How God Wrote His Book

Why do we believe what we believe? It is important for each of us to ask that question. Why do we believe what we believe? For me the answer to that question is rooted in my belief in God, but it goes even further than that. I believe what I believe because I believe the Bible. God gave man a series of books. Today we call those books the Bible.
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Understanding how we ended up with the Bible can help us to have a greater confidence in the inspired Word of God. Many have heard the phrase “inspired word of God” without really knowing what it means. The Bible itself claims to be inspired, but that claim has little significance if a person does not know what it means. Webster tells us that inspire means “to breathe; to infuse by or as if by breathing; to instill; to communicate divine instructions to the mind of.” This is why Scripture is often referred to as God breathed or as coming directly from the mouth of God. Remember the holy words of the Bible are not just ordinary words, but the words of God.
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If these divine words came directly from the mouth of God, how did they get to the pages of the Bible? Let us allow God to answer that Himself through His word:
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“The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.” Ps 68:11.
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“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” II Peter 1:21.
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“Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:” Isaiah 30:8.
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In the above verses, the Psalmist tells us that the words came from the Lord. Peter wrote about how the Holy Spirit of God gave the words to those who He wanted to deliver His message. Isaiah tells us how He was specifically commanded to write down the words that were spoken to him. These were not just ordinary words, they were the words of Scripture given by God. Notice what the Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy concerning these words from God:
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“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” II Tim 3:16.
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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God. That means every verse of the Bible came from God. Each jot and tittle was written by His intent. Yes, He used men like Isaiah, Peter, and Paul, yet as Isaiah testifies, God told them what to write. These men were moved by God. The Bible is not a bunch of ideas made up by these men. These men were guided specifically by a Holy God to write a message down so that we might know what God has for us to learn.
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We must guard against the idea that certain parts of the Bible are reliable and other parts are not. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God. If we pick and choose what we want to believe, we can make it look like it says whatever we want it to say. That is why it is so important to read it in context. Sometimes folks will try tell us that the Bible has things in it that are not “Christian”. Before you get upset at your Bible, read it and find out if they are taking a verse out of context. It is God’s word, let us make sure God is not taken out of context.
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Jesus Christ Himself testified to the importance of the Word of God: “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4. The Proverbs also testify of God’s Word: “For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6.
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These last few verses are not only a continued testimony of the importance of Scripture, but as well a testimony that it comes from God. There are also many verses throughout the Bible that have phrases like “thus saith the Lord” or “hear ye the word of the Lord”. The Bible claims to be God’s word, and thus is worthy of the title “The Word of God. That is why I believe it, and that is why it is to guide all that I believe.