Should we trust the "Bible" as our ONLY authoritative source for faith and practice?

I believe the Bible is God breathed and without errancy. That is to say its authors were inspired by the Holy Spirit to write what they wrote. There is no other book to which it can be compared.

I have just recently issued a hub on this very subject. No, it is not the only source. The Bible itself has many references to "other" inspired writings which are not currently contained in the Holy Bible. These references are outlined in my hub as well. The Bible was not a single book handed around and added to but rather a compilation of letters, records and accounts. Of course over many, many, many, many and many years a lot of these words have been lost, hidden and some that God deems us not yet ready to have yet. These too shall eventually be made manifest according to His will. The object is to gain all works, study them and then make good and intelligent decisions on their truthfulness. To do anything less is to really not do yourself justice. You are worth more than that.

the bible does have very meaningful lessons, it's the taking it lliterally is what's creating a mess in the world=)

The bible, without question, is the word of God spoken through the spirit. Unless a person has the holy spirit in them, which is achieved by accepting Christ as their savior, they will never understand the bible. A person will never trust the Bible, until they are saved through Christ and therefore a personal relationship begins.

Most Christians are unsettled on what the Bible teaches because they have never been saved through Christ, or they want to rationalize their sin. We are all sinners and therefore will never be perfect. Each of us will hold account for what we did in this world on Judgment Day.

"Anyone who believes in me, even though he dies like anyone else, shall live again. He is given eternal life for believing in me and shall never perish" John 11:25-26

People can be better than the Bible, but they can not.

I say the "Bible" should be the primary authoritative source for faith and practice. Any other books or any other practice must line up with the "Word Of God" (Bible). Any other book or practice that contradicts or compromise the "Word Of God" (Bible), must be discarded. The "Bible" says let God be true and every man a liar.(Romans 3:4). We are to live our life as christians according to the Bible, not according to other christians or who claim to be christians yet being unsettled on their perspectives of the Bible also who you call "so called believers". The Bible say they have a form of Godliness but deny the power thereof from such turn away (2 Timothy 3:5). On the outside they look like christians, but they won't let the Power Of God work in their soul.