The Bible speaks about “Scripture” in several passages: Paul writes about Scripture as inspired by God and useful for teaching; prophecy in Scripture comes from God through people moved by the Holy Spirit; Jesus says that the Scriptures speak about Him; John states that the purpose of his book is faith and life. These words were spoken about specific writings of their time and individual books; applying them to the entire Bible is an inference from several texts, not a separate statement. They do not define the Bible’s contents or prove its reliability.
What the Bible Says About This
- Paul reminds Timothy that the sacred writings he has known since childhood are able to lead him to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus, and writes about Scripture as inspired by God and useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be equipped for every good work (2 Tim 3:15–17).
- Peter writes that prophecy in Scripture did not originate in human will: people spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Pet 1:20–21).
- The risen Jesus told His disciples that everything written about Him in the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms had to be fulfilled, and He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures (Luke 24:44–45).
- John writes that his book was written so that readers might believe in Christ and have life; he notes that Jesus performed other signs that are not recorded in it (John 20:30–31).
- The psalmist calls the Word of God a lamp for his path (Ps 119:105).
The short answer was prepared by the editorial team; the verse texts are from the Father’s Blessing Bible.
Key Scripture Passages
6 Scripture passages · Father’s Blessing Bible
2 Timothy 3:15–17
15 and how from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, 17 so that the person of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Peter 1:20–21
20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation. 21 For prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
Luke 24:44–45
44 And He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
John 20:30–31
30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book. 31 But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
2 Peter 3:15–16
15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Psalm 119:105
Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
