Author: Al Ngu, MDiv
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Divine Author of the Bible Makes all the differences for our life

Al Ngu. October 25, 2025
I love the idea that we have a divine author for the scripture and of course rightly so.
I’m only saying this to counter folks like Kaiser who, only believing the human author and the historical text, and when I read that I have an immediate reaction thinking is he even a Christian to begin with? And if anyone wants to do critical thinking, I would imagine a better subject would not be a divine book, maybe critical race theory now I suppose. There are s may critical theological scholars who love to dabble with the holy Word of God, not knowing that they are dabbling with every power of God himself. To call Bible as written by a human author, and to eliminate anything that’s of sign and wonders for their sake of human reasoning and rationale is beyond anything that’s even remotely rational on the first place. Because God cannot be rationalized, He is above reason. Even the foolishness of God (so to speak) is wiser than the wisdom of men. 1 Cor 9.
1 Corinthians 1: 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
So why dabble with the holy word of God? I am amazed I haven’t not heard of any dabbing with Koran or the Buddhist book thus far, why? I wonder if the devil knows who is he going after?
To make the matter worse, this scholarship has produced man-made theology twisted to fit their agenda, case in point homosexuality usually be taking the case of slave, women.
Romans 1: 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
Calling slaves of the bible is wrong, therefore the whole bible is not from God is so wrong, for instance, because the slavery of the bible is not closed, and its debt paying, while the American slavery of the past is closed (meaning you are in it for life and your children etc.), and also its not debt paying, it’s just bought. Therefore the argument via the slavery just doesn’t stand at all. The case for women, it’s actually the bible teaching that lifted women in the Roman empire days, and its Jesus who included Mary Magdalene, it’s Jesus who stopped on his way with many men following him, for the bleeding woman who was unclean. It was Jesus who wept after seeing Mary and Martha wept for their brother who was dead. It was Jesus who rebuked Simon the Pharisee who tried to stop the woman pouring her perfume on Jesus’ feet. It was Jesus who chose to appear to women first at his resurrection even before the apostle big names like Peter, James and John. So scholarship has no ground to criticize there Bible as old fashion and out of date for the women.
Twisting the holy Scriptures
To even select a divine book or at least a religious book full of God’s love, glory, passion and interaction with his people called Bible and to call it as a human author book is a spiritual assault of the divinity of God and his hands on his book. It is inconceivable how Bible has been made to be so broad , in fact as broad as you want, in the way you interpret it to suit one’s agenda! The critical and progressive churches today love to remove the supernatural of Christ, and to remove any scriptures on his resurrection, and to impose their LBGTQ ideology upon scriptures, by bending and twisting the scriptures to fit their quest. Now it’s shocking and deeply disappointing the Church of England Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury has endorse same sex marriage with all his theological training. It tells you something, the liberal theologians have no lack of knowledge, and knowledge itself if not taught properly falls in bad hands. People need to be aware of the warning Jesus gave: Whoever take any word out of this book Bible, I will remove his lampstand form him. If anyone add one word to the bible, he will add woe to him.
Rev 22: 18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.
Only Divine author can prophesy the future
I love what Dr Belcher said about his exposition on David when he wrote Psalm 23:4, because there is the divine author, he understood that the Messiah will go through the valley of the shadow of death and therefore we today have the assurance of Christ as we are going through tough times and difficulties that Christ has gone thru that before us. We have therefore the assurance he will be with us and pull us through. And that is beautiful. Like professor said if we don’t have a divine author, we won’t see the connection of that Psalm 23 text for God’s people today.
If we take away the divine authorship from the Bible, what is there left for us to find God and seek God from his holy scriptures?
We might as well read out some human author best seller book on how to be a good guy or how to find happiness in life!
Psalm 1 Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
Psalm 1 says blessed be the man who meditates upon the Word of the Lord day and night, he shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, and bear fruits in due season. You know why is it so blessed by reading the bible and meditating it? Because the bible is life. It’s the logos, the Lord Jesus himself, and you draw life, strength, hope, joy from it. Because the author is God himself. And such divine book is no just intellectual book, but its intellectualwith LIFE in it too.
Jesus struck the man of lawlessness on his coming back by the word of his mouth. It’s the word that Jesus and the Father that created the world. Word is so powerful, and we must submit our hearts and love passionately the word of the Lord daily.
Conclusion: Loving the Word, Loving the Author
The Bible is not a museum of religious thought. It is the voice of the living God.
It speaks. It convicts. It heals.
To love the Bible is to love its Author. To submit to its truth is to submit to Christ Himself. Let us therefore treasure it, meditate on it, and defend it — for in doing so, we defend the very revelation of God to the world.
“The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand forever.”
(Isaiah 40:8)
Why Paul’s Preaching Shook a City — and What We Can Learn Today

When Paul preached in Antioch of Pisidia, something extraordinary happened. Acts 13 records that “the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord” (v. 44).
Imagine that — an entire city drawn, not by entertainment, but by the Word of God. What made Paul so effective and anointed that people came by the thousands to listen? And what can we learn from him in a day when many hearts have grown dull to truth?
Let’s look closely at what made his ministry so powerful.
1. Paul preached Christ at the center
Paul’s sermon (Acts 13:16–41) wasn’t about self-help or moral advice — it was about Jesus.
He showed how every promise and prophecy pointed to the crucified and risen Christ:
“We bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, this He has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus.” (vv. 32–33)
Paul didn’t present Christ as an accessory to life but as its fulfillment. And wherever Christ is exalted, the Spirit bears witness (John 16:14).
Lesson: The message that glorifies Jesus always carries divine power.
2. He preached under the anointing of the Holy Spirit
Paul wasn’t on a personal mission. He and Barnabas were “set apart by the Holy Spirit” (Acts 13:2–4). His words had weight because heaven had authorized them.
This is why the crowd responded — the Spirit Himself was drawing them.
Lesson: Real anointing doesn’t come from technique or talent, but from deep communion with God. The Spirit still empowers those who depend wholly on Him.
3. His conviction gave authority
Paul spoke with burning conviction. When he proclaimed forgiveness through Jesus (v. 38), people felt the truth of it.
The Spirit confirms what the preacher truly believes.
Lesson: People are rarely moved by words that have not first moved the speaker. When the gospel grips us deeply, it grips others through us.
4. His life matched his message
After the meeting, “many Jews and devout converts followed Paul and Barnabas, who urged them to continue in the grace of God.” (v. 43)
Paul wasn’t only preaching grace — he lived it. His gentleness, patience, and humility gave credibility to his words.
Lesson: The greatest sermon is a life transformed by the message it proclaims.
5. He carried love for souls
Paul’s heart beat for people — Jew and Gentile alike. When some rejected the message, he didn’t respond with offense but with love, turning to those still hungry for truth (v. 46).
Lesson: True evangelistic power flows from compassion. Revival begins with tears for souls.
6. The Word itself carried power
Notice the phrase: “to hear the word of the Lord.” The people didn’t come to hear Paul — they came to hear God through Paul.
Lesson: When Scripture is opened in faith and simplicity, God Himself speaks. The power was never in Paul’s eloquence but in God’s Word, made alive by the Spirit.
7. The Spirit confirmed the Word with joy
By the end of the chapter, Luke writes:
“And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.” (v. 52)
That’s revival — not just crowds, but changed hearts overflowing with joy.
Lesson: The Spirit not only convicts — He renews. He seals the preached Word with inward delight and transformation.
Recovering Paul’s Fire Today
If Paul’s ministry shook a city, it wasn’t because of personality or cleverness — it was because he combined truth, holiness, and the Holy Spirit.
We can, too.
Here’s how:
Stay in deep communion with the Spirit before speaking. Preach Christ crucified and risen as the center of every message. Let your life reflect the grace you proclaim. Fill your messages with Scripture, not speculation. Love people sincerely — not as an audience, but as souls. Expect the Spirit to move when you open your mouth in faith.
When the gospel is preached this way, cities still gather. Hearts still burn. The Spirit still falls.
May we, like Paul, “continue in the grace of God” and preach until our generation says again,
“We must hear these things again next Sabbath.