What creative potential would the earth inspire other than humans creating a similar earth?However, without a close and careful reading of these sentences, one is led to believe, as the titles of the news articles above indicate, that the Church is distancing itself from such a peculiar ...
humans were empowered to uphold God’s dominion over all of his lovely creation. Genesis tells us that the curses for sin were thorns, suffering, and death. Jesus took each of these curses upon Himself at the cross. Denying that the curses for sin had no effect on the creation over which...
As an adult I realized how much can be learned from watching the raw instincts of animals in the wild. I was watching the animal planet the other day, and noted how often the parental figures had to actually teach their offspring the ‘way of life’. Similar to humans, lion cubs will ...
; Yet in the pages that immediately surround this statement they speak of God as leading men and women “like a wise parent,”” forgiving yet holding humans accountable, as proceeding by trial and error, wavering between disappointtnent and acceptance, failing to establish a working partnership,...
I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and no one will even think about the old ones anymore.18 Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation! And look! I will create Jerusalem as a place of happiness. Her people will be a source of joy.19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem and delight ...
3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. Adam and Eve 4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. 5 Now no shrub...
In verses 11-13, there is a shift in God’s way of creating; the earth itself participates in the creative process. The description of the plants and trees with their capacity to reproduce by themselves gives evidence for a probing interest in what we would call “natural science”. (Keep...
We are humans-that’s the issue. Our bodies are imperfect. Sometimes we need to take medicine. Pray about it! It was a humbling experience to learn to be human. “They we’re so heavenly minded they were like nothing of earth.” That quote has to do with the Pharisees. Legalism ...
t know of any human parent who brings children into the world not desiring their children freely reciprocate their love as opposed to being forced. Without freedom we could accuse God of not creating the very best world where only true, authentic relationships can develop. Freedom allows human ...
Humans have free will, but God still has divine foreknowledge of what will happen in the future. Open Theism goes a significant step beyond Arminianism. It submits that human free will cannot be truly free if God always knows what the future holds. In love, God has bestowed free will on...