[stripes1776]

If God wanted to just explain the nature of our condition at birth why not just do it, as opposed to concocting a false story about it.

In Islam, Muhammad simply writes down what Allah dictates to him. That result is the Qur'an which means "reciting" in Arabic.

I am not aware of any Protestants who think of the Bible in this manner, no matter their high regard for scripture. But perhaps some Protestants do regard the Bible in this way. I doubt seriously that any Catholic or Orthodox thinks of the Bible as a "reciting".

But is that how Calvinists think of the Bible? God simply dictates to people who then just record the dictation word for word, like a good secretary?

[Forest Keeper]

In Islam, Muhammad simply writes down what Allah dictates to him. That result is the Qur'an which means "reciting" in Arabic. ... But is that how Calvinists think of the Bible? God simply dictates to people who then just record the dictation word for word, like a good secretary?

I have clarified my position in discussions with Jo Kus. I think we came to at least a partial "meeting of the minds" in post 4,000.