The first chapter of Genesis describes the occurrences during the first six days of creation. Strangely, the seventh day is not included and instead made the beginning of second chapter. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so... Continue Reading →
GENESIS 1: WONDER AND AWE
The first chapter of Genesis only consists of 31 verses. This is relatively short chapter contains the entirety of creation, spanning from nothingness to the creation of man. The purpose of this short chapter seems self-explanatory, but if we don't look closely we can be easily sidetracked. This chapter has been used as grounds to... Continue Reading →
Genesis: Foundations of Faith
The Bible is a collection of holy books which are filled with scripture and stories of the past. Why then do most of our Church lessons repeatedly focus on the same ones? I suppose it's because some passages are more straightforward than others. Some passages can stand alone independent of context, while others are confusing... Continue Reading →
The First Will Be Last…
It has always amazed me to think that the three dominant religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) all worship the same God. This is clearly more than coincidence. All three faiths stem from the covenant from God to Abraham to make him the father of a multitude of nations (Genesis 17:4). This is why I have always... Continue Reading →