preparation

4. the guarantee that the Scriptures do not fail in their purpose to guide toward salvation
6. god shaped the characters and the circumstances of the bible writers
8. the quality by which the Bible is the supreme rule of faith and practice
10. the guidance of the Holy Spirit upon the writers to communicate God's message
11. the historical process of copying and preserving biblical texts through the centuries
13. Gods direct manifestation of His truth and will to humanity

1. the atmosphere which shaped the authors
2. the writers underwent training and instructions
3. the official list of books recognized as inspired by God
5. the divine influence that guided the authors to write the truth without error
7. the internal and external evidence of the truthfulness of the biblical message
9. the historical, cultural, and literary circumstances in which the texts were written
12. god,through human copiers, kept the scriptures intact