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Understanding the Scriptures
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God created the world and was amazed by His work. He created humans in his likeness and gave them authority over the animals of the land, sea, and air. However, humankind started drifting away from God when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Since then, God has given humans an opportunity to redeem themselves of any transgressions that they may have committed. God uses the scriptures to communicate with humans. Understanding the scriptures should, therefore, be mandatory to all believers. In the quest to understand the source of the scriptures, terms such as inspiration and inerrancy are common. The term canonization of scriptures is often used when discussing the survival and preservations of the scriptures. The term revelation is also used when referring to the manner in which God Manifests Himself to humankind. The bible is well written with no errors because God is a perfectionist. God was fully involved when writing the scriptures where He guided the men who wrote the Bible.
Understanding the word of God starts with recognizing the sources from which the scriptures were outsourced. The word inspiration is used when discussing who wrote the bible and what may have motivated or inspired them (Geisler & Nix, 2012). God inspired everyone who contributed to the writing of the scriptures. Although God used men to write the scriptures, He made sure that he had authority over what they wrote. The word inerrancy is used to mean that the scriptures are error-free.

God used men to write the scriptures, and He had to make sure that there are no errors. God is a perfectionist, and this means that the word of God is worth trusting.
Besides comprehending how the Bible was written, it is also prudent for Christians to understand the survival and preservation of scriptures. The term canonization denotes the process of recognizing and collecting the sacred writings (Chapman, 2006). God used divine intervention to direct the men who wrote the Bible what to write, how and the order. The term revelation is used to show that God manifests himself to humanity. God chose to reveal Himself in various forms which require divine intervention to understand what God wants.
God used the scriptures to reveal Himself to humanity. Christians ought to read the Bible often to understand the will of the creator. God was a perfectionist and made sure that the Bible was error free (Hoffman, 1982). The fact that the Bible is made up of books written by different authors who were inspired by God is a clear indicator that the creator was involved. There are also numerous readings in the Bible which shows how God manifested Himself to humanity.
A typical example is the story of Moses and the burning bush. God revealed himself in the form of a burning bush (Nelson, Exodus 3.1 – 4.17). Additionally, all men whom God manifested himself were righteous and lived by the ways of the Lord. In conclusion, the Bible is well-crafted following the intervention of God to the men who wrote the scriptures.
References
Chapman, S. B. (2006). Reclaiming Inspiration for the Bible. Canon and biblical interpretation, 167-206.
Geisler, N. L., & Nix, W. E. (2012). From God to Us Revised and Expanded: How We Got Our Bible. Moody Publishers.
Hoffman, T. A. (1982). Inspiration, Normativeness, Canonicity, and the Unique Sacred Character of the Bible. The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 44(3), 447-469.
Nelson T. (1982). New King James Version Bible. Nashville.