Direct Answer
Bercot uses this example to show that claiming personal guidance by the Holy Spirit does not guarantee that one has truly arrived at the truth. If different people all claim the Spirit led them but reach conflicting conclusions, then at least some of those claims must be mistaken.
Support from Transcript
- Five sincere Christians all agreed that "we don't need the early Christian writings to correctly understand Scripture" because "The Holy Spirit will guide us to all truth." - Bercot notes that although they agreed on that method, "they all had a different opinion about what was true." - He says, "Each was sure the Holy Spirit had guided him to all truth, but each had arrived at a different, 'truth.'" - He asks, "If all Christians were following the Holy Spirit's guidance to all truth, then all Christians would believe and teach the same things, wouldn't they?" - He points to division into "over 22,000 different denominations and sects, all with differing beliefs."
Discussion Follow-ups
The danger is confusing confidence, sincerity, or private conviction with actual guidance from the Spirit.