How can the Bible be fully inspired by the Holy Spirit and still have human authors with their own personalities?
Scripture is fully inspired because every word has been directed by the Holy Spirit, yet the human element enters in as well, so each biblical author maintains his own personality. This is the beauty of Scripture: divine inspiration and human authorship operate together under God's sovereign grace, with the Spirit directing the writing while the writers' distinct traits remain.
Les explains that Scripture's full inspiration and human authorship are not in conflict: it is all inspired of God, every word has been directed by the Holy Spirit, and yet every author maintains his personality. He grants that everything has been directed by God's sovereign grace, but the human element always enters in as well. He calls this the beauty of Scripture. In the broader passage, he also notes that differences of opinion can exist without making someone a heretic, and he depends on how the Holy Spirit opens understanding rather than claiming special knowledge.