It is not suggested that the Bible does not require to be interpreted. By virtue of its finitude, human language is inadequate in its reference to God. To acknowledge the limitation of human language does not, however, lead inevitably to the demythologizing of the New Testament. That would also require a negative dogmatic assumption concerning the capacity of God to enter the human scene in a manner that is beyond human understanding. It may be more consistent as well as more Biblical, to acknowledge the limitation of human understanding in its reference to God and His activity in history. A recognition of this limitation would not lead to a bold demythologizing of the Gospel. It would lead to a humble faith in God and His amazing work of salvation. Christian theology must, therefore, be cautious of the idea of ‘the myth of God Incarnate.’ Those who think in terms of ‘the myth of God Incarnate’ appear to be more concerned with the question, “What can modern man believe? rather than the question, “What is the Christian Gospel?” To allow the first question to swallow up the second is to destroy the essential connection between the present proclamation of the Gospel and the historical foundation upon which that proclamation is built.
