“The Bible: The Author”

August 29, 2025

Vol. 7, Issue 15 (Summer 2025)

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” ‭‭(II Tim ‭3:16-17‬‬‬)

“No prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” (II Pet‬ ‭1:20-21‬)

God is the Author of the Bible. The Bible is in His own words. Whether you’re reading in Genesis, Revelation, Nahum, Psalms, or Philippians, it was the Holy Spirit that moved upon those men to write what they did.

Everything we know about God comes from Him. If we tried for all eternity, we would never know one thing about God without Him telling us and showing us. But that’s exactly what He did. Jesus coming to Earth is the perfect revelation of God to man. He is the self-expression of God. He is the living Word of God. And He is ever revealing, expressing, and speaking. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible reveals to us Jesus Christ.

Romans 10:4 says, ““For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.” Jesus is the end, or the fulfillment, of it all. The entire Bible points to Him. There’ll be more on this later—but it has become popular today to make the Bible all about us. However, we are not the central figure of the Bible. The Bible is God writing to us about Himself. The Bible wasn’t given to reveal us to us; it first reveals Himself. It’s the ultimate autobiography. This is important, because it’s not until we see Him, that we can really see ourselves. For example, it’s not until we see how holy He is that we can see how sinful we are. It’s not until we see how much He loves us that we can know His grace and know how much we are loved by Him.

Because God is the Author of the Bible, we see that He has a lot to say to us. In the Bible we find instruction and wisdom on any issue we may ever face. Even if the Bible does not specifically address a particular thing, its principles do.

It’s amazing how the Bible, composed over thousands of years and by many different human authors, can come together like it does. It never once contradicts itself. The only explanation is that it must be what it claims to be—really authored by God.

Because God is the author, the Bible is inerrant, or without error, and infallible, or entirely trustworthy.

If something the Bible says in a certain passage seems to contradict something else it says in another passage, the only explanation is that I do not yet understand the meaning of the passages.

If something the Bible says doesn’t line up with what I believe to be true, the only explanation is that I am wrong and God is right.

A great practical “proof,” if you will, of the validity of Scripture lies in its prophecy. If one prophecy can be proven untrue then the entire Bible can be dismantled as untrue.

There are over 400 Old Testament prophecies about Jesus. These prophecies describe His life in detail—where and how he would be born, how he would live, what city he would grow up in, how he would die, what he would say from the cross, and many more details. Every single prophecy, every detail, and every verse was fulfilled in Jesus.

Another great example is a prophecy in the book of Isaiah, chapter 44:28-45:1.

Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, And he shall perform all My pleasure, Saying to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” “Thus says the Lord to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held— To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut.

Cyrus was a great king of Persia who decreed the children of Israel to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. This prophecy in Isaiah calls Cyrus by name. But the astounding thing about this prophecy is that Isaiah prophesied this 150 years before Cyrus was even born! Only God can do that!

We know that prayer is communication with God. Part of communication is not just saying what we want to say but it involves listening to what God has to say. We hear what God has to say in the pages of the Bible. Through the Bible, we become familiar with His voice and His will.

Someone said that if you want to hear God speak, read the Bible. And if you want to hear Him speak audibly, read it out loud.

Spurgeon said that someone asked him what was more important—praying or reading the Bible. Spurgeon responded by asking, “What’s more important—breathing in or breathing out?”

Prayer and Bible study are not separate things, but they really go together. When I pray, God leads me to His Word for guidance, wisdom, instruction, and encouragement. And when I read the Bible, it leads me to prayer as God speaks to me and deals with me through His Word.

Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

The Bible is living and powerful. And it discerns our very thoughts and intents. When you sit down to read the Bible, it’s actually reading you. It’s reading and exposing who you really are. His word illuminates areas in our lives that the Holy Spirit wants to work on.

James 1:22-25 says, “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.”

James tells us that Scripture is like a mirror. And when we look into the “perfect law of liberty,” we see “what kind of man” we are. The Bible can show us this because its perfection directly contrasts our imperfection. And when we see what the Bible has discerned in us, we must not go away and forget it. But we must take it to heart and apply God’s words to our lives. We must not just be “hearers of the word” who “goes away, and immediately forgets,” but we must be “doers of the word” who “continue in it.”

Jesus said, ‬“The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” (Jn 6:63‬)

The Bible is not like other books. Because God is the author, when we read it, believe it, and practice it, it gives life to us. When we receive His words, it fills us, leads us, convicts us, and empowers us.

The words in the Bible are more than just words. His words are spirit and life to our souls.

It’s important to not just know who the Author is but to actually know the Author. You can know the written Word without knowing the Living Word. The Bible will only make sense if you first know the Author personally.

To those who don’t know the Author, the Bible is just another book to them. It’s just ancient words and historical accounts. But to those who have a relationship with God, every word is spirit and life, living and powerful.

Once you know who the Living Word is, you realize that you’re not just reading some book. But when you sit down and open the Bible, you are sitting down with the Author. Reading the Bible is communing with Christ and listening to His voice.

~ Cooper

“The Bible: The Author”

August 29, 2025

Vol. 7, Issue 15 (Summer 2025)

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” ‭‭(II Tim ‭3:16-17‬‬‬)

“No prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” (II Pet‬ ‭1:20-21‬)

God is the Author of the Bible. The Bible is in His own words. Whether you’re reading in Genesis, Revelation, Nahum, Psalms, or Philippians, it was the Holy Spirit that moved upon those men to write what they did.

Because God is the Author of the Bible, we see that He has a lot to say to us. In the Bible we find instruction and wisdom on any issue we may ever face. Even if the Bible does not specifically address a particular thing, its principles do.

It’s amazing how the Bible, composed over thousands of years and by many different human authors, can come together like it does. It never once contradicts itself. The only explanation is that it must be what it claims to be—really authored by God.

Because God is the author, the Bible is inerrant, or without error, and infallible, or entirely trustworthy.

If something the Bible says in a certain passage seems to contradict something else it says in another passage, the only explanation is that I do not yet understand the meaning of the passages.

If something the Bible says doesn’t line up with what I believe to be true, the only explanation is that I am wrong and God is right.

A great practical “proof,” if you will, of the validity of Scripture lies in its prophecy. If one prophecy can be proven untrue then the entire Bible can be dismantled as untrue.

Another great example is a prophecy in the book of Isaiah, chapter 44:28-45:1.

Cyrus was a great king of Persia who decreed the children of Israel to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. This prophecy in Isaiah calls Cyrus by name. But the astounding thing about this prophecy is that Isaiah prophesied this 150 years before Cyrus was even born! Only God can do that!

We know that prayer is communication with God. Part of communication is not just saying what we want to say but it involves listening to what God has to say. We hear what God has to say in the pages of the Bible. Through the Bible, we become familiar with His voice and His will.

Someone said that if you want to hear God speak, read the Bible. And if you want to hear Him speak audibly, read it out loud.

Spurgeon said that someone asked him what was more important—praying or reading the Bible. Spurgeon responded by asking, “What’s more important—breathing in or breathing out?”

Prayer and Bible study are not separate things, but they really go together. When I pray, God leads me to His Word for guidance, wisdom, instruction, and encouragement. And when I read the Bible, it leads me to prayer as God speaks to me and deals with me through His Word.

Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

The Bible is living and powerful. And it discerns our very thoughts and intents. When you sit down to read the Bible, it’s actually reading you. It’s reading and exposing who you really are. His word illuminates areas in our lives that the Holy Spirit wants to work on.

Jesus said, ‬“The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” (Jn 6:63‬)

The Bible is not like other books. Because God is the author, when we read it, believe it, and practice it, it gives life to us. When we receive His words, it fills us, leads us, convicts us, and empowers us.

The words in the Bible are more than just words. His words are spirit and life to our souls.

It’s important to not just know who the Author is but to actually know the Author. You can know the written Word without knowing the Living Word. The Bible will only make sense if you first know the Author personally.

To those who don’t know the Author, the Bible is just another book to them. It’s just ancient words and historical accounts. But to those who have a relationship with God, every word is spirit and life, living and powerful.

Once you know who the Living Word is, you realize that you’re not just reading some book. But when you sit down and open the Bible, you are sitting down with the Author. Reading the Bible is communing with Christ and listening to His voice.

~ Cooper

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