"When it is stated that Scripture contains a human element as well as a divine element, this statement may be understood as to be right; for in the Scriptures the divine truths are clothed in human language, in human form. But this statement is not understood aright if thereby is meant that in the Scriptures the divine truths are blended with human errors. Christ was God and man in one person. In the Holy Scriptures there is also a certain union of the divine and the human element. Christ was like us in all things, but He was altogether without sin. The Holy Scriptures resemble human writings in many respects, but they are without the human liability to err. The human nature of Christ was permeated by His divine nature. The whole of the Holy Scripture, which is indeed not without its human element, is given by inspiration of God and is the Word of God." -- E. Hove, Christian Doctrine, Augsburg Publishing House, 1930, pp. 19-19. (Hove was professor of Dogmatics at Luther Theological Seminary from 1901-1927.)
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:49:19 +0000
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