Patterson's words clearly reveal the idolatrous nature of the Fundamentalist's faith. For them, the Bible is a mediator between God and man. You have to put your faith in the book before you can have faith in Jesus. Faith in the Bible is prior to and prerequisite to faith in Christ. There is only one God, and only one intermediary between God and men, Jesus Christ the man.
Fundamentalists say that.
Long before the gospels were written, people believed in Jesus of Nazareth. A century and a half before the text of the Bible was compiled, people were believing in Christ. A millenium and a half before Bibles were printed and widely distributed, people believed that Jesus was the Christ. Pray for those who have been deceived by Fundamentalism. Pray that they will set aside their idolatry and return to worshipping the one true God.