If the text is God's Word, it is appropriate that we respond with reverence, a certain fear, a holy joy, a questing obedience.
D. A. CarsonDespite the protestations, one sometimes wonders if we are beginning to worship, worship rather than worship God.
D. A. CarsonWhat the Bible says is what God has disclosed and we want to approach this sacred text with cognitive reverence.
D. A. CarsonA billion years or so into eternity, how many toys we accumulated during this life will not seem too terribly important.
D. A. CarsonThe truth of the matter is that all we have to do is live long enough and we will suffer.
D. A. CarsonThe notion of the enduring authority focuses on the fact that some people think that notions like authority of Scripture's is passé, while others say that the present configuration of the doctrine of inerrancy is a late addition. And to both we want to say, No we're talking about the enduring authority of Scripture, grounded first and foremost in its relevatory status, something given by God and utterly reliable.
D. A. Carson