Because of the ecumenical movement, a growing number of Roman Catholics are familiar with biblical terminology about salvation, such as born again, and some have been trained to reply affirmatively to the questions, “Are you saved?” or, “Have you been born again?”
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Does Genesis 1 teach the sky was solid like some critics claim? What does the original Hebrew say?
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The environment naturally produces hazardous waste without human help. Ashes from a wood fire can contain enough naturally occurring radioactivity to merit a hazardous waste classification. Uranium and other radioactive elements occur naturally in the environment and can be dissolved in ground water. Chloro fluorocarbons, manufactured for refrigeration, are also spewed from volcanoes. Also called CFCs, these chemicals are thought by some scientists to degrade the earth’s ozone layer. The fact is, nature produces more hazardous waste than does man.
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Continue reading →My husband recently had a discussion with one of his professors regarding Hebrew scriptures in Genesis. My husband has concluded that because there seems to be contradition between the order of creation in Genesis chapters 1 and 2 that the Bible is not flawless. I do not share his conclusion and would like to have an answer for him. The scriptures in question are Genesis 1:1-2:3 vs. Genesis 2:4-22.
The Old Testament is a Christ-centered book. Even though the Old Testament was written before Christ was born in Bethlehem, it has much to say about the Saviour.
Some people claim a contradiction related to the creation of light. God created light on the first day, but did not create the sun and stars until day four.
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There is grain for sale in Egypt. (Genesis 42:2)
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
A Biblical Examination from the King James Version of the New Testament,
Speaking in tongues, as described in the New Testament, was the supernatural ability given by the Holy Spirit to speak in real, known human languages that the speaker had never learned. Far from unintelligible ecstatic speech or a private heavenly language, the biblical accounts consistently present it as actual foreign languages understood by listeners. Scripture also indicates that this sign gift, along with certain other temporary gifts, ceased by the close of the first century once its purpose was fulfilled.
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At first glance, this seems like an easy question. Just as children have been singing for generations, it was on day four when God made “the Sun, Moon, and stars galore.” Some, however, have alleged that the “sun, moon and stars were created ‘in the beginning’ (Gen. 1:1)” (Thurman, 2006, p. 3), rather than on day four of Creation. Presumably,
These lessons are designed to be easily used for personal Bible Study or as a guide for group Bible Studies. Each of the lessons will include a set of discussion questions at the end of the lesson, which can be used either privately for introspection or in a group setting as provocative discussion builders.
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The Enuma Elish was written before Genesis, and it has some similarities with the biblical account (e.g. watery chaos, separated into heaven and earth, light exists before creation, succession of events, etc.). For instance, in the Babylonian account of creation Marduk killed the goddess Tiamat (the salty sea) and used her carcass to create heaven and earth (see NET note). Critics (like Gunkel and Otzen) argue that Moses copied his creation story from the Babylonians? Is this the case?
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What is Truth? I pondered this question after finishing my book and I thought what is the answer to that aged old question? One answer that you can count on is that Jesus said that He is truth, (John 14:6). This is pretty straightforward and also an answer that Christianity does not quarrel over. The problem is there are so many different versions of ?the truth? you don?t know which one to believe in. The Roman Catholic Church says they are the one true church. The Baptist Church believes that baptism is not necessary for salvation that you are saved before the immersion. Seven Day Adventist holds that Saturday is the day for worship and all of these having their own version of what the truth is. However the question that needs to be answered is, is there a right and a wrong? On that final day when Jesus returns what happens if standing before the throne and He says baptism is required before you can enter into heaven? Suppose God hates the Roman Catholic Church and calls it an abomination? Imagine a person standing before the throne and God tells them that Saturday was the wrong day you idiot. Picture being thrown into the lake of fire for what we see as trivial matters and the Lord says they are not. Will it matter who is right or wrong before the judgment seat of our Lord? To find the answer to this question we turn the pages of the Bible.
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In Genesis 1 vegetation is made on Day 3, animals on Day 5-6 (before Adam), and man on Day 6. In Genesis 2:5-7, 18-20, he’s created before there was any vegetation or animals.
I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of love. (Hosea 11:4)