The first use of Mary’s word in the Bible is spoken by the One True God to Abraham, during a time when humans worshiped more “created” gods than at any other time in human history. I’m thinking Abraham was the only person in his native Sumer who doubted this panoply of gods. A...
to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever” the creator god himself confirmed that they did not die but rather, “Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil” / the True Good ...
who make fun of us. This means we are called to love people with different races and cultural backgrounds. This means we are called to love unborn children and those who abort them. We never condone sin, but we sit with sinners. We never celebrate evil, but we give ...
God created man, male and female, after the image of God with reason, and the law of God written in the heart (also known as the conscience); and He gave them a command not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. With the power to obey and the possibility to trans...
Someone might say that if we sin sexually with our bodies, that the body is evil. Others might say that some things in the created order (like money) are evil. What does the Book of Genesis say about this way of thinking? After God had seen what he had created, He pronounced it to...
If you think the Jews in this scenario are evil, take a long, good, honest look in the mirror. The “sins” of which they were guilty are the same kinds of things we do every day. Every one of us. Every day. The Bible teaches that sin is what made Jesus’ death necessary. Not...
To ask the question, then, “Is there a God?” is to fail to be morally serious. For when one is morally serious one knows that good is not evil, that right and wrong are two different things, that one should seek the right and eschew the wrong. There is a divine order to which...
fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. ...
Volume 1, Chapter 2: The Fall, the Curse, and the Flood Quote "Four great events changed the primeval world from the 'very good' world, as it was described by God himself at the end of the six days of creation to 'this present evil world,' as the apostle Paul called it in the ...
25. Romans 16:20a - "And the God of peace shall ___ Satan under your feet shortly." Memory Verse: Romans 12:17 ~ "Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.." Student___ Discipler/Instructor © 2007 Brian and Diana Starre. All rights res...