Authority Quote by Martin Luther

For Jesus, Scripture is powerful, decisive, and authoritative because it is nothing less than the voice of God.

— Kevin DeYoung

Bible revelations are not against reason but above reason, for the uses of faith, mans highest faculty.

— Edward McKendree Bounds

Bible revelations are not against reason but above reason, for the uses of faith, man's highest faculty.

— Edward McKendree Bounds

All appeals to Scripture are appeals to interpretations of Scripture. The only real question is: whose interpretation? People with differing interpretations of Scripture cannot…

— Keith Mathison

Scripture ... does not derive its authority from the fact that we use it, not even when we use Scripture in faith.

— G. C. Berkouwer

I am inclined to think that the authority of Holy Scripture is intended to convince men of those truths which are necessary for their…

— Galileo Galilei

No man is to be credited for his mere authority's sake, unless he can show Scripture for the maintenance of his opinion.

— John Wycliffe

“Therefore, since we were too weak to find the truth by pure reason, and for that cause we needed the authority of Holy Writ,…

— Augustine of Hippo

We should let Scripture interpret us more than we interpret Scripture.

— Timothy Keller

We do not sit in authority over the Scripture, the Scripture sits in authority over us.

— Steven J Lawson

“In the implicit hierarchy of values reflected in the Bible, principles are higher than laws and give justification for them.”

— Rubel Shelly

“To affirm the sufficiency of Scripture is not to suggest that the Bible tells us everything we want to know about everything, but it…

— Kevin DeYoung