This
next feature involves the Bible being given or spoken through the unique
supernatural activity of the Holy Spirit. This involved God’s chosen people
correctly writing God’s precise words. This is what is called Inspiration. That
is, God the Holy Spirit has inspired the
Bible, the very Word of God. In other words, God spoke breathing out His Words,
which were carried by the Holy Spirit.
“The
Holy Spirit through human authors produced an accurate record and revelation of
God’s redemptive will, purpose and activity.”[1]
That is, “All
Scripture is given by inspiration of God…” (2 Tim 3:16). Namely, God breathed
out His Word, cf. also 2 Pet 1:19-21. This divine inspiration of the Bible
has already taken place. As with revelation, it needs to be strongly stated
that, there is no more and never will be any newly
inspired writings on the same divine level as the Bible.
Inspiration
is a flow from God to humanity then to
the writing of the Bible. It is people in partnership with God to write down what
God wanted to be written. As it has been
said,
“Inspiration is a divine and
supernatural action whereby God raises the human writer above his natural
capacity in order to make them an instrument in the composition of the sacred
books.”[2]
Inspiration,
relates to the origin of the Bible’s authority, as it carries its own divine
authority being God’s Word.
[1]
Hernando, James D. Dictionary of
Hermeneutics: A Concise Guide to Terms, Names, Methods, and Expressions.
(Springfield, MO: GPH, 2005), 26.
[2]
“Supernatural Character of the Bible.” http://fsubelmonte.weebly.com/17-supernatural-character-of-the-bible.html
(17th May 2018).
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