5 Reasons the Bible is our Authority for Life: It is the of . All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 It reveals . The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever. - Psalm 119:160 It is historically and . it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught. - Luke 1:3-4 It is our guide for . Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. - Psalm 119:34 It is our source of . ...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. - John 20:31