The purpose of Scripture as God’s Word is to invite and orient us to be in right relationship to God. From this vantage point, Mary’s response should be the template for the disciple’s response: when addressed by God through an angelic messenger, Mary answered, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38).

“Holy Scripture” by Kevin J. Vanhoozer in Christian Dogmatics: Reformed Theology for the Church Catholic, edited by Michael Allen, and Scott R. Swain (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2016), 34.