1. The Bible makes no direct attempt to prove its inspiration. It is repeatedly asserted that individual writers received their messages from God, but no general attempt at proof is undertaken. APAY 11.1
2. In a variety of ways Bible writers claim inspiration for themselves, for earlier writers, and for contemporaries. APAY 11.2
3. Multiplied quotations, references to the writings of earlier prophets, and allusions on the part of later Bible writers indicate the confidence these men had in the inspiration of their predecessors. APAY 11.3
4. A unity exists throughout the Bible which reveals a common source of information for all the writers. APAY 11.4
5. From the reading of the Bible one gains the impression that the prophets were convicted that God was using them to communicate to their fellows His messages of instruction, counsel, and admonition. APAY 11.5