How were the biblical writers inspired when they wrote the Bible?
The biblical writers were inspired by the Holy Spirit and moved of God to write what they wrote. Their writings did not originate merely from human initiative but from divine direction, so the New Testament writers, such as John, used the same God-given language as Moses when describing the beginning.
Les explains that all these writers are inspired of the Holy Spirit and are moved of God to write what they write. He applies this to John as he opens his Gospel: because John is writing under that same divine inspiration, he naturally uses the same language Moses did, saying “in the beginning” rather than naming millions or thousands of years. Les also notes that John capitalizes “Word,” indicating deity, and identifies the Word as a person of the triune Godhead who was with God and was God.