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Scriptural Authority
===Scriptural Authority===
Evangelicals subscribe to a strictly ''sola scriptura'' theology, believing the [[Holy Scriptures]] of the Old and New Testaments to be the only authority in matters of faith and doctrine. This does not mean that Evangelicals do not consider the opinions of others. The works of Calvin, Luther, Zwingly and Melancthon are filled with quotations from history and from the early church fathers. However, for evangelicals, the final authority should always be the Old and New Testaments. Most evangelicals subscribe to a "literal" interpretation of the Bible, meaning that where the Bible can be understood literally, it should be taken as such, and not taken figuratively or simbolically. Evangelicals often point out that where symbolic interpretation becomes a guide in a Church or denomination, there is almost no common agreement on what the "Symbolism" is supposed to mean. Many evangelicals use the term ''inerrant'' to describe the Bible.
Some evangelicals subscribe to what could be called a “positive conception of scriptural authority.
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