We Catholics do have the Holy Spirit. In fact the Holy Spirit guided us as we canonized the scriptures and is still guiding us (and Protestants). Somehow I find it hard to believe that nobody found Jesus until after the Reformation. Praise Jesus that I found him in the Lutheran Church and haven’t lost him despite being received into the Catholic Church.
Catholic theology tells us and them (Catholics) that the Holy Spirit indwells the clergy only...
We are often mocked on this forum when speak of Christians being in Christ and Christ in us...
Bible tells us that we individually have confirmation from the Holy Spirit that we are the children of God; and being children, we are heirs...Not that we will be heirs...But right now, we are heirs...
That statement brings hoots and hollers from the Catholics on these threads...
And I would assume the same Catholics are laughing at you behind your back when you make those statements as well...
So tell me, being indwelt with God (Holy Spirit), how do you justify trying to get into the presence of Jesus (God) when you eat the wafer when you are already in his presence 27/7???
My Inlaws are Lutherans...I have no reason to believe they are not Christians...My Father in law picks a prayer to say before meals at family get togethers...There seem to be realy decent people...
They have always been very active in the church... You could not however get either one into a conversation about God...They don't have the foggiest idea what's in that bible...They don't have a clue what God says, about anything...But they do have a lot of respect for the Catholic religion...