Frame on Jesus' personal words

From The Doctrine of the Word of God by John Frame:

Jesus' personal words are of utmost importance to the message of the NT. There is no trace of any development from a word-centered revelation in the OT to a nonverbal revelation in the NT. Quite the contrary. Jesus' personal words are crucial to his ministry. In the community of his disciples, his word is the supreme criterion of discipleship. Jesus teaches that calling him Lord is meaningless unless we do the will of his Father (Matt. 7:21-23). The will of his Father is to be found in the law of Moses (Matt. 5:17-20), and also in Jesus' own words (7:24-29). Those who hear Jesus' words and do them will be like the wise man who built his house on the rock. Those who do not hear and obey will be like the fool who built his house on sand. (61)

Frame on subjectivity and Scripture

In his book entitled The Doctrine of the Word of God, John Frame states "In Scripture, subjective revelation is the Spirit's illumination of objective revelation" (36).

He goes on to explain, "Orthodox Reformed theology does not reject a subjective element in revelation, but it formulates it rather differently. In a Reformed understanding, there is both objective and subjective revelation. God reveals himself in creation and in Scripture, objectively. But that objective revelation is of no use to us unless the Holy Spirit illumines our hearts and minds. As sinners, we suppress God's revelation (Romans 1 again). It is the gracious regenerating work of the Spirit that enables us to understand, believe, and obey. So on the Reformed view, there is a sense in which revelation is not completed until it becomes subjective by the Spirit's work."

Authority of God's word

This is what it means when we say that God's word is authoritative. The authority of God's word varies broadly according to the many functions I have listed. when God communicates information, we are obligated to believe it. When he tells us to do something, we are obligated to obey. When he tells us a parable, we are obligated to place ourselves in the narrative and meditate on the implications of that. When he expresses affection, we are obligated to appreciate and reciprocate. When he gives us a promise, we are obligated to trust. Let's define authority of language as its capacity to create an obligation in the hearer. So the speech of an absolute authority creates absolute obligation. (Frame, John M. The Doctrine of the Word of God. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Pub., 2010. Print. 5)