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Scripture is the norma normans non normata<\/em>, the norming norm that is not normed, the foundation of any theological inquiry\/education. Commitment to Scripture means commitment to what Scripture is, the Word of God\u2014God-breathed, inerrant, infallible, and authoritative (cf. 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Objective faith pertains to the historic formulation or content of the Christian faith, as traditionally transmitted in the Rule of Faith and the subsequent early church councils (cf. What we believe). 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