Let sin have no dominion Lord, But keep my conscience clear. Obviously, it involves more than just reading God s Word or listening to it casually.
Careful application is involved, and serious thought.
We do such studying of God s Word because of the high view we have of the Bible. While many denominations and theologians today would no longer subscribe to such a high view of inspiration, I am pleased to be a part of a church body that not only has this affirmation of faith on paper, we live and teach accordingly. For example, all of us who teach at the Lutheran Brethren Seminary wholeheartedly subscribe to this first article of our statement of faith. And we are not alone. Last November, Professors Gene Boe, Brad Soenksen, and I, along with thirteen hundred other delegates from across the United States, attended the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Nashville, Tennessee.