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Direct Answer Based on the transcript, David’s argument undercuts confident private claims like “the Spirit told me” when they produce contradictory doctrines, because he says John 16’s promise was to the apostles and was demonstrated by their unity. It suggests such claims must be tested against Scripture, apostolic teaching, and the historic faith rather than treated as self-authenticating.

Support from Transcript:

• He observes massive disagreement: “There’s all these different views on every topic… there’s no uniformity.”
• He says taking the “Spirit will guide us” argument logically would imply “God must not care much about anything.”
• He cites Jude 1:3: “Contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.”
• He emphasizes John 16: Jesus said it “alone in the upper room with the twelve,” not to crowds or future generations.
• He claims fulfillment is seen in apostolic unity: “They all spoke the same thing… one united church… from Pentecost to the death of the Apostle John.”
• He concludes: “It’s obvious… the Spirit is not guiding each individual Christian to all truth… because they’re all in conflict.”