Three Bad Approaches pg 126

• Liberal Theologians Theory

• Scripture is product of evolutionary development of Israel's religion
• Religious consciousness became more sophisticated and so did theology
• Rather than view the Bible as God's truth revealed by God to humanity, they believe Scripture to be humanity's thoughts about God.
• Human ideas change over time, thus there is a discontinuous 'progressive' developing theology.

Lutheran Theory

• Distinguish two parallel, ever present truths of Scripture Law and Gospel
• Law refers to God in His hatred of sin, His judgment, and His wrath
• Gospel refers to God in His grace, His love and His salvation.
• Both aspects of God's nature exist side by side throughout Scripture
• Law and Gospel have continuing purposes in the lives of both unbelievers and believers.
• Careful differentiation has been an important hermeneutical tool and hallmark of orthodox Lutheran preaching.

Reformed Augustinian Theology Theory

• Uses every means to place bad patches on bad RC doctrine to reform it.