Scripture 

For Christians, the reading and study of holy Scripture as our authority in all matters of faith and practice is a core activity, not an add-on. But in our contemporary world, with its proliferating fashions in “spirituality,” more and more people are choosing other authorities and guides to salvation. As up-to-date and attractive as many of these options may appear, we Christians say no to them.

(Elmer Dyck, ed. The Act of Bible Reading: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Biblical Interpretation, Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1996, 7; Excerpt from Foreword by Eugene Peterson)