Even his call for commitment to Christ is weakened because we cannot know with absolute certainty who Jesus is or what He calls us to do, according to Dr. Hamm. All we can affirm is that we believe in Jesus, but we do not possess absolute truth concerning Him. There is nothing like this found in Scripture. His words may have a spiritual ring to them, but I have no idea how the church could determine truth following his formula. Reason, experience and tradition are all fallible.
Scripture alone is infallible, and therefore has an authority which transcends the other three.
Reason, experience and tradition are certainly in tension with each other, and they play a role in our search for truth. However, Scripture cannot be thrown into the mix with human fallibility. It stands above, the absolute and final Word from God for His church. A few moments reflection upon the history of the church will reveal that times of reformation and renewal always came with a strong call to the absolute truth claims of the Christian Gospel. In order to simplify the issue I want to suggest that there are two basic ways we talk about truth in the church.