Exactly....so the merry-go-round of different doctrines of beliefs and interpretations of what scripture is saying never stops going around and around and around.While it true that the revelation comes through the Holy Spirit, people on both sides or even more than two sides will claim to be led by the Holy Spirit. Then alone comes someone like our good friend @Marymog to ask how one is to know which one of them, if any, is right. People will certainly then argue over who has the Holy Spirit leading them and who does not. Who is pleasing God? Who is coming up short?
"The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one." Psalm 14:2-3
"God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written..." Rom 3:4
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" Rom 3:23
And the winner is...?
"And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner" Luke 18:13
"Who hath ears to hear, let him hear." Matt 13:9
Reminds me of this song by Kacey Musgraves:
If you ain't got two kids by 21, you're probably gonna die alone.
At least that's what tradition told you.
And it don't matter if you don't believe, come Sunday morning
You best be there in the front row like you're supposed to.
Same hurt in every heart.
Same trailer, different park.
Mama's hooked on Mary Kay.
Brother's hooked on Mary Jane
Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down.
Mary, Mary quite contrary.
We get bored, so, we get married
Just like dust, we settle in this town.
On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go
Where it stops nobody knows
And it ain't slowin' down
This merry go 'round.
The meaning behind this song is we continue to follow traditions and nothing ever changes.......