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"The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word [was] on my tongue. 2 Samuel 23:2 NKJV
Barbour Publishing’s The 5-Minute Bible Study for Men lists six insights regarding God’s inspiration of the Bible. Here are the last two:
Jesus Christ fully supported all of scripture. See Matthew 5:17-19. Jesus confirmed its historical accuracy, down to the tense of a verb (Mark 12:26). He declared that scripture is permanent (Matthew 5:17-18), is inspired by the Holy Spirit (Mark 12:36), contains enough information to support our faith (Luke 16:29-31), is unbreakable (John 10:35), and agrees with His teachings (John 5:46-47 and Luke 24:27, 44).
The New Testament writers viewed both testaments as the Word of God. Peter affirmed that the Holy Spirit inspired the Old Testament (Acts 4:25). He compared the commandments of Jesus Christ, which the apostles taught, with the words the holy prophets spoke (2 Peter 3:2). He declared that the Gospel that was preached to them was the Word of the Lord (1 Peter 1:23,25). Peter also recognized Paul’s writings as part of scripture (2 Peter 3:15-16). In turn, Paul repeatedly confirmed that he preached God’s Word, not his own message.
Prayer: Lord, You want me to accept all scripture as God-inspired. I do.
Barbour Publishing’s The 5-Minute Bible Study for Men lists six insights regarding God’s inspiration of the Bible. Here are the last two:
Jesus Christ fully supported all of scripture. See Matthew 5:17-19. Jesus confirmed its historical accuracy, down to the tense of a verb (Mark 12:26). He declared that scripture is permanent (Matthew 5:17-18), is inspired by the Holy Spirit (Mark 12:36), contains enough information to support our faith (Luke 16:29-31), is unbreakable (John 10:35), and agrees with His teachings (John 5:46-47 and Luke 24:27, 44).
The New Testament writers viewed both testaments as the Word of God. Peter affirmed that the Holy Spirit inspired the Old Testament (Acts 4:25). He compared the commandments of Jesus Christ, which the apostles taught, with the words the holy prophets spoke (2 Peter 3:2). He declared that the Gospel that was preached to them was the Word of the Lord (1 Peter 1:23,25). Peter also recognized Paul’s writings as part of scripture (2 Peter 3:15-16). In turn, Paul repeatedly confirmed that he preached God’s Word, not his own message.
Prayer: Lord, You want me to accept all scripture as God-inspired. I do.
