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The men who wrote the books of the Bible heard the voice of God as they wrote. They therefore literally wrote down what God told them. Thus, it did not become a book of men, but the book of God:
A book of God for you and me.
The writers of the Bible heard the voice of God within their hearts. What they heard, they wrote down. This process can be best understood by comparing it to playing a musical instrument, such as a trumpet. How do the beautiful sounds come out of the trumpet? By the trumpet player blowing his breath into the instrument.
Thus, God breathed into the writers of the Bible. The breath of God was the voice of God in their hearts. The breath was the Holy Spirit. In this way, the words were created.
The writers of the Bible were "carried along by the Holy Spirit" or, as is often said, inspired (2 Peter 1:21). However, from what has just been said, we must not infer that they were some kind of automatons. On the contrary, God used them as they were. We see this when we consider the different styles and languages of the individual writers.
In this course, Bible passages are constantly referenced. In the introduction, there is already such a reference: 2 Peter 1:21. Can you find this passage in your own Bible? First, look up the second letter of Peter. (Your Bible has a table of contents that can help you locate the different books of the Bible.) After you've found the letter, you'll notice that it's composed of several chapters, which are further divided into verses. The aforementioned reference points to a verse in the first chapter, specifically verse 21.
For prophecy was not ever uttered by the will of man, but holy men of God spake under the power of the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:21)
Denn die Weissagung wurde niemals durch den Willen des Menschen hervorgebracht, sondern heilige Menschen Gottes redeten, getrieben vom Heiligen Geist. Car la prophétie n'est jamais venue par la volonté de l'homme, mais de saints hommes de Dieu ont parlé, étant poussés par l'Esprit Saint.
Denn die Weissagung wurde niemals durch den Willen des Menschen hervorgebracht, sondern heilige Menschen Gottes redeten, getrieben vom Heiligen Geist.
Car la prophétie n'est jamais venue par la volonté de l'homme, mais de saints hommes de Dieu ont parlé, étant poussés par l'Esprit Saint.
The division into chapters and verses of the books of the Bible is not inspired, but was introduced by humans. The division into chapters took place in the 12th century and the division into verses in the 15th century. It greatly aids in locating a passage in the word of God again.
Now you can certainly look up the following three places in your Bible and assign the correct references!
Your response:
Let's start with some words from King David. Read 2 Samuel 23:1-7 carefully. In one of the verses, David says that he was inspired by the Holy Spirit.
David the son of Jesse says,And the man who was raised up on high,The anointed of the God of Jacob,And the sweet psalmist of Israel says,The of the LORD by me,And his was on my .
From 2 Timothy 3:16, it is also clear who has inspired, imparted or breathed in the words. What are the opening words of this verse?
In Acts 17, it is reported that Paul and his companions came to Thessalonica on their second missionary journey. Later, Paul reflected on his first visit there with joy and gratitude. In 1 Thessalonians 2:13, he writes about how the Thessalonians received his words. Specifically, as ...
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Bible course: Faith in Practice
