Am Anfang seiner 1000-seitigen Ethik schreibt John Frame:
Given sola Scriptura … it is then necessary to go back to Scripture to establish the truth of what those sources say.
Dieses Zurückgehen auf die Schrift nennt er “zero-based budgeting”.
Zero-based budgeting in theology is a good thing, a necessary consequence of sola Scriptura.
Daraus leitet er sein Ziel ab:
So in this book I will be drawing some fine distinctions, as theologians are wont to do. I do this not to gain a reputation for subtlety and nuance, but simply to follow Scripture.
John M. Frame. The Doctrine of the Christian Life. P & R: Philippsburg 2008. (6-7)
