I think it is important to ask ourselves the following. Do we search Scripture to try to prove our theology or do we derive our theology from Scripture?
I believe Iraneus got it right. He said there is Christ, He had the apostles. And we have the Scriptures the apostles handed to us. What they gave us was sufficient for the knowledge of salvation and godly living. We must examine any traditions, edicts and understandings not clearly handed down by the apostles in their NT writings...Scriptures.
Take the Popes, Luther, Calvin and other theologians and examine what they say with what Christ and the apostles meticulously gave us in writing. The Scriptures.
Better yet throw the theologians on both sides out with the bathwater and obey the Words of Christ and His hand selected apostles the Father chose.
There ya go!
My wife just announced that "I couldn't be on that jury." - referring to a local policeman's trial.
"Why not?, I asked.
"Because I think he's guilty, without seeing any evidence."
"You seen SOME 'evidence'; just not all of it. Can't you look at EVERYTHING that will be brought up in the trial and make an INFORMED judgement, based on FACTS?"