Those who view the Scriptures in this way, while continuing to make use of the Bible, tend to make human reason and experience the final arbiter of truth. This basic contrast between a liberal and conservative theology was well summarized by Dr. Ron Allen, a Disciple seminary professor at Christian Theological Seminary. For the liberals, experience is at least as valuable. The denial of the infallibility of Scripture is an act of the human mind exalting itself above God's Word. Whenever humans assume a superior attitude toward the text of Scripture, the religious ideas forthcoming take on strange forms.
Modern ideas replace the divine ideas revealed in Scripture.
Over the years we have seen what can only be called a new religion, one that has some common ties with the religion of Scripture, but which departs from it in substantial ways. We are especially alarmed over the way in which Jesus Christ is portrayed in liberal theology. Many in our denomination deny that faith in Jesus Christ is essential to salvation. Many affirm that other religions have redeeming power, apart from the grace of Jesus Christ revealed at the cross. We must speak clearly on this matter to both those who agree and those who disagree.