The bible: An inspired anthology.
God got people to write ’em. And God gets people to understand ’em. Inspire /ɪn.spaɪ(.ə)r/ v. Breathe in (air); inhale. 2. Fill with a positive, creative feeling; encourage. 3. Fill with the urge or ability to do or feel something; provoke. [Inspiration /ɪn.spə'reɪ.ʃən/ n. ] Whenever we Christians talk about inspiration—inspired prophets, teachings, and writings—it’s assumed God did the inspiring. He’s the one who breathed into us. One word we regularly translate “inspired” is theó-pnefstos /“God-breathed,” which is how the NIV prefers to treat “God-inspired” in this verse: 2 Timothy 3.16 KWL Every God-inspired scripture is also useful for teaching, for disproving, for correcting, for instruction in rightness. It’s more than just “I was so excited about my thoughts of God, I decided to create this for him.” It’s God involved with, and behind, this creation process. The Holy Spirit, living within the teacher, prophet, or author, pointed ’em God-ward. Got ’em t