[D-fendr]

What is so unworkable and impractical about that?

Look around. Take even one small branch of sola scriptura, Dispensationalism. You have one version of Dispensationalism, sola scriptura of course, calling another version of Dispensationalism, sola scriptura also, the work of Satan. Hardly a workable system for One Church.

It's one person at a time.

Each person alone as "church" would be inconceivable to the Apostles, early Christians, and those in the Church today.

Read, study, Christ's prayer in the garden.

We are not alone, we are part of One Body, we pray and help each other, as one, in the Communion of Saints with Christ as the head.

It is not just you and Holy Scriptures, this is not what Church is, not what Our Saviour intends and wishes for us. There is no need for you to be alone, tasked with deciding your own interpretation of Church Scriptures, your own religion, your own theology, soteriology, eschatology, etc. etc.

This is not the daunting task that the Christian faith puts upon its adherents. Christ established a Church, gave it authority and guidance. For all who follow Him and share the same belief to be together as one, as He prayed in the garden.

To remain alone and outside, tasked to figure out your own religion, is a sad and needless choice.

[smvoice]

..so you seriously believe that you will be saved as a member of a group? That the RCC is group salvation?

[HossB86]

Look around. Take even one small branch of sola scriptura, Dispensationalism.

Wrong. Nice way to conflate two disparate ideas. Non-sequiter. Try again.

Hoss

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To remain alone and outside, tasked to figure out your own religion, is a sad and needless choice.

How much wrong can you get in just once sentence.

First of all - Christians are never alone. God is w/them 24/7. He never leaves nor forsakes them. The Holy Spirit indwells them - He is their Comforter and Teacher - just like Jesus designed for His Church and stated in His Word. And it's not about a 'religion' but a personal relationship with God and spreading the gospel - the good news. They assemble together with their brothers and sisters 'in Christ' as His Family. Jesus is the Head of His Body and we all members of His Body - where HIS WORD is the FINAL Authority.

You have a religion with man made teachings - a church of their own creation with their doctrines and traditions. It is totally different than God's church - that is why you are so confused. God's Word is the Final Authority is for His Church. If one doesn't believe that Truth they aren't part of His church.

The choice to follow Jesus Christ who is One Way, One Truth and One Life is not a sad and needless choice for God's Own children - we wouldn't have it any other way. But not a choice you/Catholics are willing to make.

[metmom]

Do you think that God isn’t capable of taking responsibility of the life that is committed to Him, to safeguard it and keep the person from error?

Do you think that God is either going to abandon us to our own devices, or let us go so easily once He’s got us?