One way of describing this new creation comes to us from the Old Testament, The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them…Isaiah 11:6 (ESV)Even carnivorous activity will become … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 41)
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It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 40)
The special revelation from the Bible suggests one last purpose for the universe.· God made this universe to prepare and train us for what lies ahead (Rev. 21:3). Hugh Ross, Why The Universe Is The Way It IsOne day God’s redemptive purpose will be completed and this universe will be replaced with a better one. … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 40)
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 39)
And the special revelation gives us an answer.The apostle Paul says, For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 39)
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 38)
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION: Will death ever end?We’ve asked three questions about death before and after the Fall of man. Using evidence from special and general revelation, we have made several conclusions.· Animals died before the Fall of man, but had no connection to sin.· Man introduced himself to spiritual and physical death at the … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 38)
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 37)
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)
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 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 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 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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