Nowhere do we see Paul asking the believers to accept doctrine on the basis of Apostolic authority alone, but rather he commended them for searching the Scriptures for themselves to confirm the truth of what they heard or had been taught.
Hakuna mahali popote tunapomkuta Paulo akiwataka waumini kukubali mafundisho kwa msingi wa mamlaka ya Mitume, lakini badala yake aliwahamasisha kuyachunguza Maandiko wao wenyewe ili kuthibitisha ukweli wa mambo waliyokuwa wamefundishwa.