One more comment on this and I’ll leave it alone since this is not really going anywhere and I do not find this dialogue beneficial at all.

The exchange illustrates the irony of spelling out intellectual issues which separate us rather than focusing on the words of the scripture which unite us …something you appealed to several times.  Example:

I say: Jesus encouraged us all to become like little children.

You say: Yes but a 6 year old told me to lick his balls, plus kids can be bratty.

WTF? Who is writing nonsense?

Last point: to put Christianity into some box that’s labeled "doctrine and practice" is greatly obtuse and misguided. Christianity should not be viewed as some  specimen to be disected - that is what leads to this extreme denominationalism.  Our faith is dynamic, organic, culturally and socially relevant…it’s not subject to what guys in black robes say about it.  AGAIN, salvation (whatever it may be) is not found in some set of intellectual or doctrinal statements, otherwise we would have no need for Christ or for faith.