Is the God's spoken word?
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God , and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” ( 2 Timothy 3:16 ) The Bible insists its writers were supernaturally influenced by God to such an extent that their words were given divine accuracy. The unique word translated “inspiration” in our text could be rendered “God blowing” or “God puffing.” Peter speaks of “holy men of God” who “spake” as they were moved by the Holy Spirit ( 2 Peter 1:21 ). David was conscious that his own “tongue” was speaking words that the Holy Spirit of the Lord gave him ( 2 Samuel 23:2 ). Jeremiah was given audible instruction and told to reproduce those words precisely ( Jeremiah 30:1-2 ; 26:2), as was Isaiah ( Isaiah 6:8-10 ), who clearly knew he was being controlled by God ( Isaiah 59:21 ). These are samplings of some 2,600 claims in the Old Testament for direct inspiration of the text of Scripture. God used several methods to make sure that His word