The implication here is that you are a sincere person and I am not. I answered your question. There is but One Holy Spirit and still many people may view the same message/event and interpret what they see/hear differently. That makes us individuals not liars. The first four books of the NT cover the same period/persons/events. Why were there four? Why are they not word for word? Is one correct and three false? The Holy Spirit leads - people interpret.
To their own demise.
"As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. You therefore, brethren, knowing these things before, take heed, lest being led aside by the error of the unwise, you fall from your own steadfastness. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and unto the day of eternity. Amen." 2 Peter 3:16-18
Bob, I apologize for any misunderstanding you may have drawn from that simple question. It was sincere and I believe you are also sincere in your faith. That said, and looking at your response, I would appreciate your honest response to this. There is indeed only One Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity. As christians we believe there are 3 persons in one God, correct? Do we agree that God is perfect?
There cannot be more than one interpretation of the Bible. The word "truth" is used several times in the New Testament. However, the plural version of the word "truth" never appears in Scripture. Therefore, there can only be one Truth. So how can there be over 20,000 non-Catholic Christian denominations all claiming to have the "Truth" (i.e., the correct interpretation of the Bible)?
If one were to put two persons of the "same" non-Catholic Christian denomination (i.e., two Presybterians, two Lutherans, two Baptists, etc.) in separate rooms with a Bible and a notepad and ask them to write down their "interpretation" of the Bible, passage for passage, shouldn't they then produce the exact same interpretation? If guided by the Holy Spirit as Scripture states, the answer should be "Yes." But would that really happen? History has shown that the answer is "No." Now, in the case of Catholics, the Church which Christ founded and is with forever (Matthew 28:20) interprets the Bible, as guided by the Holy Spirit, (Mark 13:11) for the "sheep" (the faithful). The Church (not individuals) interpret Scripture. In Catholicism, Scripture is there for meditation, prayer and inspiration, not for individual interpretation to formulate doctrine or dogma.
There is but One Holy Spirit and still many people may view the same message/event and interpret what they see/hear differently.
There ... you have just confirmed it. In fact, private interpretation of the Bible is not condoned in the Bible Itself (2 Peter 1:20). Individual interpretation of Scripture was not practiced by the early Christians or the Jews (Acts 8:29-35).