[CynicalBear]

>>I do not believe that the words of men equal the words of God.<<

So how do you decide when God is speaking and when men are speaking?

>>Witness the disaster of the Reformation, with increasing splintering, increasing nonChristian beliefs <<

What “nonChristian” belief came out of the Reformation?

[boatbums]

Psalm 12:6
And the words of the LORD are flawless,
like silver purified in a crucible,
like gold refined seven times.

[MarkBsnr]

>>I do not believe that the words of men equal the words of God.<<

So how do you decide when God is speaking and when men are speaking?

I don't. I don't have to.

>>Witness the disaster of the Reformation, with increasing splintering, increasing nonChristian beliefs <<

What “nonChristian” belief came out of the Reformation?

Where to start... I would suggest that you select a particular church and look at their beliefs as advertised, and then move on to the next one. They should be rather obvious.