Private revelation is the Spiritual regeneration that God does in each individual soul. If a true regeneration is done, then knowledge of who Christ is, our utter depravity as fallen men, and of our utter need for his saving power becomes not just one’s personal revelation but also becomes a universally known truth across the breadth of believers no matter what Christian persuasion or denomination. People will always disagree as to forms of worship but a Christian, truly regenerated, will never disagree in the divinity in the object of our worship. The Nicene and other similar creeds is is just as true for me as it is for Catholics as well as many Protestants. Christ was God in flesh born of the virgin Mary. He died for our sins and was resurrected after three days and nights and was caught up to sit at the right hand of the Father therebye to soon judge the World. I cannot deny these truths and even if I tried, I should at some point be forced to kneel, confessing Jesus as Lord as the scripture says.
The core faith is what unites all. Each individual must have a personal regeneration of the Spirit, his own “private revelation”...yet for this “private revelation” to be true, it will match what all others have had in terms of a personal saving knowledge(as outlined above) of Jesus Christ.
You and I can “discuss” about saints and Mary and church and pulpit”, but as Christians we can never disagree about Christ who takes away the sins of the World”.
True, and that's something we all need to remember in the middle of our "discussions" -- me as much as anyone
The one and only thing they have in common is the subjective experience of tongues. Everything else in doctrine and practice must be set aside.