We are travelling through life on either of two roads: a broad road which “leads to destruction, and many there be that go in thereat”, and “a narrow way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” (Matthew 7.13/14)
The authority of the Word of God is constantly being rejected and modified according to man's ideas, fashion and the 'theology' in vogue at any particular time and covering a wide range of those within various churches - from the Archbishop of Canterbury through to leaders of the Emergent church.
If only people had believed the inspired writings of the prophets as recorded in the Old Testament Scriptures, from the time of Moses and all through the other books. If only....