provide different information, which one will we trust and follow above all others? Lutheran theology insists that Holy Scripture must be the source of theology and the standard by which we evaluate all theology. This is often summarized with the great Reformation principle, Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone). We thank God for our reasonable capabilities, but recognize that our reason is limited and affected by sin. When God’s word and our reason are in conflict, we follow the word. God has given us