Matthew 28:18: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
Christ does not say, write a book and hand it out; He said go and teach. What were the Apostles to teach? What they had been taught by Christ, which we now call the teachings of the Church.
The Bible is a Catholic-based book, not the other way around. The Bible is a collection of writings which propsoed to tell the story of Jesus and of the early Church, and letters from the Apostles to the individual churches, not a manual of Christian teaching.
John 14:6: Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Christ did not say that He is several ways or various truths.
There is *one* way, *one* truth. It seems clear that if there are two understandings of some part of Scripture, one at least must be incorrect.
Luke 10:16: He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
Do you think God will let those who despise Him into Heaven?
I’m not even going to begin to try to untwist the hopelessly tangled wad of false teachings, lazy refusals to search the scriptures, not doctrines of men, for truth, and blind acceptance of deceiving leaders who are obviously sin ladened and proud of it.
I’ll just say 2 Timothy 2:15 could be the best friend you’ve ever had, if you would just heed the words.