Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God , and serve Him only .’”
But then.. what need have you... of God... you have the Bible?..
Many do not need God they have the Bible..
Basically the Bible is their God...
The Bible replaces God to them....
Not all... but MOST!.. It becomes an idol.. a(their) fulcrum of faith..
God(Holy Spirit) are not needed or even desired..
Of course, this is all denied but the truth is “it is true”..
Much like the Jews in the desert for 40 years...
Their hearts were far from God.. they dealt with Moses..
and wanted a KING... and clergy.. instead..
Not much has changed.. it’s as true now as then...
They want God at a distance.. God is available but they prefer the Bible..
Or are even deluded into thinking they have BOTH...
You cannot have BOTH!.. What has God to do with idols.?.
I disagree with your premise. Just as the Law is our tutor the Law does not save us. The Holy Spirit testifies to Jesus Christ. The Scriptures are Holy Spirit inspired. The actual paper and ink do not save us but the inspired words. Just as in Acts 17 the Bereans searched the scriptures to see what Paul was preaching was true.
Another example is the High Priestly prayer in John 17:
John 17:20-21 NASB
“I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
We do have the words of the disciples in the NT Holy Spirit inspired.
So as believers we too are led by the Holy Spirit. And the same Holy Spirit will not lead us to conclusions which change or contradict His inspired scriptures. And we do have the apostles warn us about straying from what they taught.
That was the purpose of posting the Matthew 4 reference.
Finally, I don’t see your point about “not having both.” The apostles surely received the Holy Spirit and quoted the scriptures often to teach the Gospel and doctrines.