Who says the anonymous hearsay reports in the Bible were written by men inspired by God?

Question

Who says it and where exactly are we told that the wholly anonymous writings in the bible (attributed to saints) are the works of men inspired by God?

Reply to rkirby133...:
I trust only after examining the facts of a situation, faith as in blind faith and acceptance that a thing is so because I am told it is so by somebody just doesn't work for me.

Reply to Born Again Christian:
Excuse me but I am an atheist, I am not trying to deceive anybody nor to mislead anyone with smoke and mirrors...unlike you perhaps.

Reply to rebecca:
So the anonymous writing attributed to Timothy says he was inspired by God and that all scripture was inspired by God...oh well end of argument isn't it...not!

Reply to deacon:
Atheist actually...no demons or gods here sorry!

Answer 1

Human beings are emotional creatures. And therefore subject
to exaggeration!
Being a writer myself, I know to be "inspired", means to be
given a thought or idea from which to write. But once the
writer starts writing, he or she writes with ones own knowledge
and understanding.
God didn't write every single word in our Holy Writings. And
people who get bent out shape by people who believe He did, are just as SILLY!

Answer 2

We can't. However, God can. Faith is hope for the things NOT SEEN, the evidence of things to come. The bible is accepted by faith, then experiencing evidence of that knowledge. Such a notion is not uncommon. We practice faith every minute of our lives. We get up expecting our feet to work, our coffee to perk and the electricity to perk it to not suddenly stop, never to be seen again. Right? What other work can claim it does exactly as it says it will do, if its followed---under any circumstance, nationality, financial status, male or female, age or social condition for over 10,000 years? There's too many Christians who have found out that God's Word truly does stand up to the test of time. No man's word can ever do that. The Great Wall of China, the ruins of the Mayans, Greeks, even the pyramids---all testaments of man's "greatness"--cannot stand up to the bible's timeless offer of eternal love. It will never disintegrate. It's a fundamental human belief, faith. God shines down on us every single day, whether we see Him or not, whether we appreciate the awareness of His Presence or not. Put the bible's precepts in practice then try proving it wrong. It's really the only honest way to find out.

Answer 3

Well God said it. In 2 Timothy 3: 16-17.....All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profiable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. In Matthew 4:1 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. The list goes on. The Bible isn't about blind faith, inside is the absolute certainity that the words don't lie, and with that you can see that God wrote it. And knowing that you can see that he meant them for all, and He gives the same promise to all. It's up to each what they do with it. As for me, heaven homecoming is gonna be oh so sweet!!!!!

This a added response to the above reply. You asked a question and I answered. I am not arguing with you over it. You have a right to your own opinion, I won't try to take that away from you. But I also have a right to answer with biblical truth. You don't believe that verse, so basically unlike a flamingo I don't have a leg to stand on. It's not up to me to let you believe in God, but to show, and I did that already. Have a great day.

Answer 4

EarthAngel,

Typically, someone will throw a verse of two out of Peter's epistles on here and show you that the words are inspired and why. But rather I refer to those historic events, such as the survivability of Christianity for one thing and the fulfillment of scripture; such as Israel being a nation, the telling of the coming of Christ in the Book of Daniel and what was to happen to him in Isaiah, etc.

They were most certainly books written before Jesus, and Jesus did show when He was supposed to, and was cut off, just like they said.

Answer 5

Where we got the Bible ... from a recent posting on the EWTN network:

Before any written texts, there were oral teachings (of One God)
The Pentateuch ("The Law"), is the first 5 books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy). First written by Moses (inspired by God) c.1,300 B.C. to c. 454 or 100 B.C.
OLD TESTAMENT: 46 completed books c. 100 B.C.(note: 46 books, NOT only 39 as is in the Protestant versions)
THE SEPTUAGINT: (the sole and official canon of the Catholic O.T.) c. 280 or 250 B.C. to 100 B.C. Under Pharaoh of Egypt: Ptolemy Philedelphus commissioned 70 Jewish Scholars (Scribes) to translate into the vernacular (common language spoken at the time): GREEK This is the Greek translation that Jesus and His Apostles (and Jews at the time) used, and quoted from as well.(After the dispersions of the Jews, they began to lose their Hebrew tongue, and Greek, which was the universal language at the time, became their spoken tongue.)
After the death of Jesus, and many of His Apostles, c. 100 A.D., in the village of Jamnia (in ancient Israel -see "Jabneh") the Sadducees (enemies of Christ and non-believers in the resurrection, life-afer-death, and angels...) assembled a completely new version of Jewish scripture, omitting some books entirely and rewriting others. The result is the JAMNIAN CANON, or, the PALESTINIAN TALMUD. (There is also another version known as the BABYLONIAN TALMUD.)In Acts 5: 17-19, it states that the Sadducees were particularly zealous enemies of Christianity.
One of them for instance (Aquila) removed the word PARTHENOS (virgin), from Isaiah 7:14, and rendered it NEANIS (a young woman)shall conceive. That way they could assert that the prophecy didn't match what the Christians were teaching.
An interesting note: Since the deviation from the True Old Testament, Judaism has splintered into many different sects. (Sounds familiar as has happened to Protestants, there are currently 33,000 different Protestant sects with more new ones being established each year.)
During the Reformation, the Protestants rejected the Catholic Bible and adopted the (altered) Hebrew Bible, that does not have the complete 46 Books and verses. This is why the Protestant's "Old Testament" part of their Bible has only 39 Books, and incomplete passages/verses in parts.
Thus, the (altered) Hebrew Bible is what the Jews today use, and the Church has the TRUE, complete, Old Testament. So we see that the two differ.
The Prostestants have the Hebrew Old Testament as part of their Bible, and the Catholic New Testament. So we see that before the Reformation the True Church has always kept intact the True Scriptures - Old and New. And after the Reformation, after using the Bible for over 1500 years, Man altered the Bible, by adopting the altered Hebrew Bible, and through Martin Luther, even added words to the Bible! Praise the Lord our God, through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, that as Jesus promised, He guided His Church, to make sure that the true Bible was kept intact, and His teachings unchanged in His True Church.
Because non-Catholics do not have the fullness of Truth or the fullness of the WHOLE Bible, they do not understand all the teachings of the Apostles or have that unbroken link from the Apostles. Because of the altered Prostestant bible, they have come up with many "new" and contradictory theories and dogmas, even among themselves. That is not to say that they do not have some truths, for those that believe in the Trinity - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and Jesus as Savior and the Way, and are Baptized as Christ instructed by using water "In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit", are Christians. They are just the separated brothers and sisters of R. C. Christians. Remember, Christ founded and established ONE Church, and promised to guide THAT Church throughout the Ages, in all fullness of truth. He did not establish and found thousands and thousands of churches. He left us a visible voice on earth, the vicar of Christ, who upholds all of Christ's and His Apostles teachings. Just as in the Old Testament the High Priest was the one who spoke God's words to the people and taught them, and made the decisions with God's blessings, so too has Christ continued this God-made tradition by giving us a "high" priest (Bishop)on earth - the Pope (which means papa--father). In Matt. 23:1-3, "Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying, 'The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but do not practice." We see that even Jesus upheld the teachings just as we are to do today with the teachings of His Church - the Holy Roman Catholic Church. By the way, the term "Roman Catholic" is a name give by non-catholics during the Reformation, -- it is really called the Church. But the name is used (R.C.) to distinguish it from all the other churches in the world today. Before the Reformation, it was only known as the Church - a universal (which is what "catholic" really means)Church for all men who want to know Christ and be Christian.

It is the universal Church which Jesus founded that testifies to the inerrancy, truth, and the God inspired nature of holy scripture, and rightly so, since it was Jesus Christ who personally explained to his apostles exactly how scripture should be interpreted, so all men could see how he fulfilled everything that was written in the law, the pslams, and the prophets, about him.

Answer 6

2 timothy 3:16 all scripture is inspired of God

Answer 7

Who? The people who wrote. Where? Throughout the Bible.

Check this link:

http://www.biblestudylessons.com/cgi-bin/gospel_way/bible_inspiration.php

Answer 8

It is a matter of faith, right? That the Bible was written through God's inspiration.

What is your faith in?

Answer 9

God's Holy Spirit tells us that, but in order to have God's Holy Spirit within you, you must first accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. You do not, for your words betray you.

Answer 10

That'd be your actual Council of Nicaea mate - bunch of...well, men, essentially....who believed themselves to be, sort of, inspired by Go...yeah...see your problem...