Certainly a valid question, and the issues are
complex but we can address them in brief.
The main issue the every Christian and
congregation must wrestle with is that of Authority. On what basis do you
decide and what criteria do you employ to determine Christian doctrine and
life? What do we believe and how do we apply it?
Most Churches respond with some kind of mixture
of Scripture, Reason and Tradition. Even the churches professing to follow
Scripture Alone all too easily fall into this trap. It's easy to do. We are
often affected by our culture, traditions and patterns of thought without
realizing it.
