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Those who have adopted the views of [[Liberal Christianity]] tend to see religious knowledge emerging from research and the use of reason as superior to Biblical revelation. Thus the liberal idea of religion as a personal relationship with God is one which is not necessarily bound to a Biblical doctrinal basis. This stands in contrast to the doctrine of salvation resulting from faith in the Biblically substantiated gospel of grace, and in conformity with orthodox theological beliefs. They see the controversy over canonicity of any part of the Bible as pointless and somewhat irrelevant. Reading the texts of scripture does not indicate to them personally that one part is superior to another, or that any of it is inspired by God, although many of them acknowledge that some of it tends to be "inspiring" as a classic of world literature.

Those who have adopted the views of [[Liberal Christianity]] tend to see religious knowledge emerging from research and the use of reason as superior to Biblical revelation. Thus the liberal idea of religion as a personal relationship with God is one which is not necessarily bound to a Biblical doctrinal basis. This stands in contrast to the doctrine of salvation resulting from faith in the Biblically substantiated gospel of grace, and in conformity with orthodox theological beliefs. They see the controversy over canonicity of any part of the Bible as pointless and somewhat irrelevant. Reading the texts of scripture does not indicate to them personally that one part is superior to another, or that any of it is inspired by God, although many of them acknowledge that some of it tends to be "inspiring" as a classic of world literature.

:See the text of the 1989 lecture given by [http://ntwrightpage.com/Wright_Bible_Authoritative.htm Dr. N.T.Wright "How Can The Bible Be Authoritative?"] <ref>N.T.Wright. "How Can The Bible Be Authoritative?" (The Laing Lecture 1989, and the Griffith Thomas Lecture 1989. Originally published in Vox Evangelica, 1991, 21, 7–32. N.T. Wright.</ref>

:See the text of the 1989 lecture given by [http://ntwrightpage.com/Wright_Bible_Authoritative.htm Dr. N.T.Wright "How Can The Bible Be Authoritative?"] <ref>N.T.Wright. "How Can The Bible Be Authoritative?" (The Laing Lecture 1989, and the Griffith Thomas Lecture 1989.) Originally published in Vox Evangelica, 1991, 21, 7–32. N.T. Wright.</ref>

:See the video talk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbBzVH2HM_w '''I Don't Recognize Your "Authority"''' - YouTube] —"I have only your word for this. I have no obligation to believe you. What authority do you have to tell me these books are the word of God? I just don't recognize your authority." (See [[Heresy]])

:See the video talk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbBzVH2HM_w '''I Don't Recognize Your "Authority"''' - YouTube] —"I have only your word for this. I have no obligation to believe you. What authority do you have to tell me these books are the word of God? I just don't recognize your authority." (See [[Heresy]])