When Adam and Eve decided to disobey the word of God, they made a decision that changed not only their whole life but the history of the human race. It was a decision that should have been easy to get right. It came down to deciding whose word should be trusted—the word that came through
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In Genesis 1:1–2:3 we see a general account of all creation. Here in Genesis 2:4–25 we have a topical account of creation as it relates to mankind. As Dyer and Merrill explain, “If the former account of creation can be labelled the ‘cosmic account,’ this should be considered the ‘anthropological account,’ because humankind, not the
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Genesis 2:4 begins a new section on the history of the world. God has spent 6 days filling and forming the earth that shows us an astounding, complete creation, under the benevolent rule of Adam and Eve. Now we receive a different picture of the creation of Adam and his role within creation. Please read
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One of the key things that Genesis provides Christians is a worldview that is assumed but not necessarily taught by later Scriptures. If we fail to study this book of Genesis, we shortchange ourselves because from the book of Genesis our foundational biblical worldview is formed. The “Webster” dictionary defines a worldview as: “a consistent
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Revelation 2:1-7 Thirty-five to forty years after Ephesians was written, the apostle John received a vision concerning the “Revelation of Jesus Christ”. Part of the vision included seven letters of warning to seven different churches, of which Ephesus was one. Ephesus was the leading church of that era. Paul ministered there for 3 years and
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As Paul concludes his letter to the Ephesians he closes with a brief but unforgettable glimpse of the great ongoing battle between the forces of darkness and the kingdom of light. Do not be deluded, we are constantly in a battle against unseen evil. To overcome the schemes of the devil, Paul outlines the warrior’s
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