I had always owned them to be the Word of God... the careful reading of the Acts afforded me a practical picture of the early church; which made me feel deeply the contrast with its actual present state; though still, as ever beloved by God.
That's what keeps me going: dreaming, inventing, then hoping and dreaming some more in order to keep dreaming.
The characters emerge from my rather twisted mind. That's another enjoyable part of the job making stuff up.