The Word is central to our worship. We hear from the Bible, God’s Word. The Word is central to worship because of how important it is to the Christian life.

They should do this while completely refraining from every tendency toward exercising absolute authority matter we denounce the Anabaptists, other anarchists, and in general all those who want to reject the authorities when it states that good governments completely refrain from every tendency toward exercising absolute authority

Therefore we must not consider human writings— no matter how holy their authors may have been— equal The Bible, instead, is authoritative over you, as a creature made in God’s image, who must continually Any of your own thoughts and writings, or those of your favorite Christian theologians, musicians, or authors are subversive to the authority of Scripture; even this devotion and the commentary notes found in your favorite Study Bible must be placed under the authority of Scripture.

presented in a particular order and then repeated in reverse order, like a mirror image, to highlight a central deep theology and practical advice here in Psalm 86, but today we only have the space to focus on the central

Peter here wasn't rebelling against authority; He was submitting himself to a much higher authority.  

The Bible's absolute, authoritative truth is exactly what you need in this deceptive world. written by men who lived in vastly different cultures with really weird customs, why should this be a central makes Scripture so much different than anything else ever written, it is the world's only source of authoritative

Belgic Confession Article 7 We must not consider human writings— no matter how holy their authors may that Christians look only to God's Word for truth, not to human writings— no matter how holy their authors

When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18  Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority a person turn to for hope if not Jesus, the One who gave His life for us and to whom was given "all authority AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who granted to Jesus all authority in heaven

Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that Jesus' primary reason for coming, since He makes it clear Himself as He prays: His Father "granted Him authority Know that your Savior, like His Father, is omnipotent (He has "all authority") and He came to give you

rather formal introductions which identify the original recipients ( to the saints in X, Y, Z... ), the author these opening passages of John's first letter this week, remember this: you are God's teknia, and He authored