Actually, I’ve said that large parts of the visible church went astray, particularly in theology, but that God still saved those who responded to Him.
care to us what part of the “visible church” didn’t go astray?
“who has the authority to say infallibly this is the correct cannon of Scripture?”
you answered “God”. please tell me where God provides a table of contents for the canon or does God communicate to you directly the canon?
“please tell me where God provides a table of contents for the canon or does God communicate to you directly the canon?”
God works in the hearts of Christians, to confirm or deny. And while any individual Christian may misjudge, the bulk will not. That is why the bulk of the canon was settled and accepted before 150 AD, although there were no councils to review it.
God alone is infallible. His breath is likewise. Men in the church? Not infallible. Including the Pope.