The following links may be useful to folks trying to wrestle through some of the issues presently under discussion.
For a very clarifying perspective on the authority of the Old Testament and in response to the charge that Christians are inconsistent in their appeal to its authority, see here by Tim Keller.
For a preview of where this sort of discussion tends to end for churches and denominations see here by Sarah Zylstra.
For a helpful treatment of the Apostle Paul's own sense of authority see here by Tim Challies.
For a helpful reflection upon the relative weight of doctrines and the relationship between orthodoxy and fellowship see here by Joe Rigney.
I continue to pray for a robust, truth chasing, Gospel honouring, neighbour loving, Christ exalting conversation within our wider family of churches, both tonight in Norfolk and well beyond.
SDG
Paul Carter