The sword of the Spirit is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17). To try and separate the two makes no sense given the case the Bible itself spends so much time establishing. The Bible is not God, but to take it seriously at all is to believe both that He is the one from whom it directly emanated and that it is an essential part of any Christian’s life. For someone to try and claim that the Bible is great but not entirely necessary is akin to telling people that they need to stay hydrated but shouldn’t worry too much about drinking water. It acknowledges the need but pretends that the mechanism for fulfilling the need is unnecessary.