King David found guilty on all counts.

I don't think anybody denies the validity of the OT - the question is... does the OT really describe God or worse written by God.Maybe, just maybe it is some hazy inchoate view of god written by a bronze age people who where at war with their neighbors.

But there is absolutely nothing internally or externally to recommend the bible (especially the OT) as the word of god or inspired!

That was a great non-answer.Specifically what properties, manifestations or evidences emanating from the Holy Spirit leads you to believe that this Spirit inspired, approves or validates the collection of writings that we know as the bible.If this is too off topic I would be happy to create a new thread if you like.

I have a simple empirical method that disproves your assertion that the Holy Spirit elucidates the bible.If what you say is true one would expect to find a certain consistency within the Christian religious faith.If there is a single reliable timeless entity that facilitates the understanding of the incoherent collection of writings we call the bible, you would see a coherence in religious views.This is demonstratively not true!!!!Christianity is fractious as any other ancient religion with branches and trigs and yet smaller trigs. Interestingly this variety of religious creeds and beliefs are reminiscent of animal taxonomy.
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It it not subjective. Consider the large number of sects and denominations with widely different views of Christianity. Most or all will claim connectivity to the Holy Spirit but believe different things. There is no consistency.I am not talking about slight difference but mutually exclusive doctrinal differences. For example:The "God Hates Fags" church (Westboro Baptist Church) claim the Holy Spirit guides them in their despicable beliefs. The United Church of Christ feel they are in step with Holy Spirit with a opening and affirming view.The Mormons feel they are in tune to the Holy Spirit as are the Jehovah witness's.The Christian Identity sect state in their doctrinal statement:

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WE BELIEVE in the personally revealed being of God the Holy Spirit, the Comforter...

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WE BELIEVE the White, Anglo-Saxon, Germanic and kindred people to be God's true, literal Children of Israel

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So when you say... You are not kidding. And what is your conclusion when you everybody feels moved by the Spirit but disagree on the revelation?BTW when like minded people get together often they will "feel the same thing". Not much to hang your hat on there.Remember the point of this discussion was the the Holy Spirit is the reason to believe the bible with its inconsistent and conflicting message is really god breathed. You have not done that with your weak and subjective "proof"