In addition to understanding that every word in the Bible is completely infallible, the Bible student must also understand just who wrote the Holy scriptures. Immediately we can turn to the scriptures and point to various men who historically wrote the books that make up the Holy word of God.
2 Peter 1:21 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.
They wrote it because they were used by God to do so, but the person who held the pen and paper (the scribe) is of least importance to us. Rather it is of utmost value and importance to understand who dictated the words that have been written, and that is none other than God.
Jeremiah 30:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
God gets the credit for every word penned by the men he chose, because the scribes he used only penned the very words of God , thus making it the same as if though God was speaking and writing to us directly. Therefore God is the one who wrote the Bible and not man, and it is of no importance nor significance to know the personal writing styles of these individuals nor their back round, nor any other information about them that is not contained within the scriptures themselves. God has given us an excellent example of this type of understanding within his word.
As we begin reading the book of Romans, it becomes evidently clear to us that Paul is the one speaking here as if it were Paul himself writing these very words.
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
Romans 1:8 First, ***I ***thank*** my ***God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9 For God is*** my ***witness, whom*** I ***serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing*** I ***make mention of you always in ***my ***prayers;
Yet as we conclude the book of Romans, we discover something altogether different. We discover that Paul was not the writer of the epistle to the Romans, but rather it was another man named Tertius.
Romans 16:22 I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.
What can we learn from this? God is teaching us that even though the books in the Bible may be written as if though they were the writers' own words, we can be sure that they were not the writers' words at all, rather those words belonged to the one who dictated them to the writers and the book is correctly recognized to be the words of the one who dictated the words, not the one who penned them.
In other words, many people give Paul the credit for writing the book of Romans instead of Tertius. Tertius’ credentials, back round or writing style are never questioned nor examined. Instead, many theologians try to learn as much as possible about the apostle Paul’s background and style of writing through church history books and yet fail to understand what God is revealing to us here.
God is teaching us that just as Paul dictated the book of Romans to Tertius, and Tertius penned those words, and Paul is the one who gets the credit for writing the book of Romans, that God has done the very same thing with everyone He chose to pen His words in the Bible. Therefore, the same way Tertius’ credentials and style of writing are ignored for being the scribe of Paul, we must also do for every other scribe who wrote the words of God. This means that Paul’s credentials for writing the other books of the New Testament are just as unimportant as Tertius’. The same goes for every other scribe of the Bible.
The focus is always on the one who dictated the words and not on the one who penned them. We can therefore boldly proclaim that God is the one who wrote the Bible.
2 Peter 1:21 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.
They wrote it because they were used by God to do so, but the person who held the pen and paper (the scribe) is of least importance to us. Rather it is of utmost value and importance to understand who dictated the words that have been written, and that is none other than God.
Jeremiah 30:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
God gets the credit for every word penned by the men he chose, because the scribes he used only penned the very words of God , thus making it the same as if though God was speaking and writing to us directly. Therefore God is the one who wrote the Bible and not man, and it is of no importance nor significance to know the personal writing styles of these individuals nor their back round, nor any other information about them that is not contained within the scriptures themselves. God has given us an excellent example of this type of understanding within his word.
As we begin reading the book of Romans, it becomes evidently clear to us that Paul is the one speaking here as if it were Paul himself writing these very words.
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
Romans 1:8 First, ***I ***thank*** my ***God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9 For God is*** my ***witness, whom*** I ***serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing*** I ***make mention of you always in ***my ***prayers;
Yet as we conclude the book of Romans, we discover something altogether different. We discover that Paul was not the writer of the epistle to the Romans, but rather it was another man named Tertius.
Romans 16:22 I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.
What can we learn from this? God is teaching us that even though the books in the Bible may be written as if though they were the writers' own words, we can be sure that they were not the writers' words at all, rather those words belonged to the one who dictated them to the writers and the book is correctly recognized to be the words of the one who dictated the words, not the one who penned them.
In other words, many people give Paul the credit for writing the book of Romans instead of Tertius. Tertius’ credentials, back round or writing style are never questioned nor examined. Instead, many theologians try to learn as much as possible about the apostle Paul’s background and style of writing through church history books and yet fail to understand what God is revealing to us here.
God is teaching us that just as Paul dictated the book of Romans to Tertius, and Tertius penned those words, and Paul is the one who gets the credit for writing the book of Romans, that God has done the very same thing with everyone He chose to pen His words in the Bible. Therefore, the same way Tertius’ credentials and style of writing are ignored for being the scribe of Paul, we must also do for every other scribe who wrote the words of God. This means that Paul’s credentials for writing the other books of the New Testament are just as unimportant as Tertius’. The same goes for every other scribe of the Bible.
The focus is always on the one who dictated the words and not on the one who penned them. We can therefore boldly proclaim that God is the one who wrote the Bible.
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