I'm with Paul when he said "I want to know nothing but Christ and him crucified." That's not verbatim, BTW.

Many of Paul's... what shall we call them... rules?... are more "cultural Christianity" than anything else. For example, those of us women who cut our hair, color it, use makeup and don't cover our heads when we go into a church, well, this isn't going to keep us out of Heaven.

It is my belief that the five Christian absolutes that I posted is what ensures my salvation. The rest is up to interpretation and/or how it speaks to each as individuals.

This is MY truth and I'm not implying that it should be anyone else's truth.