St. Paul begs the early Christians to be unified in mind and in what they say

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St. Paul begs the early Christians to be unified in mind and in what they say. There can only be one “true” Christian Church. How can the Holy Spirit guide the Lutheran Church, the Presbyterian Church, the Baptist Church, etc. if all of those denominations have doctrines and beliefs differing from each other? There is only one interpretation of the Bible. Otherwise, people can and have “read” literally anything into It.
 
There is only one true Bride and Jesus remains faithful to her.
 
St. Paul begs the early Christians to be unified in mind and in what they say. There can only be one “true” Christian Church. How can the Holy Spirit guide the Lutheran Church, the Presbyterian Church, the Baptist Church, etc. if all of those denominations have doctrines and beliefs differing from each other? There is only one interpretation of the Bible. Otherwise, people can and have “read” literally anything into It.
The CCC
819 "Furthermore, many elements of sanctification and of truth"273 are found outside the visible confines of the Catholic Church: "the written Word of God; the life of grace; faith, hope, and charity, with the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit, as well as visible elements."274 Christ’s Spirit uses these Churches and ecclesial communities as means of salvation, whose power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ has entrusted to the Catholic Church. All these blessings come from Christ and lead to him,275 and are in themselves calls to "Catholic unity."276
Even though the Catholic Church claims to have the fullness of truth, she also claims that the Holy Spirit uses my church as a means of salvation. Is that your question? btw, I don’t discount the HS uses the Catholic Church.
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