I think we all know that Scripture is directly from God--it is His Word to us. Therefore, it has complete authority in our lives above anything else. It is to be exalted to the highest priority in our lives because it is the Creator speaking directly to us. It should command our attention, devotion and obedience.
Most of the writers of the books of the Bible made statements like "Thus saith the Lord" or "what I am writing to you is a command of the Lord." Titus 1:2 and Numbers 23:19 says that God never lies and Jesus said that "Your Word is truth." John 17:17. Peter says that 'men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God." We are to live by every Word from the mouth of God (Matt 4:4) and Moses writes that the Words of God are not idle words; they are our very lives (Deut 32).
Therefore, our duty is to read, study and immerse ourselves in God's Word and then seek to apply it diligently in our lives. To not do this is to neglect what God would have us to do. The goal of the Christian life is to bear fruit and grow in grace and knowlege of God and bring glory to Him (Colossians 1); we can't do this apart from God's authoritative truth.
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