In conclusion, for fundamentalists the bible is seen as the ultimate authority when determining christian ethics. However, for others the notion of agape plays a indepsapable role in moral decision making. When taking a fundamentalist view regarding christian ethics there are only two aspects that must be considered. These being the propositions of sola scriptura and a propositional approach to the bible. The concept of sola scriptura in regard to the bible indicates that the scripture is the literal word of God and therefore it becomes infallible and must be given ultimate authority in all matter of doctrine and practise. This alongside the proposal of a propositional approach to the bible provides the basis for the belief that the bible must be taken as the word of God and must be interpreted in a littoral way. However, there are…show more content… This being the belief that love should be held to the up most authority in regard to christian ethics. Tillich proposed three ethical norms of agape, these were: justice, love and wisdom. Love was said to be the most important which was guided by wisdom with justice being the backbone to all ethical situations. The idea of agape provides a multitude of strengths over alternatives such as the fundamentalist sola scriptura view. Tillich was keen to stress that unlike any approach that came before his that the theory of agape could be universalised and therefore could be applied to almost all situations. On the other hand, the american theologian Richard Mouw put forward the possible adverse effects that could come with using love as the ultimate source of authority. Nouw imposed the view of Tillich and specifically rejected those who focused on love exclusively. Mouw was keen to stress that just because was there was one biblical commandment, a law of love, that it did not rule out the possibility of other commandments ruling over alternative
