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The Bible is a book to be treasured above all else! It is precious. You should never put it on the ground
and should carefully take care of your copy. Remember, millions of people in the world do not have a
copy of His Word, so treasure yours.

The Bible needs to be read daily and applied in every aspect of our lives. Remember, the Bible is God’s
finished revelation to man. This Book is God’s WORD!

How did God produce the Bible?

God superintended human authors so that, using their own individual personalities, they composed and
recorded without error in the words of the original autographs His revelation to man (Charles Ryrie -
http://www.firstdallas.org/icampus/blog/the-bible-is-inspired-and-inerrant/). The very words written were
inspired by God.

Where did the Bible come from?

The Bible was written by prophets, shepherds, kings, doctors, fishermen, rich men, poor men, people of
all walks of life, over a period of 1600 years (beginning with Moses in 1500 BC to John in 90 AD.) These
people were moved by the Holy Spirit to write down God’s revelation to them for us. While over 40
authors wrote the Bible, the canon (measuring rod) was brought together as one Book, one doctrinal
system, one moral standard, one plan of salvation, one program for the ages.

There are no contradictions or errors in the unity of the books; each supplements the other.

The Bible explains its own origin:

II Tim 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable ...

2 Peter 1:20-21 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own
interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit
spoke from God.

2 Peter 3:2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command
given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

The Definition of Inspiration
“that inexplicable (unexplainable) power which the divine Spirit put forth of old on the authors of Holy
Scripture, in order to guide them even in the employment of the words they used, and to preserve them
alike from all error and from all omission.” (Louis Gaussen, Devine Inspiration of the Bible)

What is inspired—the autographs or the copies?

Inspiration applies specifically to the original autographs of the Bible, not to copies and translations. This
should not cause concern about whether the Bible one holds is truly the Word of God. As Geisler says,
“Even when the accuracy of a reading in the original text cannot be known with 100 percent accuracy, it
is possible to be 100 percent certain of the truth preserved in the texts that survive. It is only in minor
details that any uncertainty about the textual rendering exists, and no major doctrine rests on any one
minor detail. A good translation will not fail to capture the overall teaching of the original. In this sense,

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