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NASB | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Bible Question:
Hi Christian24, Thanks for your answer. I agree, it has Divine authorship. But my question is, how did He do it? Did the writers write with their own words? Or did they write with God's own words (dictation)? Are the scriptures the very words of God? If they are, what right do we have to translate them into English? (Something is always lost in the translation.) Fundamentalist claim that every word is inspired by God. I agree. But they won't define what "inspired" means. Again, does it mean that the words are the words of men that convey the thoughts of God or that the words are the very words of God and men just wrote them down? charis72 |
Bible Answer: What is Meant by "Inspiration"? "A Definition "My own definition of biblical inspiration is that it is God's superintendence of the human authors so that, using their own individual personalities, they composed and recorded without error His revelation to man in the words of the original autographs. "Several features of the definition are worth emphasizing: "(1) God superintended but did not dictate the material. "(2) He used human authors and their own individual styles. "(3) Nevertheless, the product was, in its original manuscripts, without error" (Ryrie Study Bible, Moody Press, 1976, 1978). --Radioman2 |