On Biblical Authority
Read the following two statements about Scripture from two Lutheran
denominations. Where would you place them on the continuum you identified
above?
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“The
Bible is God's inerrant and infallible Word, in which He reveals His Law and
His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and norm for
Christian doctrine.” (source?)
- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America “accepts the canonical
Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and the
authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith, and life.” (source?)
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
statement from www.lcms.org
ELCA Constitution, 2.03;
www.elca.org