For this reason, to speak of the Bible as being inspired creates a bit of confusion. The problem here is the word translated inspiration actually means to breathe out . The point is not what happens in the recipient but rather what is being done or given by the communicator. The emphasis is on what God is doing, not on what is happening to or in the one receiving the communication. As we think about inspiration we must realize how important it is to keep our focus on God.
Individuals choose to look for guidance in many directions.
Using culture as a guide, they sometimes accept what is being accepted by the current generation. Some would take tradition, which is simply the cultural guidelines of the past locked into place by certain respected people and their work. Another might tend toward philosophy, which is the wisdom of one or more individuals rolled into a supposedly life-explaining worldview. In the generation immediately preceding today's, science and technology were used to explain and interpret life and its situations. In every age, the older presents the younger with guidelines based upon his or her own experiences.