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The Bible was formed over thousands of years, and it includes many books written under the inspiration of the Almighty by different individuals. Hardly any human being can encompass the entire truth, and therefore most books inevitably contain a human component. The Almighty did not dictate the Bible word for word, but guided by the "breath of His mouth" those who responded to His call. According to Christians, it is precisely the diversity of the writers' human characters, alongside the unified meaning of the revelation of the Most High they recorded, that testifies to its authenticity—that the Bible is not a forgery compiled by human whim, but the result of God's work through many generations of people.

The Gospels, likewise, were written by four different men for different audiences. Ask four people to recount the same event: for instance, have four brothers tell you about their father. Their accounts will differ in details, but will concur on what is essential. In the same manner, the four Gospels, while varying in details, agree on the main points. This further demonstrates that the Evangelists did not collude, but wrote the truth, each as he was able with the help of the Most High. And He had no need to dictate word for word, for He not only imparts His will to us in the Bible, but also speaks of Himself—what words could possibly contain Him? God is incomprehensible, and we do not believe that He can be fully described in words within a single text. Therefore, we have many books in the Bible, and each reveals the same One God, yet highlighting different aspects.

Most importantly, He has not withdrawn from us; rather, we know God through the experience of our prayer and in how He acts in people's lives. For this reason, the Church selected certain books about God and rejected others that did not align with her experience of the Living God.