Ethnographic Research (Help please!)

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Concerning divine revelation, I judge all supposed "revelation" in light of the canonical biblical text and what I know to be God's basic message to people. Any revelation which contradicts this is false revelation and must be rejected as such. Christians will disagree among themselves concerning whether or not divine revelation continues today, but if it does, it must not contradict the doctrine of Scripture.

That kind of makes it sound like you go into it having already decided what you will find out.  Is there really any point in prayer or beseeching God for anything if you already know what the answer is permitted to be?

I'll be honest, I have a very low regard for most fundamentalists but I"m impressed with you.  I'm afraid that must be owing to your youth.  If you persist in the religion I'm afraid you'll acquire some of the bad qualities that go with the genre.  I hope I'm wrong.

I say yes, simply because it's entirely possible for God to show us many different new things, such as new ways of approaching and applying biblical principles or handling new, difficult situations. . He also gives certain forms of revelation which help us make better decisions or understand certain things more fully. All of these types of revelation are still legitimate; they just can't stand in direct opposition to the fundamental principles set by Scripture. 

I appreciate your support and willingness to hear my thoughts on these topics. Rest assured that I will never stoop to the level of certain misguided Christians, many of whom honestly do not even embrace and teach true Christianity.