Last week we began session four with a look at Religious Pluralism and the fact that all religions, or faiths, cannot all have paths to God and Heaven, as is put forth by this view. This is because they are all foundationally, fundamentally and salvationally different on all of the most important views such as… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Genesis
A Case for the Old Testament: Session 4, Part 1 – Religious Pluralism
Over the last few weeks we answered some important apologetics’ questions from Genesis concerning human origin, purpose and destiny. As a focus of this class, we are emphasizing the truths of Scripture, and the Christian faith, by looking at the evidence. In this session we will look at the age old question: Are they many… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Session 3, Part 4 – God’s provision for the promise of eternal security
Last week we covered question four in our “apologetics’ overview” on the topic of the human race, made in the image of God. We focused on the genetic transmission of characteristics coming, not so much from Adam and Eve, but from Noah and his three sons. The Biblical narrative of dispersion of people at the… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Session 3, Part 3 – The Biblical Flood, Noah’s Sons and The Dispersion
Last week we overviewed the answers for the first three questions in our Genesis Apologetics review: God’s existence, the problem of evil and the Biblical Flood of Noah’s day – not too deep for one post, right? Seriously, if you’d like to go deeper on those topics go back to last week’s post and you… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: How Do We Find Jesus in the Old Testament?
Last week we looked at how Joseph’s life foreshadowed, or gave us a picture of Jesus. There are so many places in the Old Testament where we find this type of foreshadowing, giving insight to who Jesus would be and what He would do as the promised Messiah. This promise originated in Genesis chapter three,… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: How important are foreshadows of Jesus?
We have been studying through the book of Genesis in some detail, building a case for the Old Testament. One of the most important things we are learning is that the Old Testament gives a picture of things to come via the promises of God through covenants. These covenants unfold from Abraham through his son… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Can Christians be Deceived?
Last week we looked at the trouble Jacob got in because of his deceptive ways. Deception is a tool of Satan and has been since the beginning (Genesis 3:15), and he uses it even on the believer. There are many places in the New Testament where the writers warn believers about false teachers and being… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Can Idols Affect Christians Today? A look at the Patriarch Jacob
Many people today believe that idol worship is a thing of the past, something practiced by uneducated and unenlightened people. The first time we find the mention of idol worship in the Old Testament is in the story of the Patriarch Jacob when his wife Rachel steals her father’s idols. These idols were physical objects,… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: God’s Promise passes to Isaac, not Ishmael
Last week we looked at how events in the life of Abraham’s son Isaac gives us a picture, or foreshadow, of Jesus. As we continue our case for the Old Testament, following the narrative in Genesis, we find God’s Promise to Abraham being passed on to his son Isaac (not Ishmael as some would claim… Continue Reading
A Case for the Old Testament: Does Isaac foreshadow Jesus?
Genesis Chapter 22: As we continue our study in the Old Testament, and the all important foundational book of Genesis, we come upon a well known, and often misunderstood story in chapter 22: The [almost] sacrifice of Abraham’s son Isaac. Even though human sacrifice was common in surrounding pagan nations at this time, it is… Continue Reading