Protestants are hypocrites when they protest papal infallibility or ecclesiastical infallibility for that matter because they implicitly declare their individual infallibility when it comes to interpreting scripture.
Individual fathers or doctors may err, but a matter is only infallible if it is a matter of universal consent like the real presence, the Divinity of Christ, etc.
It’s like the difference between a soloist and an orchestra.
The soloist is fallible while the orchestra is infallible. That’s the best analogy for describing catholicity.
The individual Protestant who reads his or her Bible is like a soloist.
Particularly when the orchestra is established, protected and headed by Christ, with the Holy Spirit conducting.
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>> “Protestants are hypocrites when they protest papal infallibility or ecclesiastical infallibility for that matter because they implicitly declare their individual infallibility when it comes to interpreting scripture.” <<
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That kind of error is to be expected from a catholic, since they allow a Nicolaitan to ‘interpret’ the scriptures, but really the scriptures are designed to self-interpret, for those that allow them to do so.
>> “The soloist is fallible while the orchestra is infallible. That’s the best analogy for describing catholicity.
The individual Protestant who reads his or her Bible is like a soloist.” <<
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The individual protestant who reads his Bible as the Holy Spirit leads him is simply a member of the Holy Spirit’s orchestra, while all the catholics who occasionally read their Bible, are members of a nicolaitan’s orchestra, following him going solo in the dark.
Believers ARE the Orchestra with Christ Jesus the Conductor, who gives each one of us the 'entire music score'.... With that HE selects and points out our individual "solos" as we play our appointed pieces. This then makes the score complete and in accord with the conductors determined sound that He wants heard. We don't have to look to another for our cues when it's time for our part....the conductor Himself is the only one we take our cues from......not the drummer.