I agree. Thus, when two different Christians, who claim to be inspired by the SAME Holy Spirit, proclaim two different truths, what does that tell you about the "perspicuousness" of Scriptures? Certainly, you don't think the Spirit leads people into different truths, do you? Thus, in our case, say between the matter at hand on this thread, what is going on?
As it was for the Apostles, so it is for those to whom God gives eyes to see and ears to hear.
I doubt anyone here will "understand" the Lord as well as the Apostles did - for the simple fact that they actually WROTE the Scriptures, and thus, fully understand what they meant when they wrote it...Such things as "unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, you shall not have eternal life." THEY certainly knew what that meant. As Catholics, we presume that the second generation, who explain the meaning of such phrases, was giving faithful witness to the first generation. As a Calvinist, you rely on Calvin's understanding of the Apostles from 1500 years removed.
Regards
~~"As a Calvinist, you rely on Calvin's understanding of the Apostles from 1500 years removed."~~
See post #4858.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1550381/posts?page=4858
Like Calvin, the Reformed rely on Scripture alone.