Thoughts on the Bible and Life
The first verse of Genesis is explosive. The name of the book comes from the opening words “In the beginning.” Genesis = beginning. Certain religious and philosophical teachings claim that the universe is eternal, but Genesis teaches that our universe had a beginning. The Big Bang theory, currently the dominant model in cosmology, also affirms … Read more
Welcome to our study of Genesis 1-3—the first three chapters of the Bible! I think you’ll find these chapters fascinating, meaningful, and challenging. Before we begin our study, however, we must learn how to study. While there are several ways to study the Bible, we’ll use this lesson to focus on the inductive study method. … Read more
The origin of life is one area where science and religion seem to clash. In fact, with some forms of science and some forms of religion the two clash repeatedly. In my course on Genesis 1-3, I list and explain the various views on the origin of life. Here’s an excerpt. 1. Atheistic Evolution[1] – … Read more
Genesis 1 contains many challenging ideas but verses 6-8 pose a special challenge. 6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” … Read more
John Calvin (1509-1564) was one of the most prolific and influential Bible interpreters in Christian history. He wrote a commentary on almost every book of the Bible and he systematized his understanding of the Bible in his magnum opus, Institutes of the Christian Religion. I was interested in what Calvin had to say about two … Read more