Self-Consciously Biblical is on the authority of Scripture and lays the foundation for all that follows. It is vital that we not only acknowledge, but live in terms of the fact that we are utterly dependent upon God’s word for all things. If we fail to self-consciously live by every word from God’s mouth, we will be taken captive by the “wisdom” of this world and thus build our families and everything else on sinking sand (Matthew 7:24-25)