Says who?

I've been thinking a little bit about authority and how that relates, theologically and hermenuetically, to the training i'm doing. Suppose i come to train (sorry, be formed / undergo ministerial formation - that's the lingo), and i'm of the persuasion that scripture is THE authority under which all other authority is measured, or, to put it another way, scripture is, in absolute terms, true and authoritative.

As I study and learn and gain more of a historical perspective on scripture and events recorded (we're still supposing here, ok) i would be put in a position where i was having to make a choice, on certain situations, between historical evidence and what scripture tells me. Suddenly i'd be finding myself as the one who has authority, because it would be me having to make that judgement call. Two things are realised in this.
First, that what God has done in allowing me to exist is give authority to me! I can choose who/what to authorise to have authority over me. Wow! How freeing, gracious and risky God is.
Secondly, My supposed intial position, where i believe the Bible to be authoritative, is a false idea. In reality what's gone on is one would've chosen to give authority completely to scripture, or more likely, one would've given authority completely to whoever it was teaching that the Bible has complete authority. How Ironic. The bottom line appears to be that we're empowered and encouraged to think and question and take ownership. That couldn't possibly be something ordained by God could it? Arrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhh.... Oh no, i can't pass any bucks any more, i have to take responsibility for my own existence. I'm going to tidy my room.