In dealing with an unbeliever we cannot begin with an attempt to convince him of the divine authority of Scripture.
We must first bring him to the knowledge of his sins and to faith in Christ, the Redeemer from sin.
We should preach to him on the basis of Scripture—without discussing the authority of Scripture—repentance and remission of sin.
(Pieper, F (1953).
Christian Dogmatics, Concordia Publishing, pp 137–138)
To say it very bluntly: Luther believed in the Bible because he believed in the Lord Christ.
The theologians of late orthodoxy believed in the Lord Christ because they believed in the Bible.
In Luther’s case the sola Scriptura was a consequence of the sola fide,
whereas here the sola fide was a consequence of the sola Scriptura.
(Sasse, Herman (1950).
On the doctrine De Scriptura Sacra (BLP 14), Concordia Publishing, pg 97)
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