2 Timothy 3:16–17: God-Breathed Scripture
Second Timothy 3:16–17 grounds Scripture's usefulness in its origin: it is God-breathed. That makes it profitable for teaching, for exposing error, for correcting what is wrong, and for training in right living, so the person who belongs to God may be complete and equipped for every good work.
2 Peter 1:20–21: Where Scripture Comes From
Peter grounds the church's confidence in Scripture not in human cleverness but in God's initiative. The prophets spoke real words, yet the Spirit carried them, and that is the origin the Bible claims for itself.
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The New Testament's authority rests not on how the books were gathered but on God as their source. Second Timothy 3:16–17 tells us why Scripture is trusted and what it is for.