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That's assuming there is not real truth and that everything is relative.

I read Scripture and I find the truth, as revealed by the Holy Spirit.

I wish you the same.

"But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
That no flesh should glory in his presence.
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord." -- 1 Corinthians 1:23-31

I'm not a relativist. So, I'm glad we are agreed that relativism is false, not just 'false for me', but objectively false.

My point does not assume the truth of relativism. My point is that claiming to rely on Scripture alone does not guarantee that your interpretation is the true one. There are 20,000+ Protestant sects that claim to rely on Scripture alone and have the true interpretation "as revealed by the Holy Spirit". What makes you think that you are somehow immune to the interpretational errors that plague the other 20,000+ Protestant sects?

I'm not saying that nobody has the truth. (That's why my point does not assume relativism.) I'm talking about how you can know that *you* have the truth, and that all the other 20,000+ Protestant are wrong? So my question is about epistemic justification, and not pluralism or relativism.

-A8