The credibility of the Bible can be seen in that it is inspired of God. In order for man to clearly see the direction God has for him, he must have trust in the One who is directing him. While the Bible is from God, there are some who do not trust in God, the Bible, or its inspired writers. They see this collection of books simply as an historical record of the times in which they lived. The credibility of the sacred writings of all 66 books relies on the evidence of them being inspired.
The Bible claims inspiration, Paul wrote, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). The word “inspiration” is defined, “God breathed.” This means that although, God revealed His mind to man through the minds of specially selected writers, the words recorded in the 66 books of the Bible are those of God and not of man. David proclaimed this very fact when he said, “The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue” (2 Samuel23:2). The authority of the word “All” in 2 Timothy 3:16 does not allow for human inspiration, thought inspiration, or partial inspiration. If the words recorded in Scripture originated with 40 men, why would their writings contain their own condemnation (Romans 3:23)? Why would the writers not take any credit for such a masterpiece as Scripture? Instead, they gave all the credit to God?
Fulfilled prophecy demands that the Bible is inspired by God. The prophet Isaiah spoke to the nation of Israel concerning that One Who would be born of a virgin for the purpose of saving mankind from sin, “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). The book of Matthew records, “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us” (Matthew 1:23). Such prophecies and fulfillment are nothing short of miraculous. Jesus challenged the Jews of His day to “search the scriptures” for those Old Testament writings, He insisted, testified of Him. Prophecies and their fulfillment are evidence the Bible is inspired and therefore deem credible.