The Bible: What does “Inspired by God” mean? – by Brian Schroeder
September 8, 2024
On the 8th August Brian Schroeder gave a presentation on on “what does it mean for the Bible to be inspired by God?”
Penn Jillette has said: “I think that anyone who is thinking about maybe being an atheist, if you read the Bible or the Koran or the Torah cover to cover I believe you will emerge from that as an atheist. You could read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, you can read God is Not Great by Hitchens, but the Bible itself will turn you atheist faster than anything.”
And yet we frequently find in practice it works out exactly the opposite of that. Many people have picked up this book & read it and heard, as it were, the voice of God speaking directly to them from its pages & have come to God rather than being driven to atheism. They find in its pages hope and truth and life. Christians claim that the Bible is inspired by God. What exactly does that mean, and what are the implications of such a belief?
Brian’s presentation is available on YouTube.
Brian Schroeder is a Reasonable Faith committee member. He has BSc and BA degrees from Adelaide University (Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics), and an MA in Theology.
