[metmom]

Do we need the Holy Spirit to reveal every little thing to us when we might be able to understand it through more mundane means?

We need the Holy Spirit for EVERYTHING. Without the grace of God and Him sustaining us, we could not even draw our next breath.

[Boogieman]

“We need the Holy Spirit for EVERYTHING. Without the grace of God and Him sustaining us, we could not even draw our next breath.”

Yes, of course this is true in the general sense, but to the extent you are asserting it, it’s a meaningless platitude.

Why bother to learn to read? If we can just have the Holy Spirit dictate the Bible to us via osmosis? If you follow the consequences of your assertions to the logical conclusion, they are obviously nonsense.