Thank you.
In point #1 you say that not any one denomination has the total truth. How can you know that unless
YOU know what the truth is? Does that not make
YOU the arbiter of truth? What is the criteria for a "legitimate denomination"? Who decides which ones are legitimate? In John 16:13 Christ was talking to his Apostles and
his Apostles ONLY and told them that
THEY would be guided by the Spirit into truth. And they were!!!
If EVERY Christian was guided by the Spirit into the Truth then we would all agree with each other and there would not be any denominations. Matthew 18:17 says to take our differences to the Church and the Church (singular) is the final judge on what the truth is. You seem to believe that all churches have some version of the truth and not one (singular) Church has the truth. Scripture says opposite of that belief.
In point #2 you reference John 8:32 to support your theory. In vs 13 the Pharisees were questioning Jesus about his self witness and what he was teaching. In
CONTEXT Jesus was telling the Jews in vs 32
if you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. He was telling them
don't listen to the Pharisees and if they continue to follow him that they will know (come to learn) the truth of which will set them free. He was not saying that as a disciple of His they (all Christians) would know all truths because they are being guided by the Spirit. You are cherry picking Scripture to fit your theory and taking two verses out of context and trying to make them compatible with each other when they are not.
1 Corinthians in
point #3 has NOTHING to do with the subject at hand.
I agree. There is no point in debating this. You believe you know the Truth and everyone (denomination) has a portion of the Truth but no one knows the entire truth. I believe what Scripture says in 1 Timothy 3:15 and Matthew 18:17.
Mary