As we continue our study of the Old Testament, and the “Patriarchs” of the faith, we move into the story of Abraham’s two sons who are the roots of three different faiths today. Since Christianity is historically rooted in Judaism we can claim an alliance when discussing the historicity of the Genesis account and the… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Genesis
A Case for the Old Testament: How Did We Get These Books?
Even if you are a skeptic, or you don’t believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, you have to admit that it is very intriguing to find an ancient document like this, the Old Testament in particular, surviving thousands of years with minimal damage to its reputation and content. There is no… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: A Case for the Trinity
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…God saw all that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:1, 31a Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness… Genesis 1:26a In the beginning God… The Bible never argues God it assumes God, and it assumes… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Does the Old Testament really connect to the New Testament?
I have often heard skeptics of the Christian Bible say that the Old and New Testaments have no connection and that the God of the Old Testament is not the same as the God of the New Testament. Most skeptics have never really studied the Bible – I know cause I was one of them.… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Why do Christians need know Genesis 12-50?
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you; And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and so you shall be a blessing; and I will bless those who bless… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Does Genesis answer the question of race and language origin?
Why are we humans so different, or are we? What have you grown up hearing about the differences in the human race? If we have been conditioned to see the the differences then they will stand out to us, but if we look at everyone as the human race, and not individual races, we will… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Noah’s Ark – was it seaworthy to carry all those animals, and what about the dinosaurs?
To conclude the topic of the Flood from last week’s post we’ll look at two questions: Was Noah’s Ark seaworthy? Did it have the capacity to carry the amount of animals that the Bible says it did, and what about the dinosaurs? Noah’s Ark, boat or ship: “Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood;… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Is the flood account in Genesis true?
Most debates on the age of the earth are usually centered around creation vs. evolution, but in reality they should center around the flood. Did the flood happen and if so was it local or global? Secular scientists argue from a “uniformitarian” point of view that sees the world steadily evolving from the beginning of… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: How are we fighting the deception of evolution?
“In grammar school they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fairy tale. In the university they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fact!” – Ron Carlson, Professor and Author, U.C. Irvine As I began to investigate the claims of Christianity, coming out from agnosticism, I… Continue Reading
Case-Making 101: Genesis and the Existence of God
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…God saw all that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:1, 31a When I began to seriously study the Bible I found that Genesis quickly became my favorite book. As a science teacher I knew that this is where the battle would… Continue Reading