The Bible is the inspired word of God, or is better and more accurately expressed as words God-breathed into the authors. It is God’s word given to men and written down with their own culture of the time and their own way of expressing his word. This gives us a wonderful tapestry to learn from and it underlines the accuracy of what God is saying to each of us. We can read God’s word in the way that it was revealed to the various authors. God’s word was not dictated and copied down, but it is as was expressed by God to those who wrote it. A great example is the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke and John, which say the same thing but through the eyes of these different witnesses to God’s truth. Pray to God as you read his word, pray that he will reveal it to you. Then watch as his word is revealed to you personally.