>>lay” people have the same authority as Peter and the Apostles<<
Yep!
“Acts 15:8 And God, who knows the heart, bore witness by granting them the Holy Spirit just as he did us. 9 He made no distinction between us and them, for by faith he purified their hearts.”
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False CB.
Proof, repeated for the umpteenth time, Private Judgment is heresy. And do not give one interpretation and follow up to correct, stating another interpretation. Imagine, as if no one noticed.
God the Holy Spirit does not guide each person reading
Scripture into their own interpretation of Scripture.
No, he guides them into HIS interpretation of Scripture.
BTW, if you're going to address someone to reply to them or a comment they made, PING THEM!