Kristen

Greg, a lot depends on whether the expression of Christianity is Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant mainline, Protestant evangelical, etc. Protestants, and especially evangelicals, are “Sola Scriptura,” meaning that they consider the Bible their sole authority on faith and practice. The conversation here is pretty much evangelical Protestant in tone. Reason and common sense are important, but God’s inspiration as given in Scripture is primary– though we must, as a matter of course, use our own reason and common sense to help our interpretation of inspired Scripture.