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That has nothing to do with non-ecclesiastical interpretation of scripture.
Indeed, it was a response to your claim that "few if any" have died because they read the Bible for themselves and desired that others be able to do the same.
The safe route, but not necessarily the only route. God is the judge of souls and not bound by any limits, yet we are.
"The safe route"? God has provided One Way and One Way only to be saved, and that is by faith in His Son, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for our sins. (John 14:6) Salvation does not come through any specific church denomination, its religious traditions or ordinances. The Way is narrow. (Matthew 7:13-14)
On judgement day we'll see.
Although it is true that we cannot know for certainty whether someone else is truly "saved" in this life, we can in fact have assurance in our own salvation because of our faith in Christ and His finished work on the cross, once for all.
" Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." - John 5:24
"He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." -1 John 5:12-13
Otherwise, it's not very "good news" if we can't trust that it's true and that we can know we are saved.
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