God 509 – How We Got The Bible 2 Timothy 3:16 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" All scripture is for profit; This must be something of immense value. We want to profit from the "all scripture." "given by inspiration of God" is one word in Greek: Theopneustos – Theo, meaning God, and Pneustos, meaning breathed, or God Breathed—a figure of speech.  John 4:24 "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." God is Spirit. 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." Not of man Galatians 1:11 & 12 "But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. 12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ." Not of man Numbers 11:17 "And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone." God is Spirit. God could reveal Himself through the spirit that was upon Moses. Then Moses, having a mind, could use his vocabulary and write the Word of God. That is how we got the word of God. Men of God wrote the Bible and did the writing, but what they wrote was what God gave them to write. He gave it to them by revelation. Many writers, but only one author, and that was God. John 5:39 "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." The Scriptures tell us the truth about the Lord Jesus Christ, about God.  This is the doctrine, and it is right to believe. John 17:8 "For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me." Jesus gave them the words that God gave to Him, the Scriptures, the Bible, the Word of God. Without the Bible, which is right believing, you and I could never walk with God in the greatness of the power of God. John 17:17 "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth." The Word is truth. This is what the Word says about itself. God is perfect. His Son is perfect. His Word must also be perfect. 2 Timothy 3:17 "That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." The man of God (the one who speaks for God) may be perfect. 2 Timothy 3:16 & 17 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." Tell us what the function and purpose of the Bible are. Hosea 4:6a "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:" Destroyed for a lack of Knowledge. Jeremiah 2:13 "For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water." Forsaken me, hewed them out broken cisterns. Cisterns do not supply water, they hold water, but these were broken cisterns. To hew out takes work. You can work very hard and never get your needs met. However, you can turn to God and His Word, believe in them, and God will supply your needs. God reveals Himself in His Word. God's Word is very valuable and very profitable. Psalm 12:6 "The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times." Pure Words, purified seven times Psalm 119:105 "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." A lamp and light. Psalm 119:72 "The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver." Better than thousands of gold and silver Psalm 119:162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. Thy word is a great spoil. Numbers 23:19 "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?" Shall he not make it good? Matthew 4:4 "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." Not by bread alone but by every Word of God. May God Bless you Abundantly Steve If you would like to study the Bible further, consider reviewing the Online Classes and Teachings page and the podcast page of the website https://stevejaynes.com. They are all offered free of charge to support your spiritual growth and deepen your confidence in God. 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