I've been criticized by friends of just being afraid of death.  The claim being Christian will believe anything so they can have that security of salvation.   There is a lot of theological arguments for and against that.

I personal do not believe the written text of the bible in all cases.  It was revised thousands of times and politics was often a part of what was taken as gospel.   But Jesus left no written record, nor did he promise one to come.   What he did do is talk about the Spirit and let folks know that Spirit was always available to them.

Of course politics and power corrupted Jesus message time and time again.   Even the faithful in most church's don't make an attempt to 'listen' to the spirit.  Silent meditation (framed by biblical text), it NOT the rule but the exception.  People prefer to talk religiously and lose the ability to listen to a quieter voice.    I struggle scheduling quiet time for that matter.