To be in the new covenant is to have Christ's life and death applied to you. His righteousness imputed to you and Holy Spirit indwelling in you.
All tagged Genesis
Waiting in Bleakness
Let us sit here in the bleak midwinter and remember—this is where Christ comes to meet and redeem us.
Returning to Dust
There is something more devastating when the God of all creation hides His face from His creature.
The ESV and Genesis 3 & 4: Nothing New Under the Sun?
To sum up, the changes to Genesis 3:16 and 4:7 in the ESV Permanent Text reflect one accepted understanding of the relationship between those two passages; this understanding has been latent in the ESV text from the outset. There is nothing new under the sun.
Rouse All the Senses
"For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham." (Hebrews 2:16; NKJV)
Revealed in Power
"That there is no other method of living piously and justly than that of depending upon God." - John Calvin
You Have Struggled with God
You'll be missed Aaron.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον
Finding A Wife for The Man
Thankfully, because of the Second Adam, none of us is every truly alone. We are never without God our helper.
Deception in Genesis
Joseph is actually a pre-fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham. The whole world is blessed through him. Genesis 41:57 says "all the earth" came to him for bread <cough> and wine <cough>.
Abraham & God's Promises
Does "a faith that never is alone" mean that works are ever present in salvific faith?
An Overdue Recap on Creation Week
Now that the review has published it is time for me to recap some thoughts on the books in general and their contributions to Genesis 1-2 and the fight for a historical Adam.
Genesis 1 and the Framework Interpretation
Growing up in a conservative background, the default, the “biblical”, position was six literal 24-hour days. “The bible says day so it means day” was the logic. While admirable for taking the bible seriously as the inspired, inerrant Word of God, such literal biblicism misses the point that the creation narrative is not a scientific how-to guide for creation, it is a story portraying the creational work of God; it is a historical narrative.
Ex Nihilo (Part 2)
What I would encourage you to do is study the material in the original language, from both young earth creationist and old earth creationists. If all we do is read from our own camp, and in a translated language, we will inevitably miss the vastness of the creation narrative.
Elementary Cosmology
Heck, if I become convinced of the science I'll gladly accept many more of Walton's propositions. But for now I'm going to sit back and enjoy Genesis 1 as the description of a very old materialistic creation.
Ex Nihilo
The Genesis 1 account, written in Hebrew, seems to be one of the more complex sections of Scripture. Considering, also, that it is the beginning of the Christian scripture, that seems to make a lot of sense that this would be the most dense and complicated text it all of the Bible.
The Narrative of Noah's Baptism
New creation has appeared. Noah is a re-casting of Adam and he is bestowed with a new creation. Already this story is highlighting the Holy Spirit and water.
Late Evening Indictment
Editors Note: I asked my friend Aaron to do some poetry on the book of Genesis. He and I share an old earth view of creation. A daunting burden in a conservative world bent on ridiculing us. He did an excellent job with this and I put it before you on his behalf.
Walking Amongst His People
How is the church suppose to look at laws about excrement? How does this even get close to the borders of relevancy for the modern day Christian?