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“That a layperson can read a Bible in English, or another language, and pray for understanding, and they will receive the understanding they seek from reading those words of God, even through translation.”

If it were that simple then no Protestant would ever come to a different conclusion than any other Protestant. But they do. Everyday

I know, incredible, right? Is almost like God could use the same Bible to speak to millions of people's different needs exactly as they need help, but by using the same words in the same book. LOL, what a farce! God would have to have, like, infinite power out something to pull that off, dude! And speak to their very souls or something, as if they actually rated that level of communication! Like they're a priest or something, you know, someone who actually matters to God - not, you know... ordinary people.

And why should God even do it? I mean, priests have important priest reasons. But ordinary people? LOL, what are they going to say - "dear God, please help me"? What a joke! Stupid peasants, bothering God like that and presuming He would actually care about their sorry little stupid lives.

After all, that's why priests exist - to take care of the riff-raff, so God can get on with the important things, and talk with the people important enough to deserve His notice.

Everyone wants a piece of Jesus. It's just pathetic. No degrees, no peer-review of their understanding of the teachings, nothing. Just gimme, gimme, gimme. It's like they all think they can just come to Him as children.

Utterly absurd.