We come again to the book of Genesis as our reference point for a proper understanding of history. In this session we will primarily concentrate on the formation of the nations, with a final focus on the advent of God’s chosen national vessel for self-revelation, Israel. The context for our study are chapters 10-12 of…
One of the most fascinating fossil records left for our interest are the fossils of the “terrible lizards” – the dinosaurs. What, if anything, does the Bible have to say about these great beasts? Accounts of Dinosaurs are found in the Scriptures in Job Chapter 40:15-24 which describes the awesome ‘Behemoth’, and in Job 41…
Two main schools of thought exist regarding the geological record that nature presents us with: Catastrophism is the theory that Earth has been affected by sudden, short-lived, violent events that were sometimes worldwide in scope. The dominant paradigm of geology however has for many years been uniformitarianism (also sometimes described as gradualism). From around 1850…
Just as God has provided specific instruction for our generation to pass through the ‘waters of judgement’ and pass into the new world through Jesus Christ, so very detailed instruction was given to Noah for the construction of a massive sea-faring vessel which would be robust enough to survive the coming tide. Based on the…
Genesis Chapters 6-9 describe for us one of the most catastrophic events (the only recorded event which is more destructive and far-reaching in its consequences is the fall of Adam) – Noah’s Flood. As we have already established, our premise for all study is that the Bible is the Truth, the inspired and inerrant Word…
In concluding the Doctrine of Sin, it will be useful to look at the various laws mentioned in Scripture. The work of the atonement is to bring man back to the obedience from which Adam fell, to bring him back in harmony with the law of God, the royal law of loving obedience. a. The…
