I have almost always considered myself christian (apart from a short period of agnosticism), but I never really had any strong faith, I only went to churches on Easter & Christmas etc. I found this place about a month or so ago, and have been lurking for a while, I have bought a study bible (ESV Archaeology Study Bible) and am reading that. My situation is that I would like to start regularly attending a church in order to grow in my faith. I have been looking into the differences between denominations, and I am not sure what denomination I would like to become. The two most accessible churches to me are a Baptist church and an Anglican church. I am considering the Orthodox church as well, but my problem is I do not know of any English speaking Orthodox churches near me (I live in Canberra). If anyone here can recommend a church in south side Canberra, I would greatly appreciate it. I am open to any denomination, and I would appreciate it if people from different denominations could explain to me their beliefs and support for it in the Bible (But please don't turn this in to inter-denominational fighting).
A problem that I have is that I am only 16, and therefore I have to rely on others for transport. My family has been protestant on my mother's side (I am not sure on my father's), so it might be harder for me to get to an Orthodox or apostolic church. As of last Sunday, I am going with my Uncle to church (last Sunday we went to a non-denominational church, and they were quite good - they talked a bit about the trinity, and also about how anti-christian the public school system here has become, and a program they had that essentially supported students to run bible-studies in secular schools. This Sunday we are going to the Anglican church I mentioned above.
As I mentioned above, I have a study bible that I am currently reading cover to cover. I am up to the start of Ruth, but I was wondering what /christian/ thinks about this - should I start with the New Testament and then read the OT, or should I continue to read the Old Testament before reading the New Testament?
Finally, I had a more theological question; how do we know that the Bible is/isn't infallible, and the same for the Apocrypha?