Genesis Rings True Essay

Genesis Holds True By Savannah Genesis. The beginning of all creation. The universe in it’s entirety was breathed into existence; Earth, The Sun, and all of our surrounding planets. And most importantly; mankind. From the very first ray of light, to the destruction of the earth, to the mixing of languages-it all happened in Genesis. As a christian, I believe the bible as a whole rings true; every word. In the following paragraphs, we will explore several of the Genesis accounts and the proof that shows they actually happened. We will look at the first days of creation, the age of the earth, and several of the stories that took place throughout the book. Let’s start at the beginning; creation itself. In the first chapter of Genesis we read that God took 6 days to create the Earth (and it’s surrounding solar system). Many people would like to say that this is not a literal
We will return to the account of the flood for a moment. Not only do we have rock solid (pun intended) proof of this event, we have the stories and legends of old to back it up as well. Every civilization has it’s own version of the flood, from the Ancient Greeks to the Sumerians of old, and the all had to stem from somewhere. What does that tell you? Another popular story in Genesis would be the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The biblical account tells that God was very angry at the sin running rampant in the two cities and rained fire down upon them. Archaeologists excavated a site in Masada near the Dead Sea where they were supposedly located and found evidence of burning and traces of sulfur. The Tower of Babel. Now, unless you’re a strict evolutionist this is a pretty good explanation of how the languages were scattered throughout the earth. Once again this story has several different versions from several different religions and societies, along with finding a building in babylon that some say are the ruins of the