Verification

To be able to verify the accuracy or “orthodoxy” of any particular belief, one must apply an objective approach.  The question is, “Does this belief agree or disagree with what the church has always believed and taught?”  To answer this question, one must use logic, analysis and criticism.  One cannot “feel” their way to an answer, for to even formulate an answer, the work of criticism must be performed.  In essence, to say, “I just don’t feel right about that” is irrelevant.  It does not matter how one feels.  What matters is what the church says.  And in order to identify what the church believes/teaches, one must examine and compare, i.e., critique the item in question.