Jesus also said ‘you have seen it written (xyz) … BUT I SAY TO YOU (the opposite of xyz) …’
and ‘truly truly I SAY TO YOU’ - not quoting any previous writing, not even commanding his words to be written down, nothing …
So the emphasis is listening to HIM! Saying the written word (even the written word which we have canonised into Scripture) is the most important thing is putting the cart in front of the horse.
And yes, there are many ways in which we are spoken to - but to say everyone who THINKS they’re being spoken to is equally right is ridiculous.
Look at the Christian denominations today and all the contradictory things they believe - is the Eucharist a mere symbol? Is it Real Presence AND bread and wine together or is it purely the Body and Blood of Christ? All three positions can be argued - only one of them can be RIGHT!
Is it OK to pray to Mary and the Saints or not? Both positions can be argued, they can both quote scripture to support them, but certainly they both can’t both be correct!
If Scripture is the final authority then there would NOT be so many varying and contradictory interpretations of it - most of them fairly plausible. We HAVE to look at outside factors, such as what the early Christians believed and taught and why, what scholars understand about different verses. Most importantly we have to look at to whom Christ gave the teaching authority and the Keys of the Kingdom and the power to bind and loose - and it sure as heck wasn’t me or you!
This is why there is so many misinterpretation and different religion and etc becvause people don’t know bible priciples and like to add, take away and cut out, and misunderstand because they don’t know how to rightly didvide the Word of God , and most shamfully they don’t know who they are in Christ.
So the confussion starts when trying to make bible scrioture fit into a man made ritual or man made tradition or their church and denormination belief , so they take the scripture out of context to fit their teachings.
A good example is with JHW, and they even made a new bible to confirm their religion as well.
John 1:1 is so twisted by them for instance, and many more scripture.
They even need a watch tower to translate and know the bible.
Also to talk to people or them about the power in them and authority is foolish.
WHY?
1Co:2:10: But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
1Co:2:11: For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
1Co:2:12: Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
1Co:2:13: Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
1Co:2:14: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
So those who are carnal and stay and reason religious thing in that stae of mind will cause confussion and different religions and etc.
Right or wrong people find their own groups to believe in and support.
Drug addicts , with each other and sects with each other, gangs with each and , and alcholics with each other , whoremongers, and even sects , cults remain and support each other, even if they are wrong.
I seen alot of this spirit with gays , and gay marrage even using the bible to back up their lust.
So I can see also why many can’t accept the power and authortity God gave us because they joined a group who want to remain powerless , and weak without any authtority and let the leaders be their Lords.
But each their own , we do have a free will .
We can even have a will to be sick , and stay in pain or be healed , or use the power inside of you which is from Jesus and be healed because Jesus already healed us on the cross 2000 years ago.
He gave us and the 70 and more disciple power and authority as the discipleship was added dairly, or day by day…