I had two Scripture-related thoughts recently — one during Sunday worship, the other at our small group meeting the following day — that turn out to be rather complementary, I think.
The first was that, even if you don’t agree with what the preacher is saying about a particular Bible passage, it is good to be regularly in a solemn setting with fellow Christians where you are expected to be, and are, thinking seriously about such things.
The second is that, for Christianity to have survived and thrived for two millennia, it really is necessary to have such a thing as Scripture. That is, you need to have something written down, something permanent, that can reliably describe in particular the life, death, Resurrection, and teachings of Jesus Christ. So it makes perfect sense that God gave us His written Word.
Some caveats on the second point: Scripture might be supplemented by a tradition that one is confident God supervises and guides, which is (as I understand it) the Catholic approach, but in my humble opinion Scripture must still be foremost. And this is not to say that any religion has to have scripture, though of course many do. But Christianity in particular is very event-based: It hinges on the existence of a specific person, Jesus Christ, and what He did and said is critical to whether we are to believe it at all and, if so, what we are to do about it. For that I think you have to have a historical record of some sort. A religion that was based entirely on logic and philosophy would not.
P.S. As I was drafting this blogpost, I happened to read this book review that also relates to Christianity and written texts, specifically books: Nadya Williams, “Civilizational Hardware and Software,” Law & Liberty website, February 20, 2026, link: https://lawliberty.org/book-review/civilizational-hardware-and-software/?mc_cid=cdeeea9789&mc_eid=ab56b788bf .