... more and more evangelical churches and institutions are overthrowing their heritage, sometimes on the superficial basis that scholars are divided on the issue. The truth is that scholars are divided on most theological issues, including even the doctrines of the incarnation of God in Jesus Christ and of the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ that validates him as the Son of God. In other words, giving up a doctrine on the basis that scholars differ in their opinions shows that no doctrine is secure and the more liberal perspective and practice will prevail. This is so because, if authorities differ - so the argument goes - one does as he or she thinks best. Anthony Thiselton, citing Robert Morgan, rightly notes that "some disagreements about what the Bible means stem not from obscurities in the text, but from conflicting aims of the interpreters." Luther once said - borrowing from a saying of Euripides - that "whom God intends to destroy, he gives them leave to play with Scripture."
- Bruce Waltke, An OT Theology, p.236.
