

<but because they don't INTERPRET...>

no, it's because they have chosen to neither "HEAR HIS VOICE and BELIEVE". You are under the delusion that "FAITH" doesn't "come by HEARING and HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD", but by hearing foolish man's interpretation. you're dead wrong of course.

"MY sheep HEAR MY VOICE"