Introduction There are very many theories of inspiration. Some of the theories are Bible-inspired. We agree with all Christians that the bible was inspired by God and this is beyond doubt. When you read the bible you will find phrases as God said or the Lord spoke. In the Old Testament, a number of writers have quoted the statement God says or the Lord spoke. Among the theories of inspiration that are mentioned in the Bible is the dictation theory. The other one is the dynamic theory the other one is the neo-orthodox theory. The dynamic theory holds the view that inspiration is a supernatural act or fact and it is the work of the Lord God not the work of man or any other thing. The dictation theory is the theory where inspiration comes through what one is dictated to do or to follow while a neo-orthodox theory of inspiration is when the scripture is taken on the condition that what is written there actually had occurred. it lays its foundation on the reasons that human beings were actually instructed by God to write the Bible. From the Bible 2Timothy 3: 15 the word inspiration is used. Dictation This holds that the human writers merely recorded whatever God dictated to them. God, then spoke the actual words of the Biblical text to the human authors. God alone is responsible for the contents of the Bible. The Bible rejects this because: (i) It does not account for different versions of the same event in the bible, for example, creation narratives in Matthew and Luke; and the beatitudes in Matthew and Luke. These differences are clearly due to the different personalities, styles, and purposes of the biblical authors. (ii) It stresses far too greatly the divine aspect of biblical authorship to the denigration of the human contribution. A variant – Mantic theory It states, “The human authors were possessed or taken over by God and wrote under such influence that they were in a sense possessed by divine activity. This too is denied by the church because:  1. Violates the free will of the person.  2. Belittles; the human author is given no credit for any contribution of his gifts and talents.  3. We have no evidence of this from the sacred authors.  4. Creates more problems than it solved, e.g. the contradictions inherent in different versions of the same event; and the scientific views expressed in the bible do not stand up to scientific scrutiny of today. Subsequent approbation/ Negative Assistance This Negative Assistance theory of inspiration holds that God approved what the human authors wrote after they were finished. This means that human authors alone are responsible for what is in the bible. God played a part in the composition of scripture by way of negative assistance. The assistance given by God was negative in the sense that only errors were prevented. The idea here is that, in a situation where the author is about to make an error, God would intervene to ensure that only the truth is written down. Subsequent approbation or Negative Assistance denies divine authorship of the Bible, which then is not the Word of God. This theory is unacceptable to the Church because it does not allow for God’s active presence in the writing of the bible. How The Theories Relate To Inerrancy And Infallibility In the Christian, faith infallibility is a matter of faith and morals of the church. It is administered through teaching and believing and it is protected by mere faith. For example, the Rom