The Word of God, the Bible, is the supreme authority and no word of man can supersede it. Therefore, we must obey the Word of God over the word of man.

Some have used this passage as an argument against tradition. Especially during the Reformation, the attack on Roman Catholic tradition as being the word of man rather than the word of God was used to nullify many of the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.

But we know from Scripture that traditions and doctrines are not to be thrown out. In fact, Paul tells the churches in 1 Corinthians 11:2 and 2 Thessalonians 2:15 to hold on to the traditions that they were taught. However, this can only be understood in the sense that the tradition doesn’t violate the Word of God. This is also made clear in Scripture in Acts 5:29 when Peter says, “We must obey God and not men.”

Call to Action:
• Submit yourself to the authority of Scripture
• Study and learn the Scripture so that you can obey it, teach it and quote it.