The Scripture is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16). This tells us that the Scripture did not come out of man's thought, man's mind, but rather, it is God breathing His thought and His word through His Spirit into and out of the writers.
Since the Scripture is God's breathing His word out from men throough His Spirit, no word of the Scripture can be of man's will; rather, men were borne by the Spirit and spoke out of God. The word, "men spoke from God whil being borne by the Holy Spirit: (2 Peter 1:21), has a twofold meaning: first, men were borne by the Spirit; second, men spoke from God. In the original Greek, being borne by the Spirit; means being carried along as a ship by the wind. The writers of the Bible received God's inspiration, and they were under the powe of the Holy Spirit, being borne and carried along by Him to speak out God's word. Furthermore, when they spoke, they spoke from within God. It was the Spirit of God carrying men along to speak, and it was men speaking from within God
The Word of God is the Bible. Its essence is: {first,} God's Word is God breathing out. All scripture is God-breathed and profitable for....instruction in righteousness. Many versions of the Bible use God-inspired in the place of God-breathed. But in the original they are the same.
The Bible is God's breathing out; that is, it is the breath breathed out by God. The Bible is God's breathing. To God it is a matter of God breathing out; to us it is a matter of us breathing in; God's word enters into us and becomes our life and our life supply. Therefore when we read the Bible it is not merely black words on white paper, but it is the breathing out of God. It is full of spiritual breath. Therefore we must not only understand the Bible with our mind, but we must also contact the word of the Bible with out spirit. Whenever we read the Bible we come to contact God.
A lovely old hymn comes to mind on this topic:
Glorious, Mighty Name of Jesus.
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- Glorious, mighty Name of Jesus,
Into Thy dear Name I flee;
"Set aloft," I praise and worship,
For Thy Name is victory!
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[*]Blessed Jesus! Mighty Savior!
In Thy Name is all I need;
Just to
breathe the Name of Jesus,
Is to drink of Life indeed.
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[*]Glorious, mighty Name of Jesus,
Heav'n and earth its pow'r proclaim;
But forgiven sinners only,
Know the balm of Jesus' Name.
[/list][size=12pt][font="]Jesus! Jesus! Name most precious,
Balm in pain or mighty sword;
In Thy Name, we live and conquer,
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