Timothy Paul Jones has an excellent article here emphasizing the importance of trusting Scripture for those who want to faithfully follow Jesus. For apologists, until we declare the full truth and authority of the Bible (i.e., its’ inspiration and inerrancy), our apologetic witness is incomplete. As Dr. Jones concludes,

“Defenses of the Christian faith may start with the order of the cosmos or the historical truth of the resurrection or any number of other evidences, but our defenses should never end there. Until we declare the full truth and authority of God’s written Word, our apologetic will always remain incomplete. What Christians confess regarding the Scriptures is simply—in the words of Sinclair Ferguson—that “the Father does not lie to his Son. The Son does not lie to the Spirit. The Spirit did not lie to the apostles … and the apostles did not lie to us.” Thus, the foundation of our defense is nothing more or less than the truth-telling character of God himself.“