If you believe IAW Protestant dogma that you have the infallible guidance of the Holy Spirit, then how can you say you are lost? Likewise, if you believe as do the Catholics, that you can rely on an infallible Church, then neither are you lost. Is there some other category into which you fall?
I like the cartoons that show a little angel on one shoulder and a little devil on the other: whispering, talking - SHOUTING into the poor souls ears, sending conflicting messages that HE must choose from.
I am the one to ultimately, actually DO the choosing, no matter how infallible the information I receive from the Holy Spirit, or how deceiving the lies from Hell.
My last response was a (slightly veiled) sarcastic one, focusing on the 'translation' presented.
I know that if I do sin, I have an advocate with the Father!
My GOD - is an AWESOME God!
If you believe IAW Protestant dogma that you have the infallible guidance of the Holy Spirit, then how can you say you are lost? Likewise, if you believe as do the Catholics, that you can rely on an infallible Church, then neither are you lost. Just a quick comment, then I'm outta here! (I'm Donut Boy today for SS class!)
Both RC and NC rely, theorectically, on the Holy Spirit for guidance. The RC's merely get Him filtered through a few more men, that's all.