And the Bible reminds you that even Satan can appear as the Angel of Light. Sure, he can lead you to Christ, because Satan does not deny God; he simply distorts God by deceptive impressions we wish to believe.
And since the Bible says that I couldn't have been leading myself (as there is no good in me to search for the one true God), and we eliminated satan, then all that leaves is Holy Spirit.
I don't see how you "eliminated satan." All you did was accept whatever was presented to you, and the Bible reminds us that what you see is not necessarily what you get.
Remember that the Antichrist will appear as someone Christ-like. That's the whole purpose of deception. The devil doesn't deny, he distorts, even ever so slightly, but sufficiently to make us miss the mark.
Then perhaps it is no surprise that we have TOTALLY different ideas about satan and his nature. satan leading anyone toward Christ would be denying his own nature. But then I remember your talking about your ideas of a Jewish belief that satan really is a nice guy underneath it all, so maybe you have those ideas too?
FK: And since the Bible says that I couldn't have been leading myself (as there is no good in me to search for the one true God), and we eliminated satan, then all that leaves is Holy Spirit.
I don't see how you "eliminated satan." All you did was accept whatever was presented to you, and the Bible reminds us that what you see is not necessarily what you get.
Well, if you want to believe that satan leads people to Christ, then that is up to you. The Bible tells a different story:
Matt 12:26 : If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
Mark 3:26 : And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.
But of course if satan is God's secret buddy, then none of these and other Biblical passages matter. Please just consider the lengths you have to go to in order to DENY that Holy Spirit leads the elect, and that we can be sure of it. IF it is your personal testimony that you can never be sure whether it is satan or God leading you, then perhaps that is something serious to think about.