Contemplating a resolution for the New Year? Ponder a few points from our Bible reading in Genesis 3: The serpent’s first point of attack was to cast doubt on God’s word. “Did God actually say…??” What better way to counterattack than to be reading your Bible each day, learning what God REALLY says and getting … More Big New Year’s Resolution? or little daily resolutions?
January 2 Genesis 3-4 The Fall 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You [1] shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the … More January 2 Genesis 3-4
The opening words of the Bible: “In the beginning, God…” and then repeatedly, “And God said….” A very simple lesson at the beginning of 2011 can be taken from the the beginning of the Bible. God is at the beginning of it all. He is at the beginning of this new year, too. And He speaks! He … More “And God said”….are YOU listening?
To whom was the first gospel message preached? The answer took me off guard a bit when I was reading through Genesis recently. Of course students of the Bible are familiar with the seed of the woman that is promised in Genesis 3. The fancy word for this is the protoevangelium (“first gospel”). What I … More Protoevangelium- First Gospel
Genesis 12:1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless … More First missionary command?
I volunteer with a small missions agency, Vernacular Video Mission International, which focuses on bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to people using their “vernacular” language. According to Wikipedia, “A Vernacular, mother tongue or mother language, and less frequently one sense of idiom[1] and dialect,[2] is the native language of a population located in … More God ordained vernacular languages!
In the Passion of the Christ, my favorite scene is in the Garden of Gethsemene. The scene isn’t actually taken from the Bible accounts in the New Testament, but looks back to Genesis 3:15 where God tells the Serpent that a descendant of Eve will crush his head while he strikes his heel. So when, in the movie, … More Protoevangelium-First Gospel-and the implication for missions
Did you catch the connection? Genesis 46:3 Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation. 4 I myself will go down with you to Egypt…….27 Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of … More Don’t Miss the OT-NT Connection!
In Genesis 5-8, we read about Noah and his obedience to God in building an ark. What significance does this have for us today? Noah’s ark was a type and picture of Jesus Christ and our salvation that is found in him alone. In Hebrews 11:7, we read that “By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events … More Noah’s Ark Points to Jesus
What can we learn about GOD from reading the early chapters of Genesis? D.A. Carson, Research Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL writes in Volume 1 “For the Love of God…A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God’s Word:” Genesis 1 portrays the beginning of everything in this … More In the beginning…GOD!
Knowing God through His Word ... Day by Day 