Why We Believe What We Believe: Inspiration

This series was originally recorded at Moody Bible Institute. 

Summary

In this sermon, Dr. Michael Easley addresses one of the most foundational—and contested—questions of the Christian faith: Is the Bible truly the Word of God? Far from being a secondary issue, Easley argues that the doctrine of inspiration is crucial. If Scripture is not from God, then it carries no final authority for faith, truth, or salvation.

Drawing from 2 Timothy 3:16–17 and 2 Peter 1:20–21, Dr. Easley teaches that God breathed out Scripture and delivered it through human authors under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. He clarifies inspiration, inerrancy, and verbal plenary authority, showing how God sovereignly used human personalities—without error—to communicate His message. Through personal stories, historical reflection, and careful biblical exposition, Easley calls Christians to place confident trust in the reliability of Scripture.

The Bible does more than inform—it transforms. It teaches, reproves, corrects, and trains believers, equipping them for every good work God calls them to do. Dr. Michael Easley reminds listeners that Scripture is not something to hold loosely or trust selectively. God reveals His Word for life, truth, and salvation, and it calls us to cherish it, study it, and live in obedience to it.

Takeaways

• Biblical authority is inseparable from the Bible’s divine origin.
• All Scripture is God-breathed and carries the authority of God Himself.
• God used human authors without error to communicate His revelation.
• Scripture teaches, reproves, corrects, and trains believers in righteousness.
• Challenges to biblical inspiration undermine the foundation of Christian faith.
• God calls us to trust His Word, study it carefully, and live it out—not selectively accept it.

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