Some have used the fact of animal death before the Fall of man to cast doubt on God’s existence and His goodness. However, the possibility of the resources generated by that death allowing us to perform the Great Commission gives that death a morally acceptable reason.If we take the long view, the history seen in … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 37)
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It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 36)
Death leaves things behind. The bio matter left behind by animal death has given man several products. OilLimestoneNatural GasCoalMarbleMetal Ores These things enabled humans to build a high-tech civilization. It is accurate to say that this has been a blessing and a curse. However, one of the benefits of a high-tech civilization is the enhancement … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 36)
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 35)
From the special revelation, we can see additional reasons why God created the universe.· God made the universe to serve as a classroom for humanity (Job 12:7-8).· God made the universe to provide for the rapid development of global civilization and technology (Gen. 1:28).· God made the universe to personally initiate our rescue (John 3:16).· … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 35)
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 34)
Man’s sin problem and separation from God required a solution. That solution was a sacrifice by a Savior. Jesus Christ was uniquely qualified to be the once and for all sacrifice:· Because of His deity (John 1:1-3)· Because of His sinless nature (II Cor. 5:21)Man acted to bring to himself spiritual and physical death. God … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 34)
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 33)
In his debate with William Lane Craig, atheist Christopher Hitchens questioned the timing of the incarnation of Christ. If humans have been around for thousands of years, Hitchens asserted, why did God take so long before sending Jesus Christ?Dr. Craig’s answer was interesting. Studies cited by Craig indicate that only 2% of the world’s population … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 33)
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 33)
In his debate with William Lane Craig, atheist Christopher Hitchens questioned the timing of the incarnation of Christ. If humans have been around for thousands of years, Hitchens asserted, why did God take so long before sending Jesus Christ?Dr. Craig’s answer was interesting. Studies cited by Craig indicate that only 2% of the world’s population … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 33)
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 31)
THE THIRD MAJOR QUESTION: Is there a solution?At this point in the Genesis account, the man and the woman have sinned and been thrown out of the Garden.The stakes for Adam, Eve, and their descendants were far-reaching, indeed. As the apostle Paul says, Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 31)
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 30)
Therefore, man, because of his sinful nature, causes the earth to be cursed. The fact that the ground responds badly to its misuse is a fulfillment of the penalty for human sin.We have to note, however, that God, in His mercy, gave His people regulations for the proper use of farmland.· Allow the land to … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 30)
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 29)
Then, how do we reconcile the information about an earth that is cursed? Again, we must look at and evaluate the evidence with objectivity.The key may be man’s original assignment. In Genesis 1:26, man was charged with dominion over the earth. Even though Adam and Eve sinned and were thrown out of the Garden of … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 29)
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 28)
We do have windows into the past. Astronomy is also available to give a picture of past events. And we have already mentioned the fossil record. There is no time at which a change in the physical laws which governs the universe occurs. Astronomers do not see a time in which the Second Law of … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 28)
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