Theory is to be determined by facts

It is the fundamental principle of all sciences, and of theology among the rest, that theory is to be determined by facts, and not facts by theory. As natural science was a chaos until the principle of induction was admitted and faithfully carried out, so theology is a jumble of human speculations, not worth a straw, when men refuse to apply the same principle to the study of the Word of God.

Hodge, C. (1997). Vol. 1: Systematic theology (14—15). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

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