To the Lutherans ELCA, how is the Bible the word of God?
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The Evangeical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) teaches that the Bible contains the word of God, but not necessarily that it is inerrant. They represent the overwhelming majority of Lutherans in the United States. This would fall under option B as presented in your question. Here is an excerpt from their Statement of Faith in their Constitution:
2.02. This church confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the Gospel as the power of God for the salvation of all who believe.
a. Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate, through whom everything was made and through whose life, death, and resurrection God fashions a new creation.
b. The proclamation of God’s message to us as both Law and Gospel is the Word of God, revealing judgment and mercy through word and deed, beginning with the Word in creation, continuing in the history of Israel, and centering in all its fullness in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
c. The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written Word of God. Inspired by God’s Spirit speaking through their authors, they record and announce God’s revelation centering in Jesus Christ. Through them God’s Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian faith and fellowship for service in the world.
2.03. This church accepts the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith, and life.
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What is the word of God to the ELCA? Considering the following video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r97J8GWXw0TnlBMrZ41E9D-CZoEcxnoe/view?usp=sharing
This video was taken at one of their town hall meetings way back in 2009. Bishop Hanson was asked a question about h*m*sexuality in the video (and subsequently didn't answer the question given to him). But he did answer the question of how the ELCA views the word of God. They view the word of God as:
- Living address to humankind
- Word recorded in scripture
One notices that these two items in the list are antithetical to each other. And he shows this later on in the video when he asks the question, "How do we read the scriptures?" His answer is:
Let us bring our understanding of sexual orientation that has been opened up to humankind over the years to this conversation.
So, in a very real way, whatever they resolve to do, even if it vitiates against what the Bible clearly says (e.g. h*m*sexuality), they can then conclude that the "living voice" of the Holy Spirit not only allows them to do, but urges them to do.
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