It astounds me that the very Bible and Scripture which Catholics claim the Catholic church is responsible for, is the very Scripture so many (too many) Catholics sneer over, and scoff at, and disparage.
Catholicism and Catholics like to take credit for Scripture to the point of telling everyone else how to read it and how to interpret it and then proceed to tell us that it's not an example of God's love for us to give us a written record of His dealings with mankind so that we may be sure of our salvation.
2 Peter 1:19-21 19And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. 21For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Timothy 3:12-17 12Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
Galatians 3:8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed."
1 Corinthians 10:11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.
`1 John 5:13 13I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.
Luke 1:1-4 1Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.
Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israelafter those days, declares the Lord:I will put my laws into their minds,and write them on their hearts,and I will be their God,and they shall be my people.
Hebrews 10:15-17 15And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, 16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds," 17then he adds, "I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more."
1 John 2:12-14 12I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. 13I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. 14I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
Also, a keyword search of the phrase *It is written*, which Jesus HIMSELF so often appealed to when engaging with the Pharisees and the apostles so often said when providing evidence of fulfilled prophecy.
God obviously is a big fan of writing things down.
Now, about that sneering about how God loved the world so much that He didn't send a book?
Can you say, *Spitting in God's face?*
Quite so. Quite so.
THx thx.
As difficult as it may be for Biblioloters to accept God sent something far more precious, comprehensive and enduring than a book, He send his only begotten son. The Bible is only a fraction of the Word. Jesus is the Word made flesh, the Alpha and Omega. Jesus preceded the Bible and he will survive the Bible.