And the fact that no where does that Scripture simply say “Jesus is God Almighty” is an example of why Protestants have to retreat to the claim of “special revelation” by “guidance” of the Holy Spirit, but have to deny it to any who don’t agree with their doctrines, because they don’t agree with those doctrines.
That is circular reasoning by definition.
Actually, I think there are AMPLE examples of where Catholicism makes things up as they go — Mary was sinless (when Scripture says otherwise), Peter was the first Pope (which Scripture clearly does NOT say), one should pray to the dead (Saints — but only those declared so by the RCC), oh, Catholicism is just FULL of things they have made up and which cannot be found ANYWHERE in Scripture, so nice attempt at diversion, but sorry, no, it’s not Protestantism that engages in that kind of circularity and historical revisionism. Catholicism is the religion which proclaims its doctrines to be authoritative because....well, just because, don’t you know.
John 1:1 and Genesis provide answers to any argument for polytheism. (See above post 21). Scripture does not contradict itself. It is “sharper than a two-edged Sword”. It supports itself in Truth. Sorry if that’s something with which you disagree. You would be disavowing Scripture as God’s Word. That’s not a winning position.
“And the fact that no where does that Scripture simply say “Jesus is God Almighty” is an example of why Protestants have to retreat to the claim of “special revelation” by “guidance” of the Holy Spirit,”
Actually, Scripture states that believers are given the Holy Spirit for guidance. This is a common misconception by Catholics as they think equate it with some “private interpretation unauthorized by Scripture, contradictory to Scripture and unverifiable” which is patent nonsense. Those who deny the aid of the Holy Spirit and His presence in the life of the believer demonstrate that they have no idea Who He is and how He operates - which is sad in the extreme. They posit themselves in contradiction to Scripture.