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I do not reject the Bible as God’s word, I accept it, but I recognize that it is, in part, the result of decisions made by men, led by God, but men nonetheless.

I suppose i have to look at it about the same, i believe all scripture is led by the holy spirit but what part is scripture and what part are merely letters?

For instance, was Paul being led by the holy spirit when he accused peter of being wrong to the hole world?

And if he was right about what he accused Peter of, then was Peter being led by the holy spirit?

I admit to not knowing for sure, i fervently believe what Jesus said was directly from the holy spirit and also the acts through the day of Pentecost.

But after Paul enters the scene there are some differences of the story, Paul describes some details in Galatians ch 1 on his first trip to Jerusalem different than the same trip is described in acts.

Also his second trip 14 years later is described a little different, and he does not mention that Peter stood up and proclaimed to the whole Church ( Paul included ) how it was given him to ( Peter ) to preach the word to the gentiles.

He also does not mention that his second trip was to get support from Peter which Peter gave him and by Peters words of support also got the support from James who must have been the over seer of the Church in Jerusalem at that time.

In one of Peters letters he supports Paul but Paul does not say but very little to support any of the apostles, he does say that he perceived them to be pillows of God.

So regardless of who was right and who was wrong, or maybe no one was absolutely right or wrong it does not sound like every thing that was said came directly from the holy spirit but from men.