Category: Understanding Genesis

  • Genesis 4: Cain and Abel show us how to love God

    Genesis 4: Cain and Abel show us how to love God

    We need to be like Adam, not Cain. I know Adam committed the first sin, pretty terrible thing, but Cain was the first sinner. Doesn’t sinning make one a sinner? Well, Adam eventually repented to God, but Cain on the other hand, let sin consume him, making him the first sinner, the first person consumed by sin, and even worse, the first unrepentant sinner.

    For a brief summary, Cain … Read the rest

  • Genesis 3: What is the Garden of Eden & talking snake?

    Genesis 3: What is the Garden of Eden & talking snake?

     The account of the Fall of humanity in Genesis chapter 3 is often misunderstood by the secular world, even being cited as a reason for not being Christian. My favorite line from reddit is, “Thankfully there is a talking snake so we know it’s not real.” In reality, this is all real but the disparity between the modern world and the ancient causes many to lack an understanding on … Read the rest

  • Genesis 1-2: SCIENCE & CREATION, do they work together?

    Genesis 1-2: SCIENCE & CREATION, do they work together?

    When someone in the 21st century opens the Bible to Genesis chapter 1 and reads the universe was created in just six days, it is easy to simply write it all off as bologna and slam it shut. I almost did that. This is due to a lack of understanding of how to read the creation story.

    There is also a huge divide between seculars and Christian surrounding evolution and … Read the rest