19) Protestants usually claim that they all agree “on the important things.” Who is able to decide authoritatively what is important in the Christian faith and what is not?


The apostles:

Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

We shall not be ashamed if we believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God....once achieving that....what else is equally "important?"

Nothing.

When Protestant say we agree on all the important things, that means we agree Jesus Christ is LORD, Son of the living God, and that God the Father raised Jesus up physically from the dead. Those things are "the important things."

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The times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.-kjv