What is Inspiration?
2 Timothy 3:16—“All Scripture is inspired”
Luke 24:25-27; 44-45—Moses and the prophets; Moses, Prophets Psalms
John 10:35—Jesus “said in your Law” and quotes Ps. 82:6
2 Peter 1:19-21—Prophecy of Scripture comes from the Holy Spirit
2 Peter 3:16—Peter affirms Paul’s writings with other Scriptures
1 Timothy 5:18—Paul quotes OT and NT as Scripture (Luke 10:7; Deut. 25:4)
Theories of Inspiration
Intuition—came from a high degree of insight
Illumination—Holy Spirit heightened the authors experiences/insights; different only in degree and not in kind from the Holy Spirit’s work in all believers
Dynamic—combined divine and human elements in the Scripture
Verbal—Holy Spirit guided the thoughts of the writers and specific words (not dictation)
Dictation—God dictated the passages of Scripture
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According to 2 Timothy 3:16, the doctrine of inspiration is verbal and plenary.
3 Takeaways
If God inspired all the Scriptures, we are accountable to them.
If God inspired all the Scriptures, then we cannot pick and choose which Scriptures to believe and apply.
If God inspired all the Scriptures, then we must allow God’s Word to convict, change, and transform us.
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