The Church of England has created its own identity crises by progressively distancing itself from its Reformation roots. A state of flux has become the norm doctrinally, liturgically, and morally. It is therefore opportune to reconsider the Reformers’ convictions about inspiration of Scripture, instead of allowing the Reformation to be viewed as an unfortunate historical parenthesis.
Dr Hughes presented this article as a paper to the 1960 Conference of Evangelical Churchmen.It is reproduced by permission….
Holy Scripture belongs integrally to God’s purposes of redemption for fallen man, and its primary object is to lead us to Christ. Its function is within the sphere of special grace. The blessings of the Reformation resulted from the return to the Bible as the Word of God in humble and grateful obedience to the Good News it announces. This is still today the road to blessing and renewal.