First of all, it is useless for us to argue, seeing that you believe that tradition has as much weight as scripture. I also am assuming that you believe the apostles handed down their authority in an unbroken line of succession through time, which I deny. For two people with such differing points of view, it is useless to argue unless we come together on the subject of Authority, which we will probably never do.
"For two people with such differing points of view, it is useless to argue unless we come together on the subject of Authority, which we will probably never do."
Certainly I agree with you on this point. All disputed questions of Faith finally come down to which authority one accepts.
It took ARCIC (the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission) 30 years to come to this conclusion - I'm pleased to see that your wits are somewhat sharper!
But on what do you base your authority and why? What is your pillar and ground of the truth?