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The leaders of the ELCA promote new doctrine that allows those that choose to remain in sin to invoke their “bound conscience” and use their human experience, tradition and knowledge to interpret Scripture to fit their fancy. Those that uphold the authority of Scripture are allowed to disagree, but are called to not, as is written in 2 Timothy 4:2, “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction.” They are called on to respect that person’s interpretation, even if it is in obvious error. This doctrine calls on the faithful to ignore our responsibility to reach out to save those in error and lead them back to the path of righteousness.