Scripture as a norm of moral deliberation and its application to homosexuality.(Critical Essay) From: Currents in Theology and Mission | Date: December 1, 2004| Author: Malchow, Bruce V. | COPYRIGHT 2004 Lutheran School of Theology and Mission. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

How do we use Scripture as a norm of moral deliberation in the church? First, we recognize that Scripture is not our ultimate norm or standard of decision. Rather, our basic norm is Christ. The textbook used for systematic theology courses in many of our ELCA seminaries, Christian Dogmatics, states that "the ultimate authority in matters of faith and life must be the Word of God made flesh." It also says, "The ultimate authority of Christian theology is not the biblical canon as su...

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