Do people mean that God personally inspired people to write what they did in the bible, or do you mean that people were somehow inspired by the idea of God, or inspired by their religion or faith somehow, to write what they did?
I come across this frequently nowadays, and I think its often unclear what people mean.
If people were merely inspired by the idea of God, or inspired by their religion or faith somehow, then that in many ways takes away from the power of the bible. If God didn't personally inspire people, then how seriously should the writings be taken? Do they deserve to be called scripture?
Would it be fair to say that any devout Christian writers, whether from times past or contemporary writers, were just as inspired by God as the authors whose works made it into the bible?
I come across this frequently nowadays, and I think its often unclear what people mean.
If people were merely inspired by the idea of God, or inspired by their religion or faith somehow, then that in many ways takes away from the power of the bible. If God didn't personally inspire people, then how seriously should the writings be taken? Do they deserve to be called scripture?
Would it be fair to say that any devout Christian writers, whether from times past or contemporary writers, were just as inspired by God as the authors whose works made it into the bible?