Inerrant

The Bible is totally sufficient to give us the answers that we need in order to live our lives for Christ. We can be confident in its reliability, and Paul is quoted in Acts 20:
27 For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.
28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

Whole counsel - to me, that means believing and applying the entirety of Scripture. If we believe that the Word of God is inspired and inerrant, that means we don't leave something out or think that God neglected to say something to us.  We can be convinced in our own minds that when we come before the Lord in study and meditation of His Word that we can partake of His wisdom - we don't get to choose what we think is right or what we agree with; we have to accept all that He says.

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We can rely on what God has to say to us, and we are not free to use the Bible as a book of selective reference, choosing what we want to believe and rejecting what we don't agree with. 2nd Timothy 3 states:
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

The Bible instructs us to embrace the whole counsel of God.  That means we cannot pick and choose what Scriptures we want to believe, or make a decision about what parts are inspired and which are not.  We have to guard against selective obedience in the Kingdom of God.

That's why embracing Biblical inerrancy is so critical.  If we believe 2nd Timothy 3 that all Scripture is inspired by God, then we are accountable to know and obey God's Word.

And, in a recent survey, just over half of Americans believe that the Bible is without error.  Baptist Press reported on the 2021 State of the Bible survey from the American Bible Society, stating:

Biblical inerrancy is professed by 55 percent of Americans, with even a greater portion of those surveyed, 71 percent, confessing that Scripture is the Word of God.

But there's more...and the news doesn't seem to get any better.  The article says: 

Comprising those who believe the Bible is God’s Word are 26 percent of respondents who said the Bible should be “taken literally, word for word,” 29 percent who said “some verses are meant to be symbolic rather than literal,” and 15 percent who said the Bible has “some factual or historical errors.”

The survey results indicate that people are looking to the Bible for answers; Baptist Press stated:

ABS said 54 percent of Americans believe the Bible contains “everything a person needs to live a meaningful life,” 23 percent of Americans turned to the Bible as a source of comfort during the pandemic, and 38 percent relied on prayer and meditation to cope.

In its report, the Society said, "As we explore Scripture Engagement trends, church participation, stresses, and comforts over the past year, it is clear that, though things have recovered somewhat from last year, they may never be exactly as they were pre-COVID.”

The American Bible Society website states that...

...despite the troubles we are experiencing, there are signs of hope and great opportunity when it comes to the Bible:

• This year, 95 million American adults are exploring Scripture, many for the very first time!
• The Church has a great opportunity to help connect these new Bible explorers to the Bible and its message of hope.

That is certainly true.  And, it is encouraging to see, it the midst of a difficult season, that people are going to the Word for answers.  But, we have to be confident in the authenticity and the authority of what we read.  Even though 71% of Americans believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, only 55% say that it is inerrant.  So, then you begin to wonder, "well, what parts have error?"  This would presumably license someone to pick and choose what he or she wants to believe.  When considering the entirety of Scripture, the whole counsel of God, we can conclude that God is clear on His principles and there is no latitude to credibly pick and choose what we want to believe. 

To select the parts we want to believe or to quote the good parts and neglect the hard parts makes us an inconsistent disciple.  Society is full of people who only refer to Scripture when it makes their own point. We have to go to God's Word for answers, and follow what we discover.