Inspiration

Inspiration: 2 Tim .3:16a  "All Scripture is God-breathed, and is profitable"

    God the Holy Spirit so supernaturally directed the human writers of Scripture, that without waiving their human intelligence, individuality, literary style, personal feelings or any other human factor, His own complete and coherent message to man was recorded in perfect accuracy in the original languages of Scripture, the very words bearing the authority of divine authorship.

    This is called the verbal, plenary inspiration of the Scripture. “Verbal” means that the Bible in its original words, from first to last, is the exact record of the mind and will of God as He intended it to be. “Plenary” means that the entire text is equally from God, but not necessarily equally important or equally indispensable. 

    Man is the instrument, but not the author, of the Word of God. 2 Pet. 1:21, "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were move by the Holy spirit."