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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
It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment. -- Galileo Galilei
I believe very confidently in the truth of Scripture, where it says that there is no authority, no power given to man except as given by God. -- Steven Curtis Chapman
The holy scriptures as well as the local and General Authorities of the Church provide a safety net of counsel and guidance for the people of the Church. -- James E. Faust
I think evangelicals would do better if they concentrated less on bolstering the formal authority of the Scripture - which I certainly would want to affirm - and more on displaying how biblical texts can shape lives in salutary ways, how they are fruitful texts, how they are texts one can live according to. -- Miroslav Volf
Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists, for instance, take every biblical injunction literally. If we all took all scripture at the same level of authority, then we would be more open to slavery, to the subjugation of women, to wider use of stoning. Jesus himself spoke out frequently against divorce in the strongest of terms. -- Jon Meacham
If you're not confident in the authority of the Scriptures, you will be a slave to what sounds right. -- Matt Chandler
Let us therefore yield ourselves and bow to the authority of the Holy Scriptures, which can neither err nor deceive. -- Saint Augustine
The Scriptures obtain full authority among believers only when men regard them as having sprung from heaven, as if there the living words of God were heard. -- John Calvin

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