How do we know that the Bible is the inspired word of God?

Both Sacred Scripture and the Church teach that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. As we read in the Second Epistle to Timothy:

All Scripture is [a]inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for [b]training in righteousness; 17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

We cannot prove that the Bible is inspired from a purely human perspective but we have the certitude of Faith. And if we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and He established a Church and promised to guide and protect it, then we accept the divine inspiration of Sacred Scripture.

Thanks, Maryanne

Father Echert

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