I can not help you if technical theological discussion sounds churchy. Your simple position is more understandable since you seem to have a distain for tradition and obedience. So let's use small words:
1. Who wrote your "actual scripture"?
2. Did they have a magisterium?
3. Did they practice obedience?
4. Do you know the faith better than the Apostles?
5. Are we commanded in your " actual scripture" to hold fast to the tradition handed down to us?
You presume the magisterium has preserved the tradition rather than just making stuff up along the way and declaring it dogma ex cathedra. Who "wrote the bible?" You think *your* church wrote it? Sure, they compiled the books, and did a pretty good job of it at that. Nevermind all that, the petrine doctrine itself is pure drivel, latched onto by a self-interested administrative elite acting only in the empire's interests. Don't even get me started on Romans 13
I believe Christ when he said he would establish his Church and the gates of hell would not prevail against it. I didnt think "my" church wrote it, so I found the church that almost certainly wrote it (Orthodox). It was delusional to be my own I interperetive judge of scripture. "Interpret as thou will" not much different from "do as thou will" at the end of the day.
Yes. I'm sure you take the supreme court's interpretation of the constitution over your own reading also.
