For the past almost 60 years the study of Christianity has dominated my life. I am a retired Minister with Churches of Christ/Christian churches. There are upwards of 42,000 different denominations of Protestantism and Catholicism, splinter groups from the various major denominations. In I Corinthians 1:10 the Apostle Paul exhorted the followers of Jesus Christ at Corinth to "have the same mind and to speak the same thing." If we fail to saturate our minds with the Word of God, only one thing can happen: We are not going to be of the same mind (I. e., thinking the same way), nor will we be speaking the same thing (teaching the same doctrine). Shiloh said it well. If you want the straight stuff, just the Word of God, find the nearest Church of Christ/Christian Church (not Disciples of Christ). These folk are doing their best to restore New Testament Christianity by speaking only where the Bible speaks, being silent where the Bible is silent. In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty (your opinion is just as good as mine); in all things charity or love. That sounds like the right way to go. In John 17 Jesus prayed that His followers would be ONE in order that the world might be WON to Him. The only way we can answer Jesus' prayer is to be united on the Bible as our sole source of authority. If we are willing to do that, the 42,000 denominations will disappear and as a united, powerful entity we will be able to sway the world for Jesus Christ. Otherwise, the status quo will continue and only worsen as it has over the past few centuries. It is our choice. It is not my intention to knock anyone around verbally, but at some point we must decide what is our final authority. If that authority is not the Bible, than anything goes and division rules. Big Boomer