Genesis: Today's Effects
Genesis: The Effects Today
Bible 105-B27 LUO: Old Testament Survey
201320 Spring 2013
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Liberty University
January 21, 2013
Genesis: The Effects Today We must begin with the question: what is Genesis? Genesis is the beginning of everything we know today. It is what we research, study, and learn today about everything that exists around us. The first eleven chapters of Genesis cover the period from the time of creation to the time of Abraham (Hester, 1962). It is the truth of the beginning of the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and civilization. These four areas are discussed in this essay in reference of how they affect my worldview. When I read the first two chapters of Genesis, I find God as the creator of everything that we know in regards to natural world. The first chapter summarizes the creation of the world and the second scrutinizes it (Hinson & Yates, 2012). In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). The teachings on how the natural world came to be, as we know it today, have never wavered from the depictions Genesis gives. Today we can watch as the concept of evolution self-destructs. Many have recognized the total inability of chance and random processes to produce the incredible complexity we see around us, especially in living systems (Morris, 2007). Statements such as these are easily found with the use of your computer. The fact is, none of the theories of how our natural world came to be as it is today can be proven, and the Word of God has never been disproven. As science explores and tests their theories, God’s Word continues to be reinforced with their findings. Having all of this evidence in favor of our Almighty God, how can anyone place their worldview anywhere but with the book of Genesis. Genesis is where we find our human identity. Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness (Genesis 1:26). During the creation, God
Bible 105-B27 LUO: Old Testament Survey
201320 Spring 2013
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
L33333333
Liberty University
January 21, 2013
Genesis: The Effects Today We must begin with the question: what is Genesis? Genesis is the beginning of everything we know today. It is what we research, study, and learn today about everything that exists around us. The first eleven chapters of Genesis cover the period from the time of creation to the time of Abraham (Hester, 1962). It is the truth of the beginning of the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and civilization. These four areas are discussed in this essay in reference of how they affect my worldview. When I read the first two chapters of Genesis, I find God as the creator of everything that we know in regards to natural world. The first chapter summarizes the creation of the world and the second scrutinizes it (Hinson & Yates, 2012). In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). The teachings on how the natural world came to be, as we know it today, have never wavered from the depictions Genesis gives. Today we can watch as the concept of evolution self-destructs. Many have recognized the total inability of chance and random processes to produce the incredible complexity we see around us, especially in living systems (Morris, 2007). Statements such as these are easily found with the use of your computer. The fact is, none of the theories of how our natural world came to be as it is today can be proven, and the Word of God has never been disproven. As science explores and tests their theories, God’s Word continues to be reinforced with their findings. Having all of this evidence in favor of our Almighty God, how can anyone place their worldview anywhere but with the book of Genesis. Genesis is where we find our human identity. Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness (Genesis 1:26). During the creation, God
References: Hester, H. I. (1962). The Heart of Hebrew History: A Study of the Old Testament. Nashville, TN, USA: Broadman & Holman . Hinson, E., & Yates, G. (2012). The Essence of the Olld Testament: A Survey. Nashville, TN, USA: Broadman A Holman Acdemics. Morris, J. (2007). The Young Earth. Green Forest, AR, USA: Masters Books.