I believe the Word, found in Scripture.
I rejected the nonsense Catholicism ADDED to the Word and labeled *sacred tradition.*
Apparently there are others who must have "different traditions," because there are many cults and false religions out there, each with different traditions and weird beliefs, and most with elitist exclusiveness, all claiming to be the only OTC.
They may very well all be wrong, but given their wide disparity of doctrines, there is no way they can all be right. Generally speaking, with possibly some notable exceptions, their plan of salvation, is usually good works, baptism and membership in THEIR church. Sorry, but with the Holy Spirit's help, I am my own pope, and He allows me to cut through all the horse hockey, and see the truth, and ignore the cults. Praise God for the simplicity of the truth.
The truth, after all, has a certain intolerance of error. Why people deliberately try to turn the truth into a cult, I will never know.
Maranatha.