A problem that I experienced upon becoming a Christian, is that the standard model over the centuries is first to discover the true institutional manifestation of Christianity: then believe it, obey it.
The flip side of this standard model; is that a good Christian does not make up his own mind; because the major issues have already been settled, long ago, by wiser and holier persons.
The good Christian's job is to discover these already-known truths, then believe and obey them.
Yet, in our civilization; when it comes to questions of Which religion? Which church? - and Which party or person to believe to believe and obey among the factions within any church - choice is inescapable.
Literally inescapable. The most traditional and orthodox of Christians inescapably choose to be Christian, choose what kind of Christian to be, choose which particular church institution; and within that church institution they must choose between rival and contradictory claims concerning significant matters.
Every church-based Christian actually has-made these choices, and continues to make them.
He cannot believe and obey until after he personally has decided who to believe and obey.
This is a contradiction; because by a traditional model the good Christian is not supposed to be choosing who to believe and obey.
However, this contradiction is exactly what all modern Western traditionalists have already done and continue doing.
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