Genesis 1:10

Why do we start with “original sin” when the Bible starts with “original good”?…

As God’s image-bearers, Adam and Eve were created for intimate and unbroken fellowship with their Creator. But their purpose also contained a significant horizontal (or earthly) aspect as well: Adam and Eve were also created to fill the earth.Genesis 1:27–28says, “Male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them, ‘Be …

The human race was designed to rule and was given authority to exercise dominion over the rest of creation. Evolutionary chance didn’t smile upon us, nor did we have to fight our way to the top of the food chain. Adam’s mandate to rule and subdue the earth came directly from God. Immediately after saying …

Is there a difference between assemblingin personversus assemblingonline? Last time, we argued that Scripture commands believers to assemble (Hebrews 10:25). But with the advances of modern technology, that command must be further elaborated. Why does it matter if we gatherdigitallyinstead ofphysically? The answer to this question lies in biblical anthropology—the study of humanity. Embodied Souls …

This series was first published in June, 2016. –ed. “God is love” (1 John 4:8). That’s a transcendent thought that finds its ultimate expression in the cross of Christ. The most famous verse in the Bible confirms that God’s love was the motive for sending Christ: “For God so loved the world . . .” …

Hebrews 11:3 Faith is believing that God made the universe as He said He did. “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible” (Hebrews 11:1-3). When I attended Sunday School as a young child, and later on when I taught Sunday School, the Fall curriculum always started off with the Creation sto…