In his article, he pointed out that since no man is infallible, according to Protestant theology, the best possible scenario one can have in a disagreement as to what is or is not authentic Christian teaching between two God-fearing, Jesus-accepting, Bible-reading, Holy Spirit-praying men, is one man’s fallible opinion of what the Bible says vs. the other man’s fallible opinion of what the Bible says. Would non-Catholics agree this to be true?
In other wording > are there Protestants who feel what they and other Protestants believe is only their own opinion and never can be infallible? I would say there are certain, but not all, Protestants who feel their beliefs are only opinion since they are human; and ones like this can always be not sure of their faith, since they feel it is based on opinion . . . on their human and therefore fallible ability to get things straight.
But if God is personal with people, and able to communicate with us personally to make us sure of what He has for us >
This can be why there are Protestants who know they can be without error. They also know they can be wrong. And so, they say we need to check what we think and do, by what the Bible says.
But my opinion is, that even if we hold to an infallible truth of God's word, how we hold to it can be imperfect, and even totally wrong. For example, the Pharisees had correct beliefs from the scriptures, but they were hypocrites.
Therefore, I would say we always need to depend on God to correct us and make sure we are holding to and living His beliefs the right way, in His love in sharing with Him and with one another as family >
"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." (Ephesians 4:31-32)
So, we need how Jesus is. We need how Jesus has us become and love. And how God does this in us is infallible > how God has us living His word is infallible. So, I see we are wise to always trust God to do with us all He means by His word. We need to not get sidetracked into squabbling with certain ones who claim to speak for everyone in their groups . . . while they fallibly try to represent what people in other groups are thinking and doing.
How we are in comparison with Jesus . . . and how His word says to become and to relate in love . . . being submissive to how our Father personally rules us in His peace (Colossians 3:15) - - - these are basics of our Christian calling, and I do not hear or read much about this which is right in the Bible. I mean, certain people of a group can go on and on comparing themselves with other groups, and congratulating their own selves; but how much are ones attentive to being conformed by God to the image of His Son, and discovering how to submit to and relate with God in His own peace?
I am concerned, then, with where the attention is going.
"For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise." (2 Corinthians 10:12)
Now, by the way > in the scripture quoted above >
"forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you" >
So-o-o > is it not infallible that God wants each of us His children to forgive,
"even as God"? However, it seems there are ones claiming to know who and what is infallible; yet, they never have brought our attention to this infallible command to forgive
"even as God".
Can you name any well-known competing and comparing leader or group that has given us the infallible teaching, that God wants us to forgive
"even as God"? So, in case someone claims to be giving us infallible things, but he or she has not guided us to this infallible command in God's word, possibly such a person is guiding our attention in a way that is fallible, even right while maybe giving people some handout of a few correct beliefs.
So, I would say feed on God's word; there is plenty here which is infallible and worthy of our attention! - - not only for beliefs and practices, but how to share with God and how to relate in His love.