Scripture has authority because Jesus has authority. Jesus is the one who binds, Matt. Jesus is the standard, follow me, come unto me. Any other approach becomes burdensome. Doing things you do not want to do, for reasons unknown, is burdensome.
Relief is in personal relationship.
Heart clearing, heart cleansing, heart enlightening, heart relationships. Authority of instructions depends upon authority of instructor. But I do not cite authority of list. List has no authority in and of itself, but I say rather Jan wanted these things done. Danger is that authority of Scripture is easier to usurp than authority of Christ.