annalex,
That pocket sized New Testament would hopefully be more than just “mere assistance”—more than just a helpful read in addition to everything else.
It will have the equivalent value of the air you breathe. By God’s grace and the help of the Holy Spirit. It will save your soul!
The words of GOD, unfiltered. Read, without distraction—will introduce Jesus Christ to you. You will be able to know Him fully as he was meant to be known, loved, and experienced. Once you run out of food, Christ will become your ONLY bread—TRUE bread, as you’ll have no wafer substitute.
You would be able to repeat the words of the great apostle (or “saint”) Paul, himself:
“7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. 8 Yes, EVERYTHING ELSE IS WORTHLESS when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ 9 and become one with him.
I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through FAITH in Christ. * For God’s way of making us right with himself DEPENDS ON FAITH. 10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, 11 so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!” ~ Phillippians 3
What you say is counterscriptural. Nowhere is the Holy Scripture described in these terms in the Bible. However, the sacraments of the Church -- at least, the baptism and the Eucharist are expressly said to save our souls (1 Peter 3:21, John 6:55). Obviously, I say with St. Paul that it is the knowledge and imitation of Christ that makes us righteous and leads us to everlasting life. This is why I am Catholic.