Much has been written about the inerrancy and the inspired authorship of the Bible. In fact, many controversies, both historic and modern, point to potential error[s] contained in the transcribed Bible’s we hold today. To wrestle with these controversies, and properly defend our faith, one must develop their own framework and definition for biblical inspiration and inerrancy.
First, what does it mean to be inspired? Merriam Webster defines Inspiration as a “divine influence or action on a person.” It is the act of giving someone an idea or thought or moving them to do something. The word inspire comes from the Latin word meaning to literally “blow into” or to “inhale”. Divine inspiration therefore, would be the act of God giving someone an idea or thought. It would mean God literally “blew into” the person. It would mean the person inhaled God’s words, ideas, thoughts. In fact, the Bible itself defends this in 1 Timothy 3:16 stating “All Scripture is inspired by God”. This literally means that all Scripture is God breathed. Paul also
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Per Dr. Kreider, it does not mean we will find a solution to every problem text. It does not adhere to rules of grammar. It does not exclude the use of either of figures of speech or of a given literary genre. It does not demand historical or semantic precision. It does not demand the technical language of modern science. It does not require verbal exactness. It does not demand the sayings of Jesus contain the exact words, only the exact voice. It does not guarantee the exhaustive comprehensiveness of any single account or of combined accounts where those are involved. It does not demand the infallibility or inerrancy of the noninsured sources used by biblical writer. It means that scripture is adequate to achieve its